Hi I’m getting a new kitchen fitted, there’s a existing socket outlet fitted into a pipe chase, for the rewiring of new socket outlets is it still ok to have a flush socket fitted into the pipe chase, the pipe chase contains a soil pipe from the bathroom above. If it does or doesn’t what is the...
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as mentioned I fitted two new stedi led indicators to my Suzuki 2018 drz400sm the front ones not stedi were fitted by the previous owner but seem to be running a little fast however the new rear ones would only flash twice then stop same every time I called the store and was told they...
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We would like to try and remove our fitted wardrobe and the first challenge I can see, being a bit clueless with this sort of thing, is the electric socket appears to be somehow fixed in to the back of the wardrobe. Possibly with a fixing through the top and/or the back of the wardrobe...
I've purchased Lepro 15m LED strip lights - product code PR410047-RGB-UK, and have fitted them at the top of the walls in my daughter's bedroom, where the walls meet the ceiling. Although listed as 15m long, they are actually two strips of 7.5m each, running in parallel adjacent to each other...
I've been asked to install Schneider AFDD's into a single phase board. I'm to supply the board with RCBO's and AFDD's. I've purchased the new AFDD's with combined RCBO protection for 3 circuits. The issue I have is that they don't fit into an Acti9 board. I'm thinking of buying an additional...
We've had some electrical work done which we're very happy with, but I have one query. Where some extra sockets have been fitted, the electrician made a channel in the wall down to the skirting, with the supply picked up from a nearby socket and the cables running under the floorboards; all...
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Can anyone please advise, i have fitted a new fused light switch cover in the kitchen as the press switch part broke on the old one, however I wired the new one up and all worked well, but when I screwed it back onto the wall it would not work, took it off the wall and it worked again. 🤯
I have two hive zones. One for the house and one for the UFH in the kitchen.
When I boost the UFH from the thermostat or the Hive app the light on the Hive receiver comes on immediately, but the boiler does not fire and the valve triggering the UFH does not move. Basically nothing happens...
I made a light fitting from driftwood and fitted pendant lights to it and now want to sell it. Do I need to get it CE approved, how do I get this and how much?
They seem pretty cheap and just wondered if anybody has any experience with them, searched everywhere online for reviews but the only ones I found were on the listing itself? Live Electrical 10 Way Metal Clad Consumer Unit 100A Main Switch Board + 8 MCB's 5060316232873 | eBay -...
Hi I’m upgrading the fog lamps on a 2013 Range Rover sport to combined FOG and DRL got the fogs working but have a single wire to be connected to an ignition live, where will the closest ignition live wire be
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so I bought a Ring wired ring door bell on Amazon prime day, £45 with free echo dot!
Anyway fitted as per instructions and it works fine. The Ring app tells me the transformer voltage is good.
BUT now my living room lights won’t turn on?
The doorbell and downstairs lights are on...
Hi, I’m about to get some fitted wardrobes installed which will cover 2 plugs sockets. The wardrobes will be fitted wall to wall, so only front fascia visible
It has been suggested to move the plug sockets to the front outside face of the wardrobes ( the end units will have stable doors and...
As the Title, After the tachgraph was fitted it throw up a power interuption warning on the tacho and has done a few times since , The alternator is only showing 12.3 v when testing on the running vehicle , Lights dipping when clutch pressed on dash and exterior headlights etc for a second or 2...
I have a customer who lives in an exceptionally large house on outskirts of Bath. for context the previous tenant was a billionaire!
Initially wants a 22kw 3 phase AC ev charger, no problem there subject to DNO confirming the supply is adequate and fuse ratings etc..
He is lucky as his house is...
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Recently did an Eicr. I failed it due to shower being fitted on the opp side to the taps. I was lead to belive it was a C2 fault. Unable to find anything in the regs. Building or 18th. Its a rented property with a tight arse landlord who's asked his mates and come to the...
Hi,I have fitted a timeclock throgh a contactor for some outside lights,and when I press the over ride on the time clock the lights only come on for a few seconds,then the contactor kicks,yet when I press from auto to over ride at the switch, they stay on, is this normal.I have read the...
My own problem is that when the grill is on, sometimes the mains trips which takes out all of the other units like boiler freezer etc. The individual trip for the cooker does not drop out! Does that mean there is a short somewhere?
I suspect the switch for the grill as yesterday I turned it a...
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