I have a client who wants to replace a 4 inch low voltage extractor fan to a more powerfull one as the bathroom is used alot and creates alot of steam.
is there a more powerfull 4inch fan or do i have to just stick a 6inch low voltage fan in as i cant find a 5 inch low voltage fan.
The house...
hi guys
just a quick question for you.
i know not to mix low voltage cables with mains voltage and to keep them seperate. but why exactly is this??.is it because there a magnetic field set up around the mains cables??
in my brothers house he wants an alarm cable brought down the same conduit...
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I wonder if someone could help please.
I did my Part P about 2 years ago to rewire my house. All when well!!
I put low voltage down-lights in the hole house I got 7 in the lounge and 19 in the kitchen 12 on the mail side and 7 on the other side with two different switches and on it's...
Hi all,
My electrical shower suddenly stopped working. I thought it was broken and then bought a new one. But the new shower still does not work. So I tested the cable, found only 55 volts in the electrical shower between live and neutral. But on DB, it is 240 between live and neutral.
It...
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Chum at work has 18 LV lights in the kitchen using the G4 5W halogen bulbs. Two bulbs failed but he could only get 10W replacements. Two questions
1. Will there be any detrimental affect having 2 of the 18 bulbs being 10W
2. If he replace all 18 bulbs with 10W, would this provide more...
Im looking to buy some downlights for the canopy on the front of an house but im not sure which will be easier and better off to work with. I am more tempted by low voltage but would mains be better brightness?
The ones i've priced up are not i.p rated but this is ok as water wont be able to...
Hi, ive just finished fitting 9 low voltage downlights in a living room for a family member. After fixing, i switched the lights on before pushing them all the way home. This is when i noticed the heat these light give off. There is no insulation to worry about, the gap between the plaster board...
hi, i'm new to electrics....
is there such thing as a low voltage relay? i need a relay that 'switches'' at 2.5volts (or lower)
ive got this one: http://us.100y.com.tw/pdf_file/LU-SERIES.pdf (lu-12), but 2.5v isn't 'strong' enough...
if that makes sense? thanks :D
Hi, i am looking downlighters for one of my bedrooms. I was told by a friend some downlighters the low voltage ones use 1 tranformer and all the downlighters plug into it. Could you point me in the right direction?
Many Thanks
Aaron
Apprentice
I was thinking of fitting a transformer near the consumer unit and supplying all the downstairs lighting circuit with 12v and changing all the fittings. Has anyone done this and is there any likely problems.
Goodmorning to everyone.
I'd like to ask if anyone knows about the following:
In an electrical distribution cabinet of 380Vac, with the busbars inside the cabinet, how should the busbars be covered and this according to which regulation?
Thanks in advance,
Charis
In page 90 of Brown book (16th Edition) (sorry guys I haven't got my red book 17th Edition yet) Reg 515-01-02 reads;
515-01-02 Where equipment carrying current of different types or at different voltages is grouped in a common assembly (such as a switchboard, a cubical or a control desk or...
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