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  1. Geoff wilson

    Any IEE ISSUES WITH THIS INSTALLATION

    Scope of work . Run 2 x 2 core 1.5mm micc (pyro) from house CU to garage CU underground for apps 8 metres actually under some paving flags PME incoming supply no water or metalwork in garage 20 amp rcbo protection at house CU 100 amp dp isolator in garage and two circuits 1 x 5amp for lighting...
  2. D

    Supply chain issues …

    https://uk.yahoo.com/news/building-supplies-shortages-leaving-homes-172700911.html I know a few people that have been waiting months for bi-fold doors etc
  3. F

    Compressor issues

    I am a maintenance man but I do hold a journeyman's license I'll do my best to explain what is going on. I have 2 ea 50 Hp air compressor. one is approx. 2 yrs old (Com-05) the other is 20+ (Com-01). I seem to be having similar problems with both. We are running 240 VAC 3 phase into the...
  4. D

    Supply Issues Building Materials ...

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57247757
  5. O

    Issues using a time delay relay for my second fuel pump (diagram included)

    I'm using the stock fuel pump wiring to trigger two different relays for my two fuel pumps on my car built for drag racing. The first relay is a normal relay and the second relay is a Beuler time delay relay (it's a BU-508TD model which has since been replaced by the BU-509TD, but they function...
  6. 0

    Truck lighting issues

    Okay so I have a 2004 Chevy Silverado 2500hd. The turn signals and hazards stopped working all together randomly when I was driving. So I replaced all the fuses, replaced the flasher relay and replaced turn signal switch. I checked the grounds on the frame coming from the rear and front turn...
  7. Neptune

    Will this old consumer unit pose any issues with an upcoming EICR?

    I've had invaluable advice from this forum in relation to EICR's and clarifying my understanding that just because the consumer unit is "old", it does not need to be replaced. Since then, I had the EICR carried out at my rental property. This went to plan. I am now scheduling my next EICR on a...
  8. E

    GPS remote immobilisation feature. Wiring issues.

    Hey all, thanks for having me. I'm fitting a GPS tracking system into my van (Renault Trafic 2005, 1.9l Dci) and I'm trying to install the imobilisation feature. Once wired in it will let me remotely disable the fuel pump. However, I'm struggling to get any information on the wiring of the...
  9. C

    Changing light fixture, RCD issues after

    Hi all, Over the weekend I swapped out a light fixture in a bedroom that had a Loop-in ceiling rose to a modern pendant light that had a choc block style terminal only. I used Wago connectors and Wago box to wire everything up and put it in the ceiling. Before doing any work I flipped all...
  10. Mr Ziggy

    Issues with wiring up a dimmer and switch for LED downlights in series

    Hi all I am a newbie from Australia to this great forum. I need some advise with wiring up a dimmer and switch for my LED Down lights in series. I have run a mock up from the extension cord with some success. But still have issues. The dimmer instructions diagram indicates one red...
  11. J

    4 way switch replacement issues

    Good morning! Replaced a 4 way switch yesterday and everything seemed fine. Around 3am this morning, the breaker tripped on that circuit. Resetting the breaker did not work, just tripped each time. I took apart the 4 way switch this morning and disconnected the wiring and reset the breaker...
  12. S

    Oven issues

    Hi all. Having a problem with my double oven. I turned it on today, (it was already on as in the clock was displayed, but as I turned the knob for the oven to come on) there was a spark and killed the fuse and RCD. Turning it all back on proved the oven as dead. Power is getting into the back...
  13. R

    Off peak/ peak issues - appliances not working on "off peak"

    Hello, Needing some advice if possible. I'm not a qualified sparky but DIY'er (A 'Sarah Beeny' lol) so apologies if this isn't the correct forum. In a nutshell, I've been renovating a let property. Same tenants for 10yrs. New heaters (all electric flat) were installed by 'agents' tradesmen...
  14. A

    IR testing issues

    Hi people. I did an IR test at a domestic property this week and I have a question that has probably been asked 1000 times, so I apologise in advance. On the RFC I bunched together L&N toegther and measured against the common earth bar and got 0.01Mohms. I couldn't see any surge protected...
  15. J

    Electric Issues in New Home

    Good evening all. My wife and I recently bought a house and our inspector missed some major electrical issues that I am now trying to diagnose. I'm hoping that someone might be able to shed some light on this situation. So we initially noticed that we had around 12 outlets not working in the...
  16. J

    UK Dis board position change and upgrade, cable compliance issues

    Hi, I think I may have helped hold the gun in the shooting of my own foot… Been combining TP dis boards into a single board, after a workshop extension. Quite a few 4 core 1.5mm SWAs feeding fixed equipment, like TP drills lathes and the like – all fed via 16A breakers on the old board. Lots...
  17. U

    Installing a dimmer issues

    Hi all I’m installing a dimmer but the current set up is really weird: The current switch has 2 live wires (the black ones) which both go into the same connector this is the new dimmer but No clue what to do
  18. G

    EIC and EICR issues

    Hi folks, first time poster and soon-to-be landlord's assistant (letting my partner's property out now that she's moved in). We've just had a new consumer unit installed and an EIC produced for the works as required, and the electrician told us he checked every socket and circuit as part of his...
  19. J

    Pyro issues

    Evening people anybody got any ideas of how to best terminate this pyro without having to re gland it. Its feeding the meter to an old 3036 board, that's to be changed . Running a armoured not an option , need to secure to a metal adaptable box but no idea how going to lock it in place without...
  20. S

    Smart meter/immersion heater issues

    Hi there, The off-peak immersion heater in my electric boiler stopped working recently, so I got an electrician round to diagnose and fix. They said it was a faulty immersion heater, so they replaced it last week but it's still not working. They now think it might be an issue with our...
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