Hi all,
I just found this forum last night and figured I would post my issue since I can't find much out there with a similar situation.
My job is to light a big garage area in basically a basement. The caveat is that the house is in a flood plane. The county flood plane at this house is 5'...
Recently moved into a house from the 70s. There's no ceiling light in the living room. Assuming the switch for the room was to one of the outlets for a lamp. After testing to find which outlet it was, to my surprise, it was all of the outlets in the room. Yes, One switch turns ON/OFF every...
Hi all,
I'm wondering if anyone might be able to help. We have a fused switch that controls 4 LED lights next to a power socket which have both stopped working.
We have tried replacing the fuse in the fused switch, but that hasn't resolved the issue.
Reseting all fuses in the fusebox hasn't...
Hi all,
I'm wondering if someone can answer this question concerning a wiring scenario. I recently saw on a youtube video - a guy create a scheme where the power source first went into a light then went to the light switch. Is this safe for series of 6 wafer lights (6 in.) 75W 1140 lumens...
Hi everyone, I have several external disk drives, all from the same manufacturer and all using the
same type of transformer - input 220V, output 12V, 1.5A, 18W. Currently I plug them all in a multiple socket
plug the length of a Dachshund:)) and it looks just horrible. Is there a way to have...
Hi everyone,
A diversity question concerning 2 consumer units fed from 100amp DNO supply
Background, So I have an 18th Ed compliant consumer unit (DB1) fed by a 25m 2 core SWA into a IP rated box, the SWA is then split into 2*25mm tails feeding DB1 and a small 3 module enclosure incorporating...
Our house has one external feed going outside to power lights.
We've recently renovated our garden/drive etc and now there are three different zones where we would like to have lights and control when they are on/off.
With one source going outside and one switch, I was wondering if there is...
Hi all, what is the best way to configure surge protection in domestic dwellings when you have multiple consumer units?
Does each consumer unit need it's own spd, or can I fit one in parallel with all consumer units?
I have a 20m run from meter cabinet to two consumer units in house, then...
Hi all, how do you go about filling out a EIC or a minor works certificate when you have multiple installers that have worked on the circuit, there is only one space for installer/constructor?
At long last my wife is getting her new kitchen and the contractor will be running 10 or so new circuits from a new sub panel. The sub panel, unfortunately, is on an outside wall around 35 feet from the kitchen. The wiring will have to go down the wall, into the crawlspace under the house, and...
Cascaded Distribution Units.
Given how cheap populated distribution boards are; i've started to use them for almost every major junction in my home:
Domestic Main Distribution Unit >10mm swa > Garage Distribution Unit > 6mm swa >Spa Distribution Unit...
Hi,
I have multiple electrical issues with the hiace I just bought (not sure if they are related).
The fan (AC) is not working as well as the hazard and reverse lights and the honk. It looks like all fuses are good.
Any advices on how to tackle those issues would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Posted this to the DIY section since I'm not a business or employee in this matter but it feels more appropriate (and might actually get responses) here.
Hi all, I'm new here but have posted on Hobby-machinist and Practicalmachinist forums.
I want to wire up an electrical box for a milling...
I'm looking for suggestions, please (as a retired electrician but still active in the voluntary sector). The scenario is a group of 4 log cabins, sleeping accommodation for groups of youngsters and their leaders at an outdoor activities youthwork charity. I've recently completed the electrical...
Anyone could recommend "best practices" for wiring methodology of 64 LEDs (each req. 10V@700mA)?
Including resistors, drivers, parallel/series, etc...
Part of the question is if these should be configured in an 8 x 8 configuration where each one bundle is a 4 x 4 series/parallel setup?
Drivers...
I have had no issues until this week. The lighting in my basement all has gone out. This includes my laundry room, basement game room, and the bathroom. I thought that it was just a blown fuse but no fuses were tripped. I checked switches and bulbs and ruled those out. I still have power in...
Hi guys, looking for advice as not done this before. I'm looking at wiring multiple devices ( sky/ VM box, PlayStation, dvd player) in a cupboard and want them on 3 tvs ( bedroom, lounge and dinning room) would a 4 in one out hdmi splitter work with a hdmi over cat 6 extenders with ir remote...
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This is a question with probably so many answers and solutions, but I wondered how people would do it.
I have a clients house which already has one submain on a 40A MCB to a Garage with a 20A RCBO radial and a 6A RCBO lighting circuit + a spare 32A RCBO. Selectivity not an issue.
They need a...
I've been having issues with my dining room lights flickering and light switches working intermittently. After taking off the switch covers, I didn't need to be an electrician to see stuff was wrong. There were exposed wires, red wires attached to black wires, black to white, and so on. I've...
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