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  1. G

    Unused double 20 amps breaker in my old 1 bedroom appartment?

    Hi I have a 1 bedroom appartment from 1954. I opened my breaker box to find out what the extra double 20 amp was used for and I realized that it's disconnected. 15 amp goes for the lighting and the plug 120V outlets of the appartment. 20 amp the whole kitchen double 20 amp is the hot water 40...
  2. N

    how to identify old cloth wrapped wires?

    I'm working in an old house and the electrical is old cloth insulated wires. at each light box the cloth was just breaking away exposing bare wire in a metal box. we put in a junction box in the attic. getting back in the casing cutting out the old dry sections of wire. the electrical had been...
  3. L

    Replace old fuse wires with circuit breaker?

    This appears in our Building & Pest report: "Safety switch installed, old fuse wire fuses still in use, recommend replace with circuit breakers." The home was built in the 1980s. Are old fuse wires dangerous? How dangerous are they? What are the risks of replacing with circuit breakers? Are...
  4. ilikemyhouse1

    UK Help identifying parts on an old Victorian house consumer unit

    Hi! I know the basics on a modern consumer unit, but I'm not sure on this old panel here. Could you help me know what I'm looking at? Seeing two big fuses there.
  5. Msitekkie

    PAT IR fail on old cooker with rods not cable

    I am PAT testing a very old 2100W Belling tabletop cooker that the customer is keen to keep & paying me to repair. It fails a L-E or N-E IR test at 0.46 M ohms. Internally the cooker uses bare rods rather than cable. I replaced the old cable & plug and L-N I get > 1999, but L-E or N-E still...
  6. Aaron b

    What in this old service head?

    I had a look at a property with this old service head. It's a looped supply, the met is just a bolt and the tn-s earth is questionable. There's also a knockout missing on the side. I'll recommend the DNA are contacted to look it over. I was wondering what the insides are like? If there's a...
  7. K

    UK Old 8.5K shower wired to 30 amp fuse with no RCD. Is it still safe & ok to use?

    8.5K shower unit is wired to plastic box consumer unit to 30 amp cartridge fuse with no RCD It’s the original shower installed when the house was built around 1995 The shower is still fully working after all these years, never blowing the cartridge fuse before Am I right to presume RCD wasn’t...
  8. C

    no oven for xmas :-( new 16amp oven on onto old 20amp breaker.???

    Hi there My old oven broke just in time for xmas😭😭😭 (murphys law) Ive picked up a new one which is rated at 16amp. The old oven came off an independent circuit. 20amp breaker with 6mm from board to isolator and 6mm to rear of oven. Is this just a case of just hardwiring it in or is it a bigger...
  9. Barrieeld

    Faceplates for old socket boxes

    Hi folks I’m having an Edwardian home rewired, it’s not been done in 35 years it seems. I’ve came across some socket boxes in skirting which I can get out and wondered if there are new faceplates that would fit (screw points different on new boxes) if I cleaned away the conduit? Thanks in advance.
  10. C

    Reconnect old storage heater

    Hi. I'm having an issue with an old style storage heater. A workman disconnected the storage heater to lay new flooring under it . For some reason the installer removed the wiring completely, rather than keep it wired in . He then re wired as originally done. . Since then the heater...
  11. T

    Identifying / dating old service head?

    Hello, we're looking at relocating the CU fairly urgently for a small business (retail shop) and came across this service head. Obviously need to safely isolate ahead of working on the CU but not come across this type before. We're assuming the cut out is probably at least 50 or 60 years old...
  12. S

    PAT Testing an Old Chandelier

    Hello, I am currently learning and have come across PAT testing an old chandelier. On modern lamps I would use the plug and probe on the lampholder and wiring and put these straight into the PAT tester to test. But with this older chandelier, I am unsure and looking for advice. The insulation...
  13. G

    Difficulty installing Ring with an old Friedland chime

    Hi folks, it turns out my Friedland chime must be really old (going by mercury switch and white wiring!) and I'm struggling to fit a Ring doorbell. I'm trying to fit the jumper cable none of the cables have indications as to which is front, trans, rear. I can't see anything that looks like this...
  14. jimbobbrad

    UK Old Three phase UPS wasting electricity?

    I'm hoping someone can sanity check or correct my thinking. I have a very old UPS, it's showing a power factor on the front display of 0.1 We put a clamp meter on the 3 incomers which all read 36 Amps. the 3 outgoing legs are showing 12, 6 and 4 Amps That's 108 Amps in and 22 Amps out, I'm...
  15. littlespark

    EICR on an old church

    Straightforward EICR job coming up on my village church. Don’t think it’s ever had one before. Quick visual survey today to estimate my time, and instant thoughts are no RCDs anywhere, cables clipped surface here, there and everywhere and joint boxes hidden behind wood panelling. (I should know...
  16. I

    Identifying old Honeywell Timmer/Programmer

    I'm trying to identify a Honeywell Timer/Programmer which was current in the early 00s. It looks like an STC model of the period ( digital clock and two manual sliders for heating and water timing ), also can anyone help with a wiring diagram, Many thanks.
  17. 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...
  18. Delano_Stagg

    Changed New Light Switch (and old switch) Won't Work

    Hi everyone, After much swearing and cursing (I hope the neighbours didn't hear) I've come online for some help. We have a dimmer switch in the kitchen and my wife wanted a simple on/off switch instead. Obviously, I switched off the circuit for downstairs. Then, I unscrewed it and took a photo...
  19. The apprentice

    What is this old electrics ?

    Can anyone h will o what this is heating contactor or what ?
  20. H

    How old is too old to train?

    Please be as honest as you can all, I'm looking for real honest views before I waste thousands of pounds and my few remaining years of working life. My situation is that I am a 55 year old contemplating a change of career and venturing into the work of domestic installation. I have no mortgage...
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