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  1. C

    UK Add new outlets in house with original fuse box

    My house was built in 1968 and still has the original fuse box with wired fuses. I want an electrician to add to the existing ring main a new spur for a combi boiler and a new dual 13A outlet. Is it correct that in order to comply with the current regs the fuse box will have to be replaced by...
  2. frankbiganski

    Gas boiler on RCD but also connected to other wall outlets

    Hi, I have lifetime experience (50+ years) in United States with basic knowledge of split phase 120/240 volts replacing wall switches and sockets. We moved to the UK two years ago (wife was born here) and I am aware of the 240 volt system that's used throughout the UK. I let a flat and with...
  3. W

    Are cooker outlets necessary!?

    Just wondering what everyone’s view on this is, if you’re mourning cooker or hob switch in cupboard close by. Would you still terminate into an outlet then go from there to cooker or hob? Or would you take the cable straight into the appliance
  4. C

    UK Change RCD type at CU to enable RCDs at socket outlets

    Hello All, I am a homeowner (but not an electrician) and I am renovating a house that has an old CU containing MCBs and an MK LN5725 residual current-operated circuit breaker on the supply side (25A, 30mA trip current). The RCD is there because some of the circuits supply power to outbuildings...
  5. C

    remove switch from multiple outlets

    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...
  6. J

    Have you guys seen PunchDown Outlets?

    the romex wire itself isnt stripped. you just treat it like cat 5. with a "call for a quote" price to buy the tool. I ran into t these in a mobile home. contrary to the imaging, the maker embedded them in the wall. so they lay more flush. So you gotta cut the things out. they notoriously short...
  7. finsends

    Sparks out of outlets during thunderstorm - Wiring mistake?

    Hello, I live in Costa Rica, which adopted the US electrical code. On a regular basis, during thunderstorms, I have parks coming out of the outlets and damaged devices, but no breaker ever flipped. I asked an electrician here and he told me everything is fine. I looked into the wiring and found...
  8. M

    Anyone heard of company called Scimark making domestic switches, outlets etc?

    Has anyone heard of company called Scimark making domestic switches, outlets etc? We live in a house built by David Wilson Homes who subcontracted electrical installation to Clarkson Evans. I need to source some replacement 13A 2 gang switched outlets to replace a couple that were originally...
  9. R

    Lightning strike damaged 2 AFCI breakers. What to check after replacing breakers and testing outlets

    Background Two weeks ago, lightning struck a tree in our yard. Many circuits tripped and several electronic devices failed. There was a strong smell of ozone/electrical burn throughout the house that has since dissipated. Two AFCI breakers are still problematic. Both serve bedrooms (hence AFCI)...
  10. H

    one 110 outlet connected to 2 breakers on separate legs

    Hi guys , Happy 4th I had a 15 amp breaker trip in my panel when my mother was running her sewing machine. She flipped the breaker back but later when i came home i wanted her to show me which one it was, she couldnt remember so i started flipping the breakers one by one. One of the breakers...
  11. D

    Wiring outlets in attached garage

    My house is a small 3 / 2 with an attached garage. Recently a new circuit was added to install 2 new ceiling fans in the patio. Can I use the same circuit to add an outlet in the attached garage? Or, does a garage require its own circuit. My garage is not a shop so no plans to run power tools...
  12. E

    Has anybody had Ever ready flat plate 13a socket usb outlets … what a pile of rubbish

    I had the unfortunate experience today of trying to fit a customers 13a double sockets, they were hidden screw type with USB outlets incorporated.. I had no choice but to fit them, if you are thinking of doing so please don’t they are a very badly designed unit they fit into a dual back box with...
  13. W

    Design current of socket outlets

    I'm doing an design project at college and are onto my cable calcs now and I'm fine with my lighting circuits and the fridge and dishwasher supplys where the load has been stated but I'm confused as what to do about my socket outlets as in the spec there is nothing specified about the socket...
  14. K

    Advice needed about Canada's countertop outlets

    I am about to install two electrical receptacle outlets above a kitchen countertop. 50+ years ago, the original house wiring had no outlets there. 1) Do both outlets need to be GFCI, and each with their own individual 15 amp/or 20 amp circuit breakers? Or can both GFCI's be connected together...
  15. ramhad3

    Electrical issue, Outlets

    Here is my issues. Woke up this am, no power to TV and wall plugs. I used a RT210 Outlet tester and it came back as HOT/GRN REV. I checked all outlets on the circuit all said the same. I checked each outlet and was only getting 120V from HOT to GRN. Checked the breaker, it's putting out 120V I...
  16. S

    Open neutral on residential outlets

    I have three outlets (that I can find) that are showing open neutral. I have 80v across hot and neutral, 120v at hot to ground and 28v neutral to ground. I also have one switch to a light that I think is on this circuit that is not working. If I pull the switch and wire it directly (white to...
  17. dogbob

    Push-in connectors on Leviton outlets

    The electricians who wired my new house (US mainland) used the push-in connections on the back of Leviton budget outlets rather than the screw terminals. I've already had two wiggle loose making the outlets intermittent. They are UL listed outlets, so theoretically, they have been tested for...
  18. RT1187

    Installing outdoor outlets.

    I've been thinking of adding a couple of outdoor weatherproof sockets to the same wiring I used to connect my CCTV camera, this was previously just powering two outdoor lights which I have removed. The fuse is only 6Amp on that ring so I wouldn't be plugging anything too power intensive into it...
  19. B

    Ireland Wire Irish Home for USA Outlets

    We're moving to Ireland this fall from the US and wondering about wiring a few outlets in some rooms for US outlets. I have a KitchenAid mixer I'd love to keep using in the kitchen, also a PC and some things that need to be charged. Not thrilled with the idea of converters for things, so looking...
  20. C

    Two outlets in my garage are not working but no breaker has been tripped

    Both outlets are connected to a round pan box in the garage with a transformer on it

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