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  1. Pretty Mouth

    Downlights in door canopy

    I have been asked to fit 3 downlights in a flat roofed GRP door canopy, similar to the one in this youtube vid: Client want cables concealed within the canopy. 1 downlight dead centre, the others an appropriate spacing to either side. Canopy is, at a guess, 3000 X 900 X 200, and has been...
  2. P

    Expanding electrical knowledge on CCTV, fire, door entry, smart lighting/power & Industrial systems

    So I've just recently qualified from my apprenticeship and I'm looking to expand my knowledge on a few different systems such as: A) CCTV B) Fire alarm systems C) Door entry systems D) Smart systems E) Industrial equipment Not working at the moment and not so eager to get back on site so soon...
  3. DJAndy

    CU outside the front door

    I've been asked to 'remove the light cable over the front door' so as I was passing I decided to take a quick look before contacting the tenants. Picture is taken from the path, the head, meter and CU are in the storm porch outside what is now the front door. Presumably the cable I'm to remove...
  4. Dean. Sinnett

    two way switching for roller shutter door

    Hi All, Can a roller shutter door be operated from two positions, inside and out? There is currently a key switch outside and would like an up/down switch inside if possible. Any help with this matter is appreciated. thanks Dean
  5. U

    Need help with Ring door bell

    Qualified electrician here. Need some advice with installing a Ring doorbell as mains powered in oppose to battery powered. I am pretty confident that I’ve sussed it out but I want to make sure before I go ahead and install it, it’s something that I’m not too familiar with. Customer has a...
  6. L

    Mains supply coming through door frame

    We are having our 1930s house (recently purchased) rewired. We’ve noticed that the mains supply enters the house through our front door frame. Our electrician advised contacting the power network to recite but the prices of this look huge! Is there any workaround, such as moving the cable...
  7. C

    Vauxhall Zafira B. Door ajar warning light

    Vauxhall Zafira B The door ajar warning light comes on when the door is closed and off when it is open. All other doors are fine. Why?
  8. Dartlec

    Replacing Bticino door intercom (5 wires)

    Having to replace all the fixings in an empty flat for a landlord next week, and they also want the intercom changing - apparently the dirty brown colour is no longer in fashion..... This is the existing unit and wiring - a Bticino with 5 wires and appears to be ELV AC, but I have very little...
  9. J

    Opening dryer door trips different circuit

    When I go to open my dryer door (which is on its own circuit) trips the breaker of my living room upstairs. Some electrical work was done but nothing major. It doesn’t trip the other circuit every time, it’s kind of a luck of the draw but it’s fairly frequent. anyone have any ideas what this...
  10. D

    changed door issues with locking and airbag light

    Hi i have changed the drivers door on my 59 plate polo. now the door doesnt work on central locking. i changed the lock barrel so it works with the key any ideas why won't work with key fob? Also airbag light is now on any ideas on this too? Regards Darren
  11. J

    Door entry with two means of access

    We are using a Bell BL106-4 on the main door. Code entry to open the door, buzzers for each flat. Simple. Only now we want to add access control to a metal gate at the end of a path a mete 10m away. Am I best off adding another Bell BL106-4 at the gate and wiring in-line or is there a smarter...
  12. sythai

    Door intercom advice please

    Morning All I have 3 x new flats to price up and part of spec is door access (something would normally pass on to others.) Think it should be something I'm cable of of. Could anyone please recommend a decent reputable system (url link if poss) that will last and is relatively straight forward...
  13. J

    Advice on which door entry intercom system to choose

    Hi We're a block of flats about to purchase some new external doors, and an intercom. Up to this point in time we've not had an intercom, and our external doors don't even close properly let alone lock! We've decided that we'd like a video entry wired intercom, with the additional ability for...
  14. T

    Rechargeable, 3.6/7V Li-ions not working in roller-blind garage door sensor - why?

    Just got some Fenix 3.6V(and also tried some old Trustfire 3.7V's) instead of the installed, disposable Li-ion cells, thinking that they would work just as well in my parent's Crocodile garage door sensor. Both brands of rechargeable cells will only allow the door to partially open, about...
  15. G

    Wireless door bell with old push button

    HI all, Got a customer that wants a wireless doorbell with two chimes, but sh want to keep her old brass bell pushfor two wire, can it be done somehow, cheers Grand
  16. T

    ideas for belling up a security door

    Hi, I have a customer who has installed very heavy steel security door in a metal frame. This door is going nowhere. My concern is that an attack is most likely to be from between the metal frame and the blockwork, by working in a crow bar and then forcing the door frame away from the concrete...
  17. D

    Help troubleshooting automatic door lock issue?

    Hi: I'd appreciate any words of wisdom to diagnose the power locks on my 1998 F-150. Symptoms: -The key fob works to lock and unlock both doors (it will make the clicking sound ALWAYS and send current to the actuators; however about 1/4 the time the passenger door doesn't push the lock up...
  18. 6

    https://www.66autocolor.com/house-of-kolor-orange-car-paint-s/3604.htm

    I have 2:30 amp relays running the door poppers for my shaved door handles. They only seem to work properly when the Vehicle is running. Is this an alternator a battery relay or perhaps a wiring problem?
  19. L

    Light to turn on when opening automatic garage door

    Hi Everyone, I have the (luxury) of an automatic garage door. The motor to this door is powered by a standard 3-pin domestic plug. There is a standard on/off light switch in the garage to turn on these 6 LED battens (https://amzn.to/38BJ5ws) in there. The lighting circuit is on a separate...
  20. O

    door switch

    Hi guys, I have a blast chiller and there's a door switch I had to disconnect to remove the top panel. I tried to re-wire it but the fans won't engage in this format - can someone what the white and black wire should connect to out of the three pins? It is a three-pin switch but two wires only...
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