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    New fuse box for house renovation Australia

    Hi Guys, This is my first question in this forum. I.have renovated a 60s built house in Australia, I have an electrician mate helping me add a new single phase fuse box in the meter cabinet, I have purchased a 64ampain 2 pole switch, 2 x 20amp RCBOs for 2 power circuits and 1 x 16amp breaker...
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    Has fuse box been left safe

    Apparently half the downstairs works were on the left of the fuse box and half on the right sparky replace one of the fuses ( allegedly as I wasn’t in ) and decided not to use any of the left switches. everything is now powered from the right switches but he didn’t bother to relabel what’s what...
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    UK Add new outlets in house with original fuse box

    My house was built in 1968 and still has the original fuse box with wired fuses. I want an electrician to add to the existing ring main a new spur for a combi boiler and a new dual 13A outlet. Is it correct that in order to comply with the current regs the fuse box will have to be replaced by...
  4. A

    Help with a fuse box

    Hi ive recently got myself a mig welder for my garage but each time i try to use it it trips out. Ive spoken to an electrician and he said its because welders use a lot of power to start up thats why its tripping out. He suggested to put a 32amp breaker into my garage fuse box and connect it to...
  5. P

    Black Bulb/ Fuse Box

    Two questions: 1. I’ve had a bulb in the hall turn black with some white powdery deposits (see photo), whats caused this, guessing i should get it checked professionally 2. I have an old fuse board c. 1978, (see photo) also guess this is due a change. Thanks in advance.
  6. P

    Removal of asbestos fuse box

    An old and now deceased friend's place has some rewirable fuses with asbestos flash pads. They are long overdue for replacement and now that seems to be getting underway. If the siblings now owning it can sort it out before the estate is settled that is not an issue, but there is a chance that...
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    Can i tap in to power at the fuse box wire on my car?

    Hi, I'm adding American muscle's halo fog lights to my 2006 v6 mustang and am looking for a good place to connect the positive side to power the lights. Can I tap it in to the positive post that powers the fuse box? I'll include a photo of the spot I'm talking about if I can find how to post...
  8. O

    Fuse box next door

    What are peoples opinion's on this, pair of big old semi-detached houses (85 and 87) converted into apartments, dont think its a HMO although it does have a communal laundry room. They are owned by a local authority. I was doing some work in the laundry room in the basement in building 87 and...
  9. D

    Electric charger - lack of access to fuse box

    Hello all, I need to have an electric car charger installed but at the moment I'm puzzled about what my options are. My garage is at the back of my house (access through a back road) which begs the question, with the electric car charger installed there,do we need to run a cable to the...
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    UK Query regarding replacing a fuse box with a new consumer unit

    Hello, Is there an actual age limit on house wiring that would prevent a traditional fuse box being replaced with a consumer unit please? Background - my elderly mother recently had an issue with the fuse wire on the lighting circuit in her 60's built house blowing, I visited and replaced the...
    • stejjh
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    • box consumer consumer unit fuse fuse box new query regarding replacing unit
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  11. DyersEve726

    Poor contact on fuse box. Seeking replacement.

    Forgive me, for all my terminology is going to be wrong here. My home has an old fuse box that handles a small section of the house. They take the Bussmann T15 fuses. I've recently had a fuse blow in an unconventional way. The metal strip inside the fuse is still intact. Instead, it appears to...
  12. O

    (UK) Adding additional circuits into old fuse box

    Hi all, First post here, hope I'm compliant with the rules! I did do a quick search before asking this, but I couldn't quite come up with the answer so I thought it best to ask! I'm currently going through and renovating some of my property, and the garage wiring is of some slight concern to...
  13. S

    Fuse box in private rental

    Hi, could anyone advise, this is the fuse box for the private rental flat above ours, its at the bottom of there stairs which is there only escape route, would this be upto spec, we had to have our flat completely rewired with new consumer unit after failing inspection, the owner of the upstairs...
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    Main fuse box problem

    Hi Everyone, I have a faulty smart meter, its broken since I moved in and I am putting all my effort to fix this, I am a tenant though. A technician from the supplier visited the property, inspected the meter and he said that he needs to access to main fuse box to replace the meter. We have...
  15. Skiplndn

    What is the age of fuse box.

    What is the age of General Fuse box No,723607 Class-CTL???
  16. Asmdeus

    Workshop electrical wiring upgrade advice

    Hi Everyone, I have recently purchased a spot welder- Celette Scorpion 2400R. Plugged it into my three phases and it blew fuses(3x20A) with the first weld attempt. Changed old fuses like for like with new ones and tried the machine on the lowest setting, then upped it, and fuses were blown once...
  17. R

    How old is this rewireable fuse box?

  18. V

    Bosch washing machine tripping fuse box

    Hello everyone. I've bought a second hand Bosch series 6 (2 years old, minimal use). The first washing went without any fault during the cycle, but after the cycle fully finished (10 seconds later), the machine tripped the fuse box. I've removed back and top lid to check if any wired connection...
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    Fuse Box RCD vs RCD Adapter - which should trip first?

    In an attempt to isolate for certain whether my fridge freezer is causing my main RCD to trip or something else, I used an RCD adapter in the socket that the fridge is plugged into. (Note - The tripping had stopped after unplugging the fridge freezer, but because it’s the second appliance to do...
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    Possible to install 32amp socket in residential fuse box?

    I’m looking at renting an office space and I am trying to establish whether I can use my equipment in there. I have a machine that runs on a blue 32amp commando plug. I’ve checked the power requirements for the machine and it’s 25amps with a max consumption of 6000Kw. The office I’m looking at...
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