So I’m fitting an electric underfloor heating mat by pro warm. I was testing it for continuity between L N and got 88ohms which is what it should be according to the instructions.
It says to do IR test at 500V but it doesn’t say between which colours. So I did L N and got 0.00ohms. Have I...
We do a fair bit of work for insurance companies repairing/re-wiring flood and fire damaged properties. the one I looked at today has solar panels on the roof and an inverter in the loft, the house has had a fire. The panels and the sort that fasten directly to the roof laths with a flashing kit...
Background
Two weeks ago, lightning struck a tree in our yard. Many circuits tripped and several electronic devices failed. There was a strong smell of ozone/electrical burn throughout the house that has since dissipated.
Two AFCI breakers are still problematic. Both serve bedrooms (hence AFCI)...
Hi all. New diy member here. I have an Ariston 1400wd washing machine which has a burnt out 7 pin chip on the main pcb. I can read 311 411 on it but the code above is too damage to read I can make out that it starts with T and ends 4pn. Ideally I would like to identify the chip so that I...
Hi guys, some advice on the damaged cable on the picture posted would be greatly appreciated.
I want to know the factors on how a wire can get exposed like this? How can one make it safe and other information like how old the wire looks?
Thank you
Hi all. DIY here. Electric Dryer (Kenmore Dryer - 796.61552.610) had been tripping the breaker sporadically over the past few months. Recently the dryer has stopped heating though it does still continues to spin and blow air.
Using a multimeter, I checked the double pole 30 amp breaker's...
Hi folks, quick question, I dropped a C16 MCB from 5 feet up, onto a tiled floor.
No visible damage so I put it back with the others.
Could it be damaged internally so as it would allow current to flow but fail to actuate in the event of over-current?
Or is it a case of, if it's damaged, it...
Hi guys, so I attended a property today where the lights were tripping with a neutral to earth fault. It turned out that a week previously the tenant had tapped a little pin into the wall to hang a picture, incredibly he says it's been fine for a week and only started tripping over this weekend...
I’m replacing a damaged 415v 5pin socket in an engineering shop which is been used for welding, this will need to be replaced with RCD socket to keep up with the regs. but my question is will the welder trip the RCD.
I have a 2 metre T&E cable. I applied a IR test (500v) across P and N to E with the other end of the cable safely sitting on the floor and it reported the meter maximum. As expected.
I then completely cut through the N conductor on the cable and repeated the test. It still reports the meter...
Hello all, below is an image of the rear of a power supply that feeds my laser engraver.
It is broken but i cannot get a direct replacement, would this product at Amazon do the trick...
Hi,
I'm looking for some advice.
We are a garden irrigation company and I have an electrical background (up to 16th edition).
We're carrying out an installation in a garden and have damaged 5 armoured cables (one a fibre optic) with our trenching machine.
The cables in question were for a new...
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theres a damaged cable under floor boards in either the living room, hallway or dining room.
the 'downstairs sockets' mcb type b in consumer unit trips as soon as i flick it back up, so the problem is in one of the rooms above.
how do i detect which cable under the floorboards it is...
I have been working with a great company to install a solar system in my house. The system has a 10kWh backup battery system that can provide power to a subset of our circuits in the event of a power outage. The company sent a technician to do the final check of the battery system. I am not...
Post a sizable tree branch puncturing my flat roof and ceiling in what is a converted garage, I did still more damage in my efforts to repair the sheetrock. Yes, I’m the idiot who took a jigsaw to the ceiling and am now paying for it.
I’ve already used an in-line splice to repair two 12 awd...
Just been to a customer's who has just had LVT type flooring installed on top of under floor heating.
Unfortunately now whenever its turned on, it trips the RCD. So seems the floor fitters have damaged an element.
Its in 2 sections, one reads 50ohm, the other is open circuit. So defiantly...
Got an emergency call out from a very worried old lady the other night - the power at her apartment had gone off and the kitchen light was smouldering badly. She'd been on the phone to the DNO (Northern Powergrid), they were telling her to turn the main switch off but she couldn't understand and...
Hi All
brand new to this forum and looking for some advice
my name is Daz I am a big diy enthusiast will give anything a try once I have the confidence to complete the job safely,
I just had a phone call from the mother in law saying her dishwasher keeps tripping the electrics,
I have taken...
Hi, I hope I’ve posted this in the correct place. Please forgive me if I have not.
A little while ago I was drilling a bracket for my home alarm and hit an electrical cable. The cable in question runs from the fuse box to my cooker and hob.
My father made a temporary connection when it...
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