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    Wiring inside house wall

    I removed my baseboard electrical heaters (1981 installed) due to finishing off the room. When I had a new AC ductwork installed they changed the wires for some reason?(1988) so the wires to the heates are live but they removed the heater control from wall. Now, years later I am wondering what I...
  2. H

    Indoor outdoor wire for indoor to outdoor back indoor

    I need to run a electric wire from the garage to outside against the house and back into the kitchen for a stove can I just use a outdoor wire and strap it to the house siding our do I need a conduit.
  3. S

    change light pull switch - different wiring inside

    hello the old light pull switch in my bathroom has broken and no longer pulls - i have bought a new one - but it looks different inside. is is just a case of taking the two wires from the old one and connecting them to the new one or is this something more difficult... as no doubt can be...
  4. N

    Question about the little LED inside light switch 😎

    hello soooo...😅 i recently changed all the light switches in my house. now i saw a video that showed the 2 tiny wires inside the switch should be connected to the "in" and "out" thingies. BUT, before installation, i stick them in a power outlet (witch has a phase and a zero obviously 😎) and saw...
  5. F

    Can I run mains cable inside hollow metal lintel?

    Hello I’m going to install a hard wired 230v security camera, incorporating floodlights, outside and above garage door onto brick. An exposed expanded metal lintel (that is hollow) runs across the garage door opening. Outside it has a decorative brick facing. The brick is not load bearing. I...
  6. K

    Terminating a live twin and earth inside a wall.

    Hi guys I'm looking for some advice. I have recently removed a wall socket that we no longer need, and have wrapped the individual Live, Earth and Neutral wires in electrician's insulating tape, and then wrapped the end of the whole cable in insulating tape, before cementing it back into the...
  7. Andy Hames

    Cable routing inside a consumer unit

    Hi First post and I'm a DIY-er so apologies if this is the wrong forum to start with. I have a project at the moment that involves replacing a consumer unit. I've arranged for a proper inspection and certification down the line but in the mean time I have made a start on getting the circuits...
  8. C

    Lead washer inside or outside

    Lead washers Inside accessory or outside between coupler? Thanks in advance
  9. Designmen90

    Wiring RCBOs inside panel

    Hello everyone, I would be happy to hear your opinion about wiring RCBO inside switchboboards, panels. Here I attached some example. We have 9 (F1-F9) RCBOs, each 20A. If we connect first one (F1) with 16mm2 wire to first phase busbar, second (F2) with 16mm2 to second phase busbar and third (F3)...
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    Mounting screws on the inside of the receptical box ??

    Can you put screws inside of a receptacle box to mount it to a stud as it's allowed by the code https://www.province-electric.com/buy/product/Thomas-Betts-BC1104-LRB/CLENC8b177db079339ba62fb4da4445ca7884
  11. F

    Wiring inside a kitchen island - conduit required?

    We are installing a new kitchen and the electrician has supplied the electricity under the base units, there is a spur for a socket that will be installed at the end of the island. The conduit from the floor is not long enough to reach the socket and so I have run the wire as-is in between the...
  12. J

    Two 3 way switches, 1 reg, too many "extra" wires and zero working kitchen lights. (Picture Inside)

    Hey guys. Embarrassed to say but I've been living here for almost 5 years now and I've never had my kitchen lights working properly. Can someone possibly help me with some advice to wire these in properly? The other day I switched out all my old plug in outlets and light switches for new...
  13. Mark42

    Metal saddles inside trunking when only 400mm off a concrete floor?

    I'm a bit out of touch re 18th edition. Is it really necessary to fit loads of additional metal saddles inside trunking when it's only 400mm above the concrete ground floor of a sports hall? All the stuff about premature collapse makes sense, but where, in this case, if the cable going to...
  14. Mark42

    Earthing/bonding of independent system inside existing building

    I've volunteered (!) to install a complete theatre lighting system in my local sports hall, so the stage can be used for theatrical productions, bands and so on. It should be fun. Part of the deal is that the new system is to be completely independent of the existing installation. It will be...
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    Turbo actuator won't work, new actuator been fit! So much info inside thread

    Losing my mind with my 2008 Audi A6 3.0 TDI Fault code 3348 for turbo actuator, clear the code, instantly comes back Turbo and actuator has been swapped for a new recon unit from a specialist, pre-calibrated Turn ignition on, the inlet manifold actuators self test sweep, but the turbo...
  16. Daniel1951

    UK Outdoor sockets and lights installed but where to run the cable inside now?

    I've installed an outdoor double PowerPoint on the outside wall of my kitchen and also ran a fused spur from it for lighting in a small outbuilding, all cables in conduit. Now, I have the cable from the back of the outside sockets coming into the kitchen under the sink area, near the back of the...
  17. V

    Tails inside consumer unit bare copper, not terminated correctly - C1 or C2 ?

    Ok, I'm in the middle of an EICR for a client. The tails are going into the consumer unit in separate holes (It's metal, so that's against the regs), and then inside the consumer unit they have been terminated in a really shoddy way with bare copper showing. Now copper showing on the tails is a...
  18. A

    Any tips on going about cleaning the inside of this motor?

    It's from an old drill press that I was given. Besides a vacuum, I have no idea what else to do to it to clean it up.
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    How to disassemble a Philip’s hue outdoor light? My landscaper cut wire close to case and want to reconnect from inside

    How to disassemble a Philip’s hue outdoor light? My landscaper cut wire close to case and want to reconnect from inside
  20. E

    Can anyone advise how I can cut wire and put inside wall? What do I need to buy

    Had a kitchen unit with under light. Took down one unit and I have capped the electric and taped. How can I cut back the wire so that it can be pushed back into wall? What do I need to buy? Easy job to do?

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