Newbie here with a fear of fire and other DIY mahem.
OK--so I have this heating element for my ski boot bag (essential equipment in Switzerland) and it has two plugs--one for the car and the other for 240V household use.
As I was stumbling into the elevator at 5AM on my way to the slopes I...
I recently undertook an EICR report for a small house and the conservatory extension had a separate fuseboard which was fed from a 13A plug top.
Obviously this is not ideal but when coming to code it I couldn’t describe why it is any more than a C3.
The main distribution board feeding the...
As most people really don't have an understanding of electricity whatsoever, and the amount of times I have come across the wrong size fuse in a plug or FCU.
I don't know but surely this should be addressed somehow.
Moulded plugs are all good as well on the new table lamp somebody has just...
Got this viper shop vac from a friend. It has a 1@0v plug on it...is it possible to get it to work at standard plug ?
https://www.vipercleaning.ie/en/products/Pages/product.aspx?fid=16330
Hi
Would really appreciate some advice on this as I have pretty limited electrical knowledge
I live in a fairly new build home with 3 floors and the fuse box can either turn off all the plug sockets on the ground floor or turn off all the plug sockets on the 2nd and 3rd floor in every room...
We've recently brought a new build house and it's come with an AEG induction hob. We quickly realised there wasn't enough power to heat more than 2 pans at once. Rather pointless given its a 4 ring hob and slightly challenging cooking xmas dinner!
We've had Bellway out and they explained its a...
I've mislaid my 13Amp plug check card from Electrical Safety First, and they aren't sending out replacements at the minute. Can anyone help? (I'm obviously happy to pay!).
Hello, I'm trying to find this RED PLUG, but there are MANY styles out there so I cannot identify by name such as one model that is called an XT-90 (THIS IS NOT THAT). There are so many I think I'll never find it scrolling through pictures. Can any electricians identify it so I can buy one...
I have 2 Google Nest Outdoor cameras that I’d like to mount front and back under the eaves and power from the loft. Their power details:
“Plugs into a standard household power outlet
AC adapter input: 100–240V AC, 50/60Hz, 0.2AAC
adapter output: 5V DC, 1.4A”
This house is a rental, so no...
Hello!
My partner and I have recently moved into a home, and I've just noticed there is a plug underneath the towel rail in the cupboard under the stairs (photo here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FGakJWLf5a_XiJy879wBySC0EMd4jmD-/view)
We haven't been using the towel rail much as its a bit of...
I recently had some landscape lighting put in and wanted to hook up the transformers to a smart plug so I can control them with my phone and have them on a timer etc. Currently, as setup by the electrician, the two transformers are in a double adapter plugged into a normal wall socket and it...
Hi All,
I would be extremely grateful for advice/comments on the following :
My old built-under hard-wired oven died and due to space constraints I have only found 1 option to replace it :
https://www.myappliances.co.uk/Innocenti-ART28772-Omega-Lux-60cm-73-Litre-Fan-Electric-Oven
[According to...
Hi
When we had the electrics installed for our new kitchen (few months back) we were advised by the electrician at the time to just add a standard plug to the wire of the hob extractor fan (once it was installed).
I have finally come to do this, but would like confirmation that it is safe and...
Hello. It has been a long time since circuit designing for me as I am a simple maintenance person. How do I work out commando plug sizing, for example a machine rated at 32A, plus I have several machine that need moving onto one board, I have there rated current how do I work out board size...
I need to plug two 12v 120w DC fans into AC 120v house plug. The wall worts i have tried don't work. What is the best solution, outside high humidity, green house?
I work for a charity (Besom) that gets equipment that needs to be PATted. A lot of these come with 5 amp fuses. Please do the regulations
allow you to use 5 amp fuses, or are you supposed to change them to 3 amp? Most of these devices are low power & they will run perfectly
well on a 3 amp...
My understanding is that metal cabinet needs to be grounded to the common or neutral 3 wire.
Questions:
When is 3 wire required and when 2?
Why are some plastic cabinets polarized 2 wire or 3 wire?
Why is this metal cabinet space heater that im try to fix, why its 2 wire and neither is...
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