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  1. S

    Why did test lamps show 0V between live side and dead side?

    I removed a fuse and before reinserting did the following tests using test lamps. Live side - Neutral = 230V, Dead side - Neutral = 0V, Live side - Dead side = 0V. I then used a multimeter to check these results as I was expecting a potential difference of 230V between Supply side and dead side...
  2. ilikemyhouse1

    UK How do I wire a switch into a lamp with three wires (live, neutral, earth)?

    I've got a security light which has two wires like a normal ceiling lamp (the first wiring diagram attached). I bought a new security light which has three wires (live, neutral, earth), attched is an image of that. There is also attached a picture of the current security light with its live...
  3. 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...
  4. KelvinGaliny

    Why live to ground voltage is only 0V (in a 220V AC power outlet, there is also electric shock)?

    Hello, my name is Kelvin. I'm a trainee hydraulic engineer in Indonesia. I apologize if this question has been answered before / if this question is too basic. So we have a problem with electric shock coming from an electric panel. This panel runs on 220V AC supply & is used to run an inverter...
  5. S

    Live & Neutral swapped on sockets?

    Hi Recently my son complained that he was getting shocks from his laptop when plugged into the mains in his room. I checked the socket and the others in his room and the wiring looked fine - red to live, black to neutral and firmly connected. I then used a plug-in Ring Main tester which...
  6. J

    Need a little help, can I add a second PIR with a single core line in (live)

    Will this work?
    • Johnny M
    • Thread
    • core help little live pir second single single core
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  7. M

    Live incomer is earth cable wrapped in brown tape?

    Hi I wonder if anyone has any useful thoughts on this. Client wants me to redo consumer unit but doesn’t want disruption to fabric of building. I’ve attached pic - looks like original wiring was a 16mm earth to the live incomer . The meter box is >20m away. I guess cable is cable but 16mm...
  8. S

    Live or dead socket???

    How can you tell if 3 phase 5 pin plug is live and working or dead amd not working??
  9. S

    Smart Thermostat Recommendation - Live and Neutral Wires Only

    Good Evening Everyone Was looking to replace both my old Danfoss mechanical thermostats with a smart thermostat. Was wondering if anyone had recommendations for the following set-up (circuit is 240v). There are 2 solenoids, one for upstairs and one for downstairs, and a thermostat each for...
  10. sythai

    ASHP - no switched live required ??

    Hi Guys.... Another ASHP coming up for us to hook up.... slowly getting my head round all the different variations of wiring them ! The next one is a full Bosch system 'compress 7000i.' Client seems to have paid for some helpful technical (Alto Energy) back up on this project for queries...
  11. O

    Live earth wire concern

    Hi, thanks in advance for any advice here please on a safety worry... My son lives in a rented house and recently got a strong electric shock when he turned on a light switch, he felt it go down his arm and to the floor (bare feet, tiled floor). An emergency electrician came out and found that...
  12. autopsian

    Two lives in old fitting, one live in new fitting

    Hi, DIYer here, I'm replacing an old outdoor light. The old one had N, E, L and L1. The new one has N, E, L. I guess this is a common question, how do i wire up the 4 wires coming out of my wall to the 3 available in the new light fitting please? Attached is a pic of the old light fitting...
  13. L

    Lighting circuit still live after breaker turned off

    Lighting circuit. 3 rooms. I turned the breaker off and in the last room of the circuit I checked the light switch to make sure lights didn’t come on. They didn’t. Anyway….the circuit still live at the fitting. The wire from the previous room loop. I then turned the rcb off on the side of...
    • Luke105
    • Thread
    • after breaker circuit lighting lighting circuit live off still turned turned off
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. R

    UK Neutral to Earth is live (230v) in my distribution board?!

    Has anyone experienced this before? The neutral bar is live.. nothing had tripped and everything works fine in the property. any ideas?
    • rr1717
    • Thread
    • 230v board distribution distribution board earth live neutral
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. J

    How add lighting spur? Nuteral is loop at the fitting and live is looped at the switch.

    How is addtionl light spur added spur in the following situation? Nuteral is looped at the fitting and live is looped at the switch. Theres two netural and one switched live at the light fitting, with all live and switched live at the switch.
  16. C

    Help Needed - Terminating live cable

    Hi there. New to the forum, so apologies if I'm in the wrong place. . I have a wire in the loft, which has been left live. It's spurred off a socket, which I don't have access to, so I can't remove the whole wire. Google searches seem to reveal "just tape it up" style answers... But as Im...
  17. fishkake

    Live wire breakout adapter

    Hi there - some of you might have seen my previous post about current-measuring CT clamps. This is another question about them! Once again I'd like to make it clear that I am not an electrician; my understanding of what you guys do is more than a layman, but mostly conceptual rather than...
  18. W

    HELP! is my metal ceiling light live?

    Recently bought a none contact voltage tester and decided to use it on a few things around the house but a metal bedroom light is lighting up red and beeping to say the light is live. I have tried it on all of the parts of the light and it lights up everywhere. I am too scared to touch the metal...
    • worried
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling light help help! light live metal
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  19. K

    New Floodlight not powering on with live wires and switch/breaker on

    I replace two floodlight cameras with smart floodlight cameras. After replacing the second one on day 2, the first one stopped working that was replaced on day 1 (worked right before I turned power off). I swapped with an new one and even with the old floodlight and still not working. The...
  20. D

    UK Drilled into a Live Wire

    Hi Guys, I drilled into a Live wire it's my office (commercial unit) I have the electrician coming out tomorrow just wanted to know what my options were for repairing this P.S I have no idea why I decided to drill above a socket stupid mistake.
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