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    I need 12v LED help!

    Hey guys, I am stumped. I have some 12v rgb Led Lights which come with their own controller and you control the light via the phone app. They don't make such a light with voice command so I decided to buy another 12v LED controller that does have voice command. I have no idea why but lights...
  2. D

    Just introducing myself.

    Just saying hi, amateur diy er with 50 yrs experience of worrying you professionals. I have back up from a time served sparky(big brother) retired !
  3. J

    Help! Which LED driver do I need

    Hey all. Have a client who’s LED downlights keep breaking after 6 months or so. I didn’t put them in originally. I looked the details on the lights and the transformers and they don’t seem to match. But I can’t find anything to match the light as the input current is 300ma and voltage is...
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    Horstmann Economy 7 Quartz Heater Help!

    Hello, Apologies if this type of question has been asked before. I have no gas in my house so rely on a water heater to heat the water tank. The water heater is a Horstmann Economy 7 quartz model. I have found the pdf manual online that vaguely describes how to change the timings the heater is...
  5. H

    Please help DNOs KVA……??

    Hi all, I’m getting confused as to what the DNO are going to be installing as there main supply and as you all may be aware they tend to be a little shy at replying back. We have been told ukpn will be supplying us a maximum of 270kva to a block of 24 apartments. I am assuming this will be...
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    Oven Tripping RCD help!

    Hi all, Was wondering if anyone has come across this before and could maybe help - Its a new one to me! Customer recently altered layout of their kitchen slightly and bought a new AEG single oven and a new AEG micro / grill oven after doing away with some gas appliances. 1 of the new electric...
  7. S

    Hello and please help!

    Hello everyone, I'm not a professional electrician but am hoping someone can help me locate a specialist part that I need to make a small repair. It's a pogo connector (see image) that has come out of quite an expensive torch. Thanks in advance for any help!
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    HELP! is my metal ceiling light live?

    Recently bought a none contact voltage tester and decided to use it on a few things around the house but a metal bedroom light is lighting up red and beeping to say the light is live. I have tried it on all of the parts of the light and it lights up everywhere. I am too scared to touch the metal...
    • worried
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling light help help! light live metal
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
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    Btinico handset replacement help!

    Hi, need a little help figuring out exactly where each of these wires go… any help appreciated as the old one seems to have packed in! The first pic is how the original was wired and you can see what I attempted with the newer model in second pic. It didnt work at all so i assume i didnt get...
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    I need some help! ASAP, questions a put wire, three ways and stoves.

    This is the digram that i came up with, i am running mostly 12-2, on 20amp for everything. Except for my electric stove, i was planning 6 gauge wire on a 50a. i am trying to wire in two three ways light switches, and was going to run 12-3 between them and 12-2 to the lights and the service...
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    My Heatrae Sadia Electrolux is not heating water at night - help!

    My central heating is working fine and if I demand water, then I get a small supply of hot water within an hour. The problem is my water does not heat up over night on the peak rate as it should do, so I do not have hot water unless I use the demand button. There is no alarm sign and all seems...
    • Kelly Thompson
    • Thread
    • heating heatrae sadia help help! night water
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Wiring help! Old victorian terrace!

    Hi, so we have been living in a house that was built in 1880s/1890s, and we have had a few issues with the electrics. I mean we live in a pretty cheap house and am quite aware that the reason we have these issues is because of that, but I would like to at least live safely! So March 2021, our...
  13. S

    One Way Switch Issue. Help!

    Hi all, I'm hoping someone on here can shed some light on an issue I currently have with a bedroom light switch. Yesterday evening, I attempted to change the standard light switch in one of the spare bedrooms for a dimmer switch. I initially swapped each wire, like for like, so that the COM's...
  14. HardeeHouse

    HELP! All of my lights are dimming!

    We are working on updating a house from 1981. A little backstory about the house: the previous owner bought it new and, based on stories from neighbors, she almost never used any lights. She’d wake up at sunrise and go to bed at sunset and never turn on any lights. All of the appliances were...
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    New member, got an electrical puzzle I just can't figure out. Help!

    Howdy folks, new member here. Homeowner, been doing my own electric for 40 years or so, from swapping out plugs to installing an entire circuit panel. Ran into a problem a while back that I still can't figure out, I'm hoping it's something that someone out here has experience with. A couple of...
  16. R

    AM2 exam help!

    Hi all! Hope everyone is well! Does anyone have any tips or pointers for the AM2 exam? I have my exam in a months time and am very nervous!
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    Extractor Fan Installation Help!

    Hi All, Need some help with a simple extractor fan install. Our extractor fan started making a lot of noise so i bought a replacement and mounted it in the same place. Ive wired it the same as the previous one too. However it doesnt seem to work at all. This extractor fan can be wired up to...
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    I damaged a 10 awd cable in my ceiling! Help!

    Post a sizable tree branch puncturing my flat roof and ceiling in what is a converted garage, I did still more damage in my efforts to repair the sheetrock. Yes, I’m the idiot who took a jigsaw to the ceiling and am now paying for it. I’ve already used an in-line splice to repair two 12 awd...
  19. Megamanmaz

    Megaman downlight bulbs gone, but product discontinued - help!

    Hi there, We moved into a house with a fair few spotlights. They've been going out here and there but now got to a point where we do need to replace them - only to find that they're integrated and the product is discontinued. We have Megaman TH0106d 70mA 4000k 8w. Photos of downlight and...
  20. S

    2391-52 help!

    Hello everyone, Just wondering if anyone has any advice for the 2391-52 as I have it booked for next week? I've been going over past 2394/95 exam papers for the short answer questions, is there anything particularly I should be looking at? Thanx
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