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  1. sythai

    ASHP again.... after bit of help please Guys

    Hi Guys Got few of these coming up now... 1st fixes done. Now the fun bit of 2nd fixes - bit of a head scratcher as none seem the same! 🤯 What I'm after help on is... I need to install a volt free relay if my switched live is 230v, which it is. Does anyone have a link of where I could get a...
  2. W

    Help Please! Need a little help with notifying DNO!

    Hi all Just about to carry out my first EV charger install at the end of the month and im filling out the DNO notification form Im just stuck on the section about 'has this service capacity been verified by the DNO?' I have undertaken a load survey and all in we are at about 80A so above the...
  3. A

    Help please on a sub consumer unit fed from RCBO

    Long time lurker so this may be my first question. I am a qualified electrical engineer, but in aeronautics not domestic installations, and I may therefore ask silly questions. We have purchased a property that is unfinished, and where the electrician went bust before the installation was...
  4. A

    Double socket help please

    Two wires have disconnected when I moved a double switch for painting. Any ideas where they go please? I guess the live at the top goes into the com but no idea where the live at the bottom should be connected. I’m a complete novice so don’t want to do something that may be dangerous!
  5. K

    UK How to Tackle Smug Smeg Help Please

    And the 1st thing I see is Smeg cooker tripping randomly. So Here's My Issue Have Spent Numerous hours trying to talk to someone at Smug Smeg, Only to be directed to another dept of Smeg And yet another. So the Issue, approx every 8 to 10 months . Oven rarely set to as high as 220. Normally...
  6. Mistergee

    Is this legal, safe, nightmare or normal?

    Just been to view a house that I'm thinking of buying and I looked at the fuse box there seems to be three or four different fuse boxes I don't know what this even means?? 'Looks' a nightmare, it's a rental investment so before I put an offer in I was hoping someone knowledgeable could offer an...
  7. R

    Help please to understand whether my PV system has been correctly installed?

    I have recently had installed an 8 PV panel and inverter on to my roof. This was a local authority initiative which was installed free of charge. The system has been working and reductions in my electrical usage is being assessed. I was so impressed with the reductions that I have had a further...
  8. Z

    Installing Outdoor Lighting - help please!

    Hi All, New to the forum, looking for some advice. I'm a fairly competent DIYer and have completed some other minor electrical stuff recently... I'm looking to install some outdoor lights in my new house as currently have none. There is no existing lighting circuit outside or sockets, however...
  9. O

    Oven wiring help please keeps tripping

    Hi all please could someone help, my ovens keep tripping the rcd see images for details basically from the cu I have 63 amp rcd with a 32 amp mcb type b from that run in 6mm t&e to an isolation switch 50 amp then more 6mm cable to a dual cooker outlet then 2x flex runs to 2x single ovens 2100w...
  10. S

    Help please -UK Private Rented 1 bed flat - comfort/storage heaters - £634 bill for 3 months from Scottish Power

    Hi. Please can someone offer me advise. I have a 1 bedroom flat with storage/comfort heaters (don't know which) that I don't turn on as I can't afford to run them. I have always had really high electricity bills and two metres which are supposed to cover day and night usage. Scottish Power...
  11. TankGirl182

    Needing guidance for career change to become Electrician.

    Hi, I'm Zoë, 34, female, no university, based in Liverpool, U.K. I've worked as a medical laboratory assistant in the NHS for 14 years full time and I'm on a relatively low-average wage. I've always seen the trades as a 'man's world' and have been nervous to go into the industry but now feel...
  12. sythai

    Off peak help please

    Hi Guys Done CU (peak & off peak) upgrade last week, they've got EDF Economy 7. E7 only does an overnight immersion, rest of property is on the peak supply. Had call from customer saying E7 overnight immersion is not coming on ? Just trying figure out what may have happened. Tested out at...
  13. D

    How do I wire this according to diagram?

    Hi guys! I bought a pool heater online and this Is the wiring diagram that comes with It. Can someone please tell me if this Is possible? From what I understand the 3 wires from the heater must be spliced together with just 1 wire 127w from my main panel but the diagram reads 220v Thanks for...
  14. D

    220v help PLEASE

    Ok I’m not electrician, just trying to save money. And just wanna get some input before I continue. I added a 20a breaker to my circuit box, ran 10/3 to a 220 outlet. Hots to my X and Y, neutral and ground all went to this outlet. 2 hots to the 20a, and my neutral and ground to the spot in the...
  15. sythai

    Strobing lights - after some help please

    Hi Guys.... Just after any pointers if I may have missed anything, bit of a head scratcher ? Got a new kitchen lighting circuit we've run in right back to DB/ new DB installed. Have Megaman GU10 lamps installed (140504) and now and again mid range through dimming they strobe, min level ok no...
  16. R

    Quinetic buzz noise

    Hi everyone! I'm new here but I am seeking professional advice on what to do. Installed wall lights in two rooms using Quinetic switches system on both. But there is a buzzing coming only from these 2 rooms. I assume it is from the quinetic receiver (installed in loft) or the lights itself. Is...
  17. A

    Need help doorbell wiring!

    I live in an old pier and beam house. We recently had to have our ductwork redone and around the same time our doorbells stopped working. We have two doorbells. After a lot of looking, I was able to find the transformer under the house. The way it is mounted I could see if getting knocked around...
  18. B

    A little wiring help please.

    Hell folks, I need to make up a 4 metre extension lead to take a TV and a DVD player. Can someone please advise as to what size twin and earth cable will be suitable for this. Many thanks.
  19. dilligaf76

    Multimeter Help Please

    Can anyone tell me if the two probes are plugged into the right sockets so I can measure the amps on my heated motorcycle grips? Also which setting do I need to put the dial. Once I get that bit sorted how do I then go about testing my heated grips on my bike?
  20. B

    Range Rover L322 Webasto heater GSM switch help please.

    Hi everyone, In the rear of the RR is the plug which connects to a remote controlled unit a telestart t90 switch box of some kind, a telestart t91 fob is required to operate the unit. These fobs are a fortune on ebay as it has to be the earlier type which are quite hard to find, one went the...

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