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  1. H

    Advice for someone clueless

    Hi and apologies in advance for probably a stupid question, I admit to being clueless. We have just filled in a pond in the garden of our new house and there is a socket on the side of our raised decking with an old broken pump/filter thingy that used to be in the pond (previous owner)...
  2. telectrix

    nothing to do with electrics

    as title. it's a 2 piece sofa/settee. red leather. 3 seater and a 2 seater. the 3 seater is 6'6" length, the 2 seater is 5'6". in good but not quite mint condition. selling due to upgrade to powered tilt thingy. pic. shows 3 seater. 2 seater is identical but, of course a bit smaller. can deliver...
  3. C

    Car & Trailer Electrics - adding on a cycle carrier?

    Hi I have a 2015 VW CC 2015. I am towing an Opus Folding Camper and I'm connected with a 7 to 13 pin adapter. When not towing the camper I also use a Thule 927 tow ball mounted cycle carrier (7 pin) with its own light bar. I now want to bolt a tow ball on to the back of my camper chassis and...
  4. A

    Washing machine blowing electrics

    Hello Useless female here.... I'm not sure if I'm in the right place but I have a quick question I'm hoping an expert can help me with! My washing machine keeps blowing the electrics, I've managed to empty it of the clothes but drum is full of water. Does this mean I have a faulty washing...
  5. P

    Electrics and Touring Caravan

    We bought a decent condition touring caravan last year that had been recently serviced by a dealer and with a report basically saying among other things the electric were testing ok and safe. We used the caravan quite a bit last year and the quality of the various pitches would best be...
  6. R

    What is this and is it normal? Council electrics

    It's been almost 4 years since the council updated all the electrics in the house, at the time they moved the fuse box to the back wall rather than the side wall. Today curiosity got the better of me and I'm just wondering what this is, as it doesn't look normal. At the time a council inspector...
  7. K

    Female and no knowledge of electrics please advise.

    Hello, Please could someone tell me if I can plug this in to the mains? I have a LED strip light under cupboard in the Kitchen 120 cms. I went to the electrical shop and the man gave me a transformer. The wire from the LED strip light is in the first picture. Can I cut the plastic bit off the...
  8. Olwen Horrigan

    I can smell burning electrics when I turn my Ionic Cleanse Machine on, powers up fine & beeps

    Hi everyone, A newbie here requiring advice .... here goes. I have an Ionic Cleanse Detox Machine as my Lymphatic Systems gets blocked up. First time I used it I had NO problems with it but his time when I flick on the power switch it's lights up and beeps as it should but then I can smell...
  9. R

    Garage electrics - running cable through garden

    Hi, I have asked an electrician to install electrics in my house's garage. I'm happy with the electrical work he has proposed and quoted for, but I wanted to check his approach to running the cable to the garage. A armoured cable will exit the house through the meter cupboard on a side wall...
  10. T

    Some of my plug sockets remain active when turning off electrics.

    Hi I've bought a new face plate for the plug socket in the bedroom. I went to install it so i turned the electrics off and all the lights go off fine but the plug sockets in the bedrooms upstairs and the living room at the front of the house remain active. Does anyone have any ideas as to why...
  11. T

    Hi - New member saying Hi - need help with motorcycle electrics

    Hi I am almost a newby to Auto-electrics, can do very basic stuff - am I in the correct forum to ask for help with some daytime running lights for my motorcycle
  12. I

    Installing electrics in new build

    Hi I'm building a new house and I like to do all electric work myself to save money. Instead of paying an electrician £6k+, I thought I'll instead invest in training myself to become competent (enough) to install electrics myself in my new build. My objective is not to gain employment, I'm...
  13. Gavin John Hyde

    electrics in a cannabis house

    Been helping a fellow spark out on a job today in Somerset. The house was previously used to grow cannabis after being let to some dodgy fake tenants who then ripped it to bits and installed all the growing kit. The house was raided and its taken the landlord until now to start repairs as his...
  14. T

    Leasehold Flat with Communal Electrics Issue

    Looking to sell a leasehold flat that I've owned for a couple of years. The problem is what to do with all of the electrics? Fuse Box: Ancient, uses bakelite fuses and it's in the communal hallway. I'd like to have this upgraded but am I right in thinking that an electrician would want to go...
  15. S

    motorhome electrics help needed

    have a 12vt tv and booster that plugs into cigarette socket in front of van have refitted van so lounge at rear have wired thru to a cigarette socket that shows voltage of batteries which is 2 x 11o ah leisure batteries shows 12.4 v as soon as booster is on shows 10.5 v as soon as tv goes on it...
  16. Pete999

    Pete's Videos For all those not sure about wh is responsible for electrics in rented accomodation

  17. H

    Caravan Electrics (20 chars - have we still not fixed this?!)

    I'm wanting to add a couple of sockets in my caravan as there's only 2 at the minute. Not something I've ever worked on before, I'm going to have a flick through the regs just now but anything to be aware of? One of the sockets is going under the bed (this area is accessible from the outside by...
  18. J

    Are my electrics safe?

    Hello all, Firstly I am not an electrician but I am clued up on atleast the basics, I have just bought a house and as my kids will live here I would like to make sure the electrics have not been done by cowboys so I will start from the beginning. My living room has 2 double sockets, 1 both...
  19. D

    Sinks, electrics and blanking plates

    Quick question, I have a socket in the wrong position in a utility room, if I put in the sink where I want to, the sockets will be within 300mm of the sink which I know is a no no, I can do without the socket, could I fit a blanking plate over the wires (having joined them to keep the ring) and...
  20. J

    SR8 Electrics & Plumbing

    good ratings, making sure the client understands the regulations and is happy as the work progresses, Honest Reliable,

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