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  1. S

    ideas please

    hi guys/n girls had a call today from a local farmer, "ive fitted a new flood light and connected it to the an origional feed", "but it dont work". (apparently he did some electrics in the navy) ME:-ok its either a faulty light, or the feed, ie damaged cable fuse triped etc. FARMER:-"i checked...
    • sparky-s-w
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    • electricians' talk ideas please
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. S

    Photography booth in a Car workshop lighting???

    Hi, I got asked to do a job recently to install some lighting in a booth in a car workshop, where they are going to be taking photos of cars for magazine shoots and for customers to get good shots of their cars. <br>I have had a few ideas using daylight tubes, track lighting or hps lamps like...
    • Stemc12
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    • car electrical work electricians' talk going ideas lamps light lighting workshop
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. S

    Solar thermal and solar PV matching panels ideas please!!!

    I am trying to source either matching pv and thermal panels or combined panels, any ideas, recommendations? TIA!
  4. S

    Any ideas for lights?

    Hi guys. I've been asked to replace some fluorescent lights in a school hall. Currently they have 12 fittings which are 5ft twins. These fittings are an old Marlin type which have a rectangular prismatic diffuser that clips onto the main body. The width is 315mm. I want to replace with...
    • sjm
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    • electricians' talk ideas lighting lights
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. R

    Mystery cable - ideas?

    Got some mystery wiring to figure out - here's the problem (bear with me!): There's a fairly tatty 3-phase board supplying the workshop where I work. Took the cover off (isolated!) to see a bit of a spaghetti situation, but all in all not too bad. Old colours, spiderwebs and the like. What...
  6. J

    Any ideas?

    Hello people, i had an enquiry last night when i was in my local boozer. Here, goes it......There is a heater in the outdoor smoking shelter which was installed last year by another spark. At the moment it is controlled by a switch that can be operated by anyone and is positioned below the...
  7. J

    Any Ideas to boost business?????

    I set my company up in may and all been going well but in the last few weeks i just cant get any work iv spent a mint on advertising through the paper and leaflet drops what do you all find the best way to get consistent work in particular how did you get in with the likes of kitchen fitters...
  8. D

    any ideas

    i have to drain a tribune water cylinder . the normal drain outlet on cylinders you can put a hose pipe straight on but the tribune is about an inch, ant ideas how to get from that to my garden hose
    • dingledong
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    • aus electricians' talk ideas
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    • Forum: Australia
  9. M

    LED building floodlighting ideas???

    Hi all i am looking for some help i have picked up a job recently from a friend to renew the outdoor lighting on his restuarant building, he like the idea i put foward of the LED lighting but what i want to know is with the colour changable floodlights that you can buy with a remote are these...
  10. S

    Any ideas what this type of roof tile is actually called?

    Hi All, Relatively new to the forum but have been reading lots of your posts regarding the state of the industry and supplier issues with interest!!! I need to order a roofing system for the roof as shown below, but are struggling to identify the type of tile. Any ideas?:53::53::53: Many...
    • stevie gill
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    • actually attach bloody called electricians' talk ideas identify led local roof tiles type
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Solar PV Forum | Solar Panels Forum
  11. F

    Astro dimmers

    Hi first post so take it east on me :-) I replaced 4 500w din rail dimmers with astro 1000w dimmers because they loads were to close to the limits of the 500w dimmers since I've put them in the dimmers turn themselves on at random periods, any ideas ? The system is wired in twin brown out to the...
    • funkeyfarmer
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    • aus dimmer dimmers electricians' talk ideas switches
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  12. I

    Sharp 185W - NU185R1H - replacement any ideas?

    Following a stock let down, I now need to rapidly source 32 panels that are similar dimensions to the NU185R1H panels that's 1318x996 for 2 jobs I can find 230-250W panels but they are all too big. Anyone know of any others that will go? Any suppliers out there with stock for around the end of...
  13. B

    Freezer compartment fine, fridge warm. Any ideas?

    Hi, I've got a fridge freezer and the freezer section is as cold as the Arctic but the fridge section doesn't get cold at all even though it's at the coldest setting. I thought the temperature of both was controlled by the same system so this wouldn't be possible but I'm no expert. Does anyone...
    • Barns
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    • aus electricians' talk freezer fridge ideas warm
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Australia
  14. Rockingit

    Terminating SWA - but not straight into the box - clever ideas?

    Hi all, I've got a new build project just confirmed today, and already hit the first head-scratcher. It's a timber frame building (or will be!) and the main incoming to the house is via SWA from an adjacent pump room which is acting as a central hub for various sub-mains and where the income...
  15. S

    Help please, any ideas?

    Fitted 2 x replacement new high frequency fluor's on a circuit with old switch starts. I thought that the switch starts were working before but when I turned back on 1 wasn't. Changed gear tray for the other of same type still no joy, just faint glow at ends of tube, tried new tube and tested...
    • sjm
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    • aus electricians' talk help help please ideas please
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  16. sythai

    Energy saving ideas...

    Hi Chaps.... I have a customer with a smallish hotel (mentioned in previous thread - re: V-phase) and they want to start making some energy savings. Going round later in the week to see what we can come up with. Obvious one on the top of my list is lighting - LEDs wherever possible. Any...
    • sythai
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    • aus electricians' talk energy ideas saving
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Australia
  17. sythai

    Combined optical smoke and carbon monoxide alarm ?

    Does anyone know if there is such a product ...? Have tried the AICO website, but having problems doing a product search. If so any ideas on a price please ? (This is just for a domestic set up) Many Thanks, Sy
  18. M

    r1 + r2 continuity confusion anyone any ideas?

    alrite fellas, wondering if someone can enlighten me. domestic property very small 2 bedroom house had rat infestation now rats have been evitcted lol all results have been tested twice and then tested again with another instrument all calibrated etc cables have been knawed etc, inspection...
  19. C

    U/F Heating. Cable Exit?

    Has anyone any ideas regarding the neatest way to bring the u/f cable & thermostat cable out from a tiled floor finish? :cool3:
    • Colin33
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    • aus cable electricians' talk floor heating ideas pretty
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Australia
  20. R

    Standalone system in a mobile catering unit ideas please

    Hi, So far I have only installed grid tied PV systems but the son of an existing customer wants to have a PV system on his mobile catering unit. Does anyone have a suggested solution, supplier or advice please? Looking to run a fridge and a microwave as well as some small lights, no big...
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