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  1. J

    Replacing Electric Range with a Gas Range

    Hi All, I have an Electric Range with a junction box. I have turned off the circuit breaker to this ( 100% certain this is the right breaker as the hood light turns off but not the electric range as indicated on the circuit breaker panel (Cooktop + Hood )). Is my only option to turn off the...
  2. C

    Gas to electric options

    Just under 2 years ago my central HVAC died. I wanted to go with a heat pump because the only appliance in the whole house that used natural gas was\is the furnace, so I only use gas in the winter but get charged a "Delivery fee" every month even if I use zero gas. This fee has been increasing...
  3. G

    Electric combi boiler

    Hi, my wife and I have decided to bite the bullet re the costs of an electric combi boiler in an off-gas grid one bedroom flat where space is so tight we need to get the old LPG boiler out of the kitchen and have an electric combi in an internal cupboard. Questions: we are looking to get an...
  4. B

    BMW E36 Electric Windows acting strange?

    Hi all, I've come to this forum as I believe the advice im looking for is much more specific and after posting on all the E36 forums its clear that this is an unheard of problem which seems to be happening to me. My car is a 1996 BMW 3 Series (Also known as an E36) My main problem with the...
  5. S

    Electric sensation when touching pots on induction hob

    About 5 years ago during a full refurb on my house I re-wired the property myself (old aluminium wiring) in line with 17th edition. I had it all checked by building control and received the EICR certificate which passed on each part without any faults etc. The earthing arrangement is TN-C-S. I...
  6. KelvinGaliny

    Why live to ground voltage is only 0V (in a 220V AC power outlet, there is also electric shock)?

    Hello, my name is Kelvin. I'm a trainee hydraulic engineer in Indonesia. I apologize if this question has been answered before / if this question is too basic. So we have a problem with electric shock coming from an electric panel. This panel runs on 220V AC supply & is used to run an inverter...
  7. M

    Electric switch covered in plaster, now light doesn't turn off

    Plasterer has been in this week and after leaving today, he left the light on in the room. I went to the room to turn the light off and saw the switch in this state Not only are the wires completely covered in plaster, the switch didn't turn the light off (the wiring has been compromised) so I...
  8. K

    Do I have 3 phase electric?

    Hi there I am wanting to get a 22Kw car charger installed which I believe needs 3 phase electric. I seem to recall that our house has a 3 phase supply as the previous owner had a workshop in the garden with some pretty powerful machinery. How can I tell if it does have 3 phase? Thank you in...
  9. Mr305worldwide

    How to find right size carbon brush for electric motor?

    Hi all. Im looking to replace the carbon brushes on the ABS electric motor in my car that no longer works correctly. Thing is, I don't know how to find the right size and I don't want to remove the motor from the car unless I have the part on hand. I'm looking on Amazon but it seems that there...
  10. H

    Electric screwdriver for 2nd fixing?

    Looking for an electric screwdriver for 2nd fixing. Seen people use milwaukee M12 sub -compact screwdriver and bosch go. I didn’t know if there’s any better ones or are those 2 the best? TIA
  11. R

    2x 9Kw Electric Boilers

    Good morning Guys Looking for some advice with regard to a current job. Building company I'm doing work for are installing Electric heating on a property. Customer has no access to Gas so there are 2x 9kW Electric boilers being installed. (Plumbers and Builders...
  12. Florin_85

    Where can I find Industrial Electric Diagrams to study and learn from please! Thank you!

    Where can I find Industrial Electric Diagrams to study and learn from please! Thank you!
  13. M

    Electric blinds with a light detector?

    Hi All, I hope you are doing well. I was looking into Venetian blinds for my street facing windows. Then I scratched my head if this could be motorised so I don't have do it 4 times every day. Ideally if this was with a light detector so it closes at the right time as the timer would always be...
  14. A

    Why is this happening? Electric current but no light.

    Im not sure why the light does not come on. Tried 3 different bulbs. Voltage is passing through the black and red wire. The bulb too. Tried 3 bulbs.
  15. L

    Passing electric cables through walls?

    Hey! I've got one room in the house with a wall socket. I'll be installing a new wall socket on the other side of that wall, passing an electrical cable from one socket to the other for wiring it up. I'm pretty sure the wall has some kind of insulation, should I be adding a tube or cable sleeve...
  16. D

    Electric boiler better than a heat pump?

    I need help with this. So I do
  17. V

    Electric Shower from a sub board

    Hi. I'm being tasked with installing an electric shower into a property that was built back in the 1980's. The main consumer unit has only 4 ways and is protected by an RCD, and is fully populated and in a very tight space under their stairs. However one of the MCB's is currently used to feed...
  18. B

    ELEMENT - electric rad

    Hi - looking for opinions please so that I respond reasonably rather than as I would actually want to. Had a towel rail in bathroom. Replaced it with a meatier electric towel radiator to actually heat the room - I did all the calculations to get the correct wattage. Sent details to an...
  19. ETradesmen

    Near death electric shock

    Good afternoon all, today I experienced a near death electric shock. This happened on a single phase domestic property! I was carrying out a few minor jobs for a customer: one of them was to install a new flood light to an old brick store in their back garden. The brick store was fed via a...
  20. patoune

    UK Flat roof electric velux > 'no contact' message on pad

    Hello, I've got an issue with my electric flat roof skylight velux: the pad reads 'no contact' with the flat roof velux. Please see attached picture. Have you come across this issue before? The plug is switched on. Thanks very much everyone!

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