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    House Alarm reset after isolation - who foots the bill

    This one has caught me out twice now. Needed to isolate power to house that has a battery backed up alarm. Unknown to me the battery was flat, so when I turned on the power the alarm reset to factory settings and wouldn't switch off, resulting in an call out to a security firm on a Sunday and...
  2. J

    LED Lighting design for new house

    Hi there. I'm building a house and need some help with the LED lighting design. Lots of experience wiring things, some experience using LEDs (did a run of low voltage landscape lights at previous house.) But first time with an LED lighting design this extensive. This house has a very open...
  3. HappyHippyDad

    No power to whole house after water fell on to cooker???

    A friend has just called as his daughter in Belfast (many, many, many miles from me!) has just lost all power after water fell into the cooker/hob. I straight away thought it has to be a main RCD somewhere, but I cannot see one in the pictures they have sent and they don't 'think' there is one...
  4. D

    How can I ascertain if my electricity bills are just for my house? 2k per month bill can anyone help!

    My electricity bills are 1.5-2.5k per month for a 5 bedroom house. My heating was running off ? electric so while this figure is extremely high it (kind of) made sense, as the house is large. I had an electrician calculate the space and electric consumption. As it was so high, I decided to go...
  5. W

    Old house, what is going on in this junction box?

    I've done basic wiring, not a pro by any means. But I know enough to not electrocute myself, which is why I'm not touching this until I understand it. Pic below. I want to replace that old black cable going from this box to an outlet over my workbench. It's the two wire, no ground type...
  6. S

    How to ground antenna that is on opposite side of house from GES?

    I am installing an antenna on the roof of my house to run coaxial through basement to supply TV's. The problem is that the GES is on opposite side of house. I have been reading on-line trying to figure out the best way to ground the antenna mast and the coaxial but am getting rather confused...
  7. T

    Relays to control lighting in a domestic house.

    Hi all I'll freely admit, I'm out of my depth here. I've been asked to sort some lighting in a bathroom do do the following: Main lights and some accent lights from one switch. Mirror lights and the same set of accent lights from another. I guess it can be done using 230v relays, but haven't a...
  8. B

    220 Volt light Fixture in well house

    My parents have a small well house covering a tank and well pump. The house and well house were built in the 1960s and the pump/control panel is fed by a single electrical cable with 2 hots and a ground. They live in middle GA so it does not get very cold but does occasionally dip below...
  9. A

    House entry problem

    I am being a little cheeky and posting a question which is not strictly electrical (in fact not at all electrical) but which I am sure you knowledgeable people can answer. We live on a clifftop by the sea so everything comes with salt, including orange car brake disks most mornings. We are close...
  10. D

    UK Outbuilding Supply from house maximum demand

    A couple of questions for you. The electrician that rewired our house ran a 10mm2 SWA to our outbuilding. The total length of the cable is about 45m. It is in ducting underground at a depth of approximately 1.2m. Now, my understanding is that the max load for 10mm2 underground over 45m would...
  11. D

    What is it with house bashers racing to get a board done

    Another ‘let’s see how fast I can go’ board change ... testing ?
  12. E

    How easy is it to convert a house from single to three phase ?

    I am thinking of having a car lift (that uses three phase supply) installed in my house, my house is single phase, what are my options?, what would be involved?
  13. D

    EV charging point in a terraced house

    Evening Guys, got an interesting job request from a client, they are basically wanting a charging point installing outside his house so he can charge his car. My biggest problem is running his charging lead across the public pavement in front of his house. I’m thinking I can get some sort of...
  14. D

    Hi my aerial is on the roof of my house but when I walk past the TV in my bedroom it loses signal. Can anyone tell me why.

    Hi my aerial is on the roof of my house but when I walk past the TV in my bedroom it loses signal. Can anyone tell me why.
  15. P

    Getting power from house to Garage

    Hi there. I want power in my garage which is NOT attached to my house, its around 20-25 meters from the main house consumer unit to the garage. There is conduit installed underground going from the House consumer unit, to the garage. Also in my main Consumer unit I have a 32amp spare breaker for...
  16. ScottPiligrimm

    House security providing.

    Good afternoon! My family has a vacation house in the UK, but now due to the pandemic, we cannot get there. I am thinking about installing a professional security system which will be able to provide all the information about our house remotely. I need easy control because this house is my...
  17. D

    Help me understand why my house is switched on neutrals?

    Good evening everyone, I'm hoping one of you professionals can help me understand what is going on with my home wiring and confirm my thought process. We bough a home in July, built in 1993. As we have painted and remodeled I have been replacing switches and cover plates as to be expected. When...
  18. Madmankm

    Old house wiring issue newbie here Thought it was a Simple Switch Loop

    Hopefully in Video and Pics I explain it better than here! I have a dilemma in my old house that I thought was a Simple Switch Loop but I have two hot wires in the ceiling receptacle and one hot in hallway light box! Here is my YouTube video, I have had a couple strokes and three heart attacks...
  19. P

    Re wiring a house

    Ok first and foremost I’m not a sparkie, I did all the work in my own house 30+ years ago, which a sparkie checked and approved and I know the regs have changed etc. My son has just bought a house was told nothing wrong it’s all hunkydoory you can move straight in, went to have a nose a bit of...
  20. T

    Upgrade gas hob to induction hob

    hello, we have recently brought a new build house and we want to upgrade our gas hob for an induction hob, we have already brought the hob which requires 32AMP and is 7.4KW power our house layout makes it a little tricky and expensive to rewire a new circuit through (which we should have...

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