Okay so i recently installed some interior LEDs into my car, they are wired to the interior light so that they fade on with it when the door is opened, i would like to wire them into the headlights as well so that they stay on whenever driving at night... How would i do this in a way that...
I know I'm stupid for asking this question. Basically I went to my mums house today where I witnessed my stepdad doing diy and fitting some new bar spot lights in the kitchen that he had bought from b+q.
Anyway I stepped in as he had gotten the Strappers mixed with the L-in & L-out / loop. So I...
I have a 8.0 kw shower, it will be screwed to the wall over the bath with a 6mm2 cable to it via a pull cord switch, do I need RCD protection for it? and do I need to replace the Wylex fuse carrier with a MCB? a friend of mine from the pub suggests not, I have told him I have read here it needs...
I have a disabled son who is into Astronomy, BUT can not be out at night in the cold, so I have / am setting up his scope remotely.
I have ALL but one problem solved.
He has a remote focusser on his scope, it has the following connections, I am told it is NOT an RJ45 connection.
I have imaged...
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Just installed 2 growatt inverters. 10kw and 18kw
2 strings on 10kw inverter and 3 strings on the 18kw.
all working fine and well until yesterday at about 10.30am
18kw no problems all good and perfect but 10kw error code 30 which corresponds to AC Voltage out of range.
i checked the...
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i was wondering if someone could help me please, I have an assignment to do for college and am stuck on the question
give a method of confirming the integrity of the live conductor in a circuit under short circuit conditions.
its the way it's written I just can't get my head around it, I...
hi guys, i hope you are well.
got a question - i want to buy a smeg SY92IPX8. im not an electrician.
the manual says that it has a nominal requirement of 16kw (!)
to me thats 66 ish amps. (16000/240) from P=IV
i cant get a circuit breaker for a household consumer unit that big, and the cable...
I have been asked to carry out an EICR on a property which is 3 floors and has been split over the years as follows.
Ground floor apartment, 3 studios to first floor , 2 studios to attic conversion
The property was originally one house, then converted into two flats then what it is now.
In the...
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Hoping someone can help with clarification on a reg(s). Recently installed a shower surface trunking and went back to test and connect at cu today after the plumber had been. Im really p****d off as the plumber couldn't be bothered to take his pipe down the shower and use the bottom or...
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first time on a forum here.
I am looking for some advise if you would be so kind.
I am looking to find out what sort of light this is (pic attached) ?
Trying to find more of these online and and the normal places but can not find anything like it or even where to begin.
As I am...
I'm not up to scratch with biomass other than the basic principles. My accountant has a client who has installed a 65kw biomass boiler in his home and has tried to put it through his business even though it's nowhere near the house. Here's the brief details I've been given 2nd hand:
65kw...
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Me and the plumber have been having some issues over the last couple of days, meant to be simple job of moving and installing new boiler/ moving programmer and wiring centre.
Y-Plan (existing pipework/ now new electrics)
Megaflow (existing)
External pump (existing)
Valliant Eco tech...
Just been looking at a condition report from a property a friend is buying.
Its a TT system, Ze measured at 200 Ohms earth rod.
Ring final circuit 2.5mm, 30mA RCD, the measured Zs is 9.8 (max allowed is 1.44)
There is a 100ma main switch with operating time of 327ms.
The report says...
Thanks for the assistance I've received so far in the trainee forum, much appreciated.
I have another question though and this time it's about a motor I have. On the motor is an info plate and there's a whole load of numbers and letters on it, I'd appreciate some help deciphering what the...
I have a problem with an MCB circuit breaker, I was too embarrassed to ask in the main forums because the others might laugh so I thought I'd ask here.
The thing I'm unsure about is my MCB has a lot of letters and numbers stamped on it and I've got no idea what they mean. Maybe the trainees...
hello i try to install a transwave converter the motor run but the tension or volts of the converter go to520 volts when start to running the motor is triphasic motor and consumes 5 amps total, somebody can say me if is normal this tension is connected to star and in the motor only say 400v...
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