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  1. L

    Help with light blowing breaker. Not newly fitted.

    dining room light suddenly started blowing the lighting breaker in the house. I’ve had the boards up and can’t see any shorts in the wiring. It happens even when the light fixture is removed. Flick switch, breaker blows. Looking for what to try next to be honest. Any help greatly appreciated. Lee
  2. S

    UK Is this ok? Hypervolt ev charger fitted

    Hi, I have just had a Hypervolt ev charger fitted, the electrician used an old unused cooker spur to feed the charger and replaced the 32a mcb with a 40a two pole rcbo. I don't think the CU was originally designed for rcbo's as there is only two neutral bars, the electrician has taken the...
  3. L

    DNO fitted New Incomer etc . How long can we expect for supplier to fit new meter etc . ?

    DNO ripped out antique main incomer/breaker .The guy hated us and himself and everyone else by the end of the job ! . Client going to contact supplier and ask for new meter .Old consumer is beyond dangerous .So whole flat will be rewired etc .I just want to strap in a DP isolator and "garage...
  4. C

    Sockets fitted pipe chase

    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...
  5. happysteve

    Electrician to connect tails after isolator fitted (EDF)

    If there isn't a 2-pole isolator there already, I usually get the client to arrange to get one fitted before I do a board change, either through their energy supplier, or (if they also need a PME earth, or their energy supplier is faffing around) through National Grid (formerly WPD). Every time...
  6. Popabear

    LED indicators I just fitted on my Suzuki drz400 2018 are not working correctly please help

    Hi all 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...
  7. S

    Advice on prepayment meters to be fitted in flats.

    Have been asked by a customer to fit prepayment meters in a house divided into flats. Not seen the job yet,but told each flat has a cu.Have been in contact with S P Wales, who can supply digital meters,and prepayment cards,which the landlord sells to the tenants.In the past have only fitted...
  8. sarahc_

    UK Want to remove fitted wardrobe, socket looks to be fixed in?

    Hi 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...
  9. I

    LED striplights won't switch off completely if fitted on wall, but will do when not fitted ...

    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...
  10. HappyHippyDad

    New supply to garage. DNO have not fitted fuse.

    My customer has had a completely new supply installed to his garage. The DNO has not put a fuse in the cut out though. I'm guessing he needs to contact the DNO to discuss? I realise it would be very easy to pop a fuse in, but apart from this not being allowed, I also wouldn't know the size of...
  11. Gaz92552

    Has anyone fitted Schneider AFDD's

    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...
  12. V

    SSC metering expanation , why cant a smart meter be fitted

    Hi all I have a customer who wants a smart meter .. they are with edf .. The existing meters ...1 day rate , 1 off peak ..plus mechanical time switch are placed in the customers porch behind a panel rather than in a meter box ,.. circa 1965 I guess. In order to upgrade the consumer unit we need...
  13. Mark Itz

    Re-decorating after new sockets fitted

    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...
  14. G

    Light switch not working when fitted to the wall

    Hi all 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. 🤯
    • Gary's
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    • fitted light light switch not working switch wall when working
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. S

    Hive underfloor heating fitted incorrectly...?

    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...
  16. OnlQQker

    Anybody Fitted Any Of These?

    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 -...
  17. N

    combined Fog and DRL got them fitted and fogs working but have a single wire to be connected

    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
  18. T

    Ring door bell (wired) fitted now living room lights don’t work?

    Hi all, 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...
    • TerryJH
    • Thread
    • bell door doorbell electician electrical work fitted lights living ring room wired work
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. D

    New fuseboard fitted badly

    My friend had a new fuseboard fitted I went to test it .unreal
  20. N

    Moving plug socket to front of Fitted wardrobes wi

    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...
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