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    Help! Downlights not working

    Hi All I have 3 halogen downlights on my landing and stupidly put a 30w bulb in one when the max was supposed to be 20w. None of the downlights on the landing now work. Could it be the transformer thats blown? If it is the transformer could someone please advise on the transformer i would...
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    Light blew, flipped switch, replaced switch/fuse but still no lights... help!

    Hello friends, I own a shop in Wimbledon and upon entering the shop I turned on the light switches when one of the bulbs blew out and shorted all of the wall and ceiling lights of the shop. Electrical wall plugs still working but all lights are not working even after flipping the switch that...
  3. N

    Stuck on light fixture! Help!

    Hi everyone, I'm new here and I know little about electricals apart from wiring a plug! It's something I've wanted to always learn even just the basics so I am grateful for any advice. I've had a 3 bulb ceiling light fixture for a few weeks now. I cannot for the life of me figure it out. It's...
  4. D

    Help!

    Has anyone got the diagrams for level 3 unit 305 task B? It's the Highway depot, I'm struggling to do the overlays and drawings of the wiring systems, if anyone has them I could reference to that would be great!
  5. J

    HELP! Lost Regs book and on site guide

    Hello basically had my log book and on site guide with me on site put them somewhere on site and can't seem to find them anywhere, which is a real pain in the arse because both where all marked and tabbed for everything i needed, so ive bought a new set and i cant be arse going through...
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    No Wipers or wash BSI or comm unit peugeot 206 cc

    Peugeot 206 cc 2003 - The story so far...... whilst driving in the rain my wipers stopped working resulting in recovery back to my house with the car. The next day I proceeded to investigate concluding that I would change the wiper motor and linkage. Picked up a second-hand one from just round...
  7. L

    Hello! Need help :-)

    Hi there, I've joined this forum to see if I can get some help with an electrical problem I'm having with my home. We've already had two electrical companies out to have a look, and they've both been stumped! We have a Honeywell CM927 Wireless heating control system, and about half the time it...
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    Strange Double Plug Socket! Help!

    Hello I have a double plug socket which is very odd indeed! I can't upload pictures of it on the forum as I don't know how, however the double socket I have has 2 x screw cap covers which you take off and unscrew the cover with the electric turned off obviously! Through the plug socket are in...
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    2357 portfolio HELP!

    Has anyone done NVQ 2357 portfolio with Ableskills? I'm just starting my portfolio bridge units 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 and 318 but really struggling how to start. It's really hard to understand the concepts of how they put their wording. My assessor doesn't explain it really well :(...
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    I Seek Experienced Help!

    Hi, recently upgraded a garage roughly 35m from the house, have wired it with 2.5mm twin core and earth throughout and have got two circuits, a lighting circuit and a ring main, ring main, the two circuits are fed from a 32 amp MCB and a 16amp MCB which is in a small consumer unit inside the...
  11. Mark Pole

    Help! Solar Pv System Question

    Hello All, I'm seeking some advice about a solar PV system we had installed in November 2014 please. After 18 months, we seem to be consistently short of the predicted generation figures. I tried taking it back to the contractor, but they've ceased trading, and it turns out that they never...
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    Lighting transformer help!

    Clients bought some track lighting(catenary wire type with anchors etc) to install in three bedrooms upstairs. All rooms are on the same B6 MCB. Each comes with 4 lights to screw on to the 12v wire track. Transformer is 210VA 230v-12v step down Calcs- 230v/210VA = 1.1A per track setup, 4x50w...
  13. J

    Hi, I'm new and need help!

    Hiya everyone, I need help as I've recently had a quote from a sparky and I don't think his costs add up, and want to be sure I'm not being diddled. This was the quote minus the plumber costs for a shower installation, please note I don't have space on my CU for another RCD. The length of 2...
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    HELP! Plumber sparks argument! Advice needed

    Had a week long argument with the plumber on this and would be good for some advise. i install new build electrical first fix, we fix our cables to directly the concrete slab, however when we come to a heating or gas pipe we run the cable underneath the pipe. This may not look as neat but stops...
  15. dlt27

    PME Bonding help!

    More experienced help needed please. Scenario is Mains intake and MET(PME) outside the building in cupboard with KMF's (80A fuse) feeding flats via 16mmT+E. 2 flats gas meters are in cupboard at mains with 10mm bonds. 1 flat has gas meter in flat with no 10mm bond. Also no 10mm bonds to water...
  16. dlt27

    EICR Help!

    Hi all, Any avice on the following would be appreciated. The buildng is a listed building that has been converted into 4 flats. All flats have KMF with 16mm t+e to each flat fed from cupboad outide bulding. Gas meters are in the cupboard as well.(PME system) 1 what I would like to know is does...
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    adiabatic equation help!

    Hi guys, really need help to solve this question i have on my assignment for my apprenticeship not asking for the answers but for guidance page numbers etc Basically after cable cals i got 4mm2 for live conductors for one of the circuits they wanted me to work out and it is a 36m length run...
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    Help! Lucy gear

    Hello everyone. Got an issue on site at the moment. New 3P cut out has been supplied by SSE. Its not energized yet. The front cover has been broken. Is it possible to get a replacement cover for the cut out. If not, what is the next course of action? The cut out is a Lucy GF400CN...
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    I need some help! Please!

    For the past few years I have been brewing beer at home. About 6 months ago I decided to upgrade my brewery with electric heating elements. I designed the system to be supplied with standard US 220v power, which is really two 110v lines, a neutral, and a ground. However, as I was almost done...
  20. J

    Student principles question help!

    Hello all I need help on a question I have from my Level 2. A 17.46μF capacitor is connected in series to a resistance of 200Ω. It is connected to an ac 230v supply at 50Hz. Calculate: a. The impedance b. The current flow I have: a. √200²+17.46×10−6²= 200Ω b. 230/200=1.15A Is this correct...

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