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  1. M

    Faulty Outlet

    Hello, I'm having this issue with an outlet. When I plug in my macbook air charger to it the charging status alternates rapidly between plugged in/ not plugged in. I know the MacBook and charger are not faulty as it charges fine in my other outlets. I am wondering why the electricity seems to be...
  2. N

    Faulty Economy 7 Meter?

    Hello all- hopefully this is the correct place to get help. My electricity bill has been almost 50 percent higher than the previous year. I have a storage heater which as a fused switch (with a led) for both on and off peak heating. I noticed today that both the on and off peak lights are on...
  3. M

    4 Faulty Keurigs?

    Hi All, Not sure I'm in the right place, but I'm looking for help/advice on what I think is an electrical problem. We recently remodeled our kitchen, which included many new wiring runs. In addition, a new electrical panel was installed. After all the work was completed and we settled into...
  4. J

    Faulty Electric Cooker Hotplate

    Can anybody help me out,I was using two hotplates on my electric cooker when one went off and knocked off the whole cooker,i now only have three hotplates working, when i switch the faulty hotplate on at mark 1,it comes on but only for about 5 seconds and then it trips the cooker off in the fuse...
  5. Dartlec

    Faulty Radio Teleswitch?

    Is there a way to visually tell a faulty teleswitch as in the following pic? Is there a way they can fail 'closed', so that Off peak is always enegised? Quoting on a small job for an elderly couple today, who also asked while I was there about their Economy 7 as their bill had recently gone...
  6. G

    Washing machine intermittently trips RCD. Manufacturer declares machine fault-free and suggests faulty home electrics. What should I do?

    Hi I don’t know how resolve this so any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated. I have no electrical knowledge. I will try to be as clear and detailed as I can. I’ve got a Bosch washing machine that’s two-and-a-half years old. Until early June, the machine has been flawless. But in June...
  7. A

    Is my calibration showing my tester is faulty?

    Hi lads, I have a Megger 1552. I didn't really use it in the last couple of years. I was planning to get more into testing again, so sent it for calibration. Unfortunately, it failed. I was told it requires a new side socket where the test leads plug into the tester. As the tester is old...
  8. J

    Refurbishment. Help needed with spooky ancient meters.

    Hello. We are doing a refurb for an elderly lady and her family. Its a Victorian house. the local network has said it will upgrade fuse to 80A or 100A depending on capacity etc. she needs more power due to electric showers, stair lift, and our electrician will upgrade tails. But there is a...
  9. T

    Would really appreciate some advice on faulty wall socket in loft

    I have a double wall socket in the loft that isn't working, its directly above the control panel and switch for the underfloor heating in the bathroom on the floor below. It doesnt work whether this is switched on or off. When inspected the socket I noticed it looked like the black wire on the...
  10. M

    UK Faulty Socket?!

    Hi folks, new DIY member here. Currently (no pun intended ...) working on my new (old!) house; I've replaced a few sockets (in existing locations), but I've recently experienced a problem on a circuit (16A radial - this is the only socket on the radial directly from the CU, via a 30 A junction...
  11. Z

    Bulb staying on

    I have a 6 bulb ceiling light. Just recently when i switch it off at the wall only 5 bulbs go out. Is this more likely to be a faulty light fitting or switch?
    • Zaidee
    • Thread
    • bulb bulbs ceiling faulty fitting light likely recently switch
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  12. J

    Faulty electrical socket

    I have an electrical socket that hasn't worked since we moved into our unit (4 years ago). I finally decided to take a look and see what was going on. The outlet has a very low voltage coming into it... about 4V according to my multi-meter. I tested the wires coming into the outlet box and I...
  13. S

    Faulty fluoro bulb light

    I have a circular fluoro light, 40 watts. It just stopped working today, but then at other times during the day it would come back on. Thinking it was a faulty bulb i put in another bulb (admittedly i don;t know how old it is). Now with the other bulb the light does the same, sometimes it works...
  14. P

    The apollo advanced mx pro panel is showing an error that a smoke detector is faulty but it seems to be blinking properly.

    The detector is working properly. We have checked it physically. But the pannel is showing fault in that detector. Please give me a solution
  15. littlespark

    Faulty RCD??

    Just done a little kitchen rewire, onto the testing, minor works. Dead tests are fine, all ok. Power on. Tried to do ELI... main rcd trips. Check tester, set to no trip... strange. Screen comes up with “trip” Tried rcd test. Again, trips with same message... doesn’t give me a ms reading. Tried...
  16. I

    No neutral smart switch, faulty?

    Hi, I've just purchased a 2 gang no neutral smart switch, however I was sent 3 gang. I thought i'd use it anyway. When i connected the common(S) to "L" & Switch live "L1" & "L3", nothing happened, switch didn't light up, lights didn't come on. My current switch operates 2x lots of led down...
  17. J

    Faulty extractor fan

    Hello, We moved into a new property 5 months ago and there is an extractor fan in the bathroom that has never worked. This weekend I decided to have a crack at fixing or replacing it. I'm new to DIY so bear with me here! Firstly, there is no isolator switch for this fan as far as I can tell...
  18. P

    UK Liability period in new builds

    Some clever Sparks will be able to tell me from experience, how long after the original install in a new build (NHBC) should I still be liable to replace any items (led light fittings, extractor fans, etc) without charging for replacements ?
  19. A

    Faulty Aqualisa shower

    Hi , Any ideas why my electric aqualisa shower stopped working pls? If I go up to the loft and flick the white button on and off just once the shower works for a little while. Then stops again . Thanks . A
  20. N

    Replacing a Legrand grid switch

    I have a bank of DP Legrand grid switches and one has become faulty. Is it easy to replace? Thanks.
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