Hi! I have this connection I do want to remove but before I touch it, will want to know what it is and how to test it. Photo attached and there is a tag from the 60s on a wire grounded to the waterline to contact the telephone company for any service. There is no contact information on the tag...
Hello. I am new here. I am trying to figure out something in my attic. This mysterious black box appears to be connected to my attic fan, but it doesn't seem to actually affect anything when I twist the knob. Can anyone help identify it?
Thanks in advance!
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I had a call out yesterday for an elderly lady wanting an outside light fitting. She clearly has no money but wanted an external plastic standard lamp she had got from somewhere installing outside in the middle of a grassed area. In short order it was clear this was going to be cost...
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I’m sure all you human beings will be quicker and more accurate than google…
Can anyone identify this heating controller.
Looks like it’s missing a flap on the bottom…
A family member who used to sea fishing came across this cable, I would like to identify what type of cable is this and how to use it safely. Tried search on google but very limited information and I'm not an electrition to know how to turn this 100 ft safely for extension cord. It's looking...
Moved into a new home and my wife wanted all the existing outlets and switches to be modern design, LEVITON decora to be specific.
Everything has been changed including multiple 3-way circuits, all are working correctly. When tackling the only 4-way I ran into the problem. The 4-way colored...
It's the female connector embedded within the outer tail light cluster on an MY2016 skoda superb. You can see the part number on the male plug on the car's wiring harness, but the local dealer parts dept can't or won't figure out what the female connector is. Can you help? Also knowing the...
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Just received a poor image of a consumer unit that requires MCB replacements, does anyone recognise the type and make of the unit or MCBs please, also if the MCBS have been superseded does anyone know what MCB manufacturer/type will fit the unit. Many thanks paul
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How do you tackle an intermittant fault that only occurs once or twice every few weeks. What is the sequence you would use to identify and locate the issue.
Costing up a job for a new client, they want to extend some existing galv dado trunking. Does anyone recognise the manufacturer of this trunking system (150mm x 75mm):
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I have recently moved into a new place and can't identify this. It looks like some kind of socket. It occasionally makes buzzing noises.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Sean
Hi All, after a bit of help and wondered if anyone can tell me if they know the make/model of this storage heater. Recently purchased a property and this storage heater does not work, so looking for parts to fix it or may replace. There is no manufacturers make or serial numbers I can see on the...
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DIY enthusiast trying to replace a conventional light switch with a smart switch.
Setup: The box has single light switch but 6 wires.
2 black: live & load
2 white: I assume are neutral
2 copper: I assume ground
Problem: The smart switch needs a neutral & ground. I am...
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This is the control board for a poultry incubator, it regulates temperature by pulsing 240V output to the heater. When it's heating up the heater is on full, when it's in control it pulses on and off. The fault is that it can't get up to temperature, it will control stably to a lower...
attached image of a line i dug out to find feeding a 100Amp subpanel (25 years and no issues I'm told). I can't make it out and am hoping someone experienced might be able to identify it and confirm if it is indeed the right wire type to handle the load. It's a 100Amp main subpanel switch, with...
So, my oldest son moved out yesterday into an apartment complex and he asked me what a particular outlet was. There were several of them throughout the apartment and they were all located on the wall about a foot from the ceiling. I thought it might be some sort of smoke sensor, but they also...
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