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  1. C

    Apartment complex lights not working or pool pump system. Novice maintenance man

    Apartment complex lights not working or pool pump system. Novice maintenance man with very little experience in electrical, and my job is on the line
  2. Tommy10toes

    UK Wiring advice for a novice

    I discovered a blank face plate in our large food cupboard and thought- ‘if there’s wiring behind this then I could put a little microwave in there’ There is wiring. (See horrible photo) so I will wire in a single plug socket there. Being a novice I wanted to check the following- After...
  3. TankGirl182

    Needing guidance for career change to become Electrician.

    Hi, I'm Zoë, 34, female, no university, based in Liverpool, U.K. I've worked as a medical laboratory assistant in the NHS for 14 years full time and I'm on a relatively low-average wage. I've always seen the trades as a 'man's world' and have been nervous to go into the industry but now feel...
  4. P

    Solar Complete novice, looking for some guidance

    Hello everyone, hope your all well. So I have a little time on my hands and decided I would use it to build a small solar solution to heat the inflatable hot tub and save a little cash in the process. I've bought a couple of solar mats to heat the water and a 12v whale pump to push the water...
  5. T

    Novice question

    Hello I'm a novice home owner. I have a porch with a currently unused 110 wire in a junction box in the roof of the porch. I would like to wire up a wall light switch and put up 2,3 or maybe 4 flood lights on the posts of the porch. How do I do this? Put up metal conduit lines from the 110 line...
  6. R

    Novice starting a Level 2 C&G 2365 Course in September

    Hi guys, this is my first post here. So I'm 31 years old. Been in the same dead end job for 8 years now, which pays the bills and can go out once a week but little else really - and no real chance of progression. For the last few years I've been trying to figure out the best way to become a...
  7. jezzurp

    Hi, new poster

    Hi everyone. I’m not a pro or in training. I’m more of a digital engineer normally and haven’t really done anything with electrics since I was at school a long time ago. Recently started building a home brew keg system using an old chest freezer and need to bypass the thermostat so thought...
  8. N

    Help needed with a simple motorcycle connector issue (novice)

    Hi all. I decided to sign up to reach out to some experienced folks who may be able to point me in the direction of how to make this work (and more importantly, the right way). This is going to be a piece of cake for everyone here (but me) I am sure. To keep a long story short, I am setting up...
  9. M

    Novice needs help!! Under Cupboard Lighting

    Help!!! After trawling the web for LED under cupboard lighting and getting totally confused, I thought I would join the forum to see if anyone can suggest my best options. I have 2 runs of cupboards on opposite sides of the kitchen,each measuring 1.4mtr. At the moment I have a 221mm S15 LED 5w...
  10. S

    Novice in need of LED soldering advice.

    Hello All and thanks in advance for any suggestions or recommendations. I'm never soldered anything a day in my life so I'm reaching out for some help. I need to build some LED strip lights that I will be recessing in floating shelf channel. I'll need to run about 4 feet of wire from each cut...
  11. K

    Can this CCTV camera be used via smartphone app? CCTV and access control novice!

    first time poster! i had this camera given to be by a friend who had it going spare and was wondering if i could utilize this cameras full capabilities using just a smartphone app. though a qualified spark, i am a complete cctv and data novice and would like to be able to control and rotate/move...
  12. M

    Novice needing help with breaker/ furnace

    New home owner here. I know zero about furnaces and breaker boxes. I need to shut off the power to my gas furnace but there is no switch located anywhere near the furnace (above, beside or on) and the breaker is not labeled. Would the furnace be the one with the biggest switch, on the far right...
  13. G

    Novice light switch wiring

    Hi, We have lighting in the loft in our new house but it doesn’t work. Had some work done yesterday and the guy tested that there was power going into the light switch but not out and suggested trying a new switch. Here is the original 2 way dimmer switch as it was wired and with the wires...
  14. B

    Novice wants to add led interior lights

    Hello I require a little advice. I'm looking to add some rgb led light strips to the interior of my car. I want them to power on when I open my door. That bit I know how to do. But I also want it to be powered by a switch that I can turn off
  15. T

    Ceiling lighting advice for novice

    Hi all, Found myself here as I am looking for some advice on ceiling lights and it seemed like a friendly place!! I have a very dark kitchen with only 1 ceiling light. I really don't like the commercial spot light fixtures and would like to replace the single light with a few recessed...
  16. M

    Help! Absolute novice doesn’t know what he is doing

    I am not an electrician but fitted a few light fittings and thought it was pretty straight forward but that is the extent of my knowledge. This one, however, wont turn off. Just moved into a new build and took previous light fitting from my other house. When i have fitted it, the light wont turn...
  17. Lex Cramer

    Supply questions from novice

    Hello, i've done a bit of research but dont know what im talking about and have a few questions before i garble down the phone at an electrician if anyone can help.. I want to run computer servers/processors in my home and put them all in the spare room so i can control the environment, if i...
  18. G

    Novice diyer seeking advice

    hi Recently refurbished bathroom and fitted a spare metal down light which is close to shower, total novice at electrics but fitted wires exactly as previous light. Now whenever I have shower and touch light fitting it's got current through it? Do I need a particular type of light fitting? I...
  19. J

    cctv novice

    Want to be able to add cctv installation to what I can offer on rewires etc. never done anything cctv related or read much about it before now If I was to buy this kit: 4 Camera IP Eclipse CCTV Kit With 1080p IP Anti Vandal 2.8-12mm Varifocal Dome Cameras in Graphite -...
  20. M

    Fire alarm novice

    Good afternoon fella's. I've been asked to install a fire alarm in a small building that will be used as 2 x offices. The problem being I've never installed one before. I think i know the difference between a conventional system and an addressable system. Conventional - wired as radials and in...

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