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  1. J

    Power socket in bathroom

    Hi All, Need advise on something. I have seen a diagrem somewhere showing that we cant have any electrical socket near the washbasin/tub etc. However when visiting my friend's house, which is a new build, I saw that the electric tap for the wash basin had a sicket just below the washbasin...
  2. N

    New outlet does not have enough power

    I installed a new GFI outlet in our bathroom for our new electric toilet. To do this I cut wires to the exhaust fan and added new wires to the new outlet. The three wires, from the breaker, to the exhaust fan, to the new outlet, were joined together with wire nuts. #12 gage wire. When all...
  3. Lou

    Beko oven power knob replacement

    Our neighbours oven knob has sheered off when the builders were replacing the kitchen ceiling... Anyway does anyone know where they can find a replacement knob? It's the one that turns the oven on and to grill etc. They can't use the oven at all. Thanks
  4. Michel

    LED Emergency Light Losing Power Quickly

    I have an old emergency light with an almost dead 6 volt 4 amp battery inside, so I switched it to 2 x 18650 (3.7v, 4800mah) = 7.4 volt 4800mah. At first everything worked out fine, until it started to loose power very quickly. Now if I charge it for 2 days and try to use it at low power it...
  5. O

    UK Advice around electric fire power supply

    Hey guys! I'm hoping to get some advice. We are in the process of building an entertainment unit which will have an electric fire floating on the front. However, this fire comes with a plug. I guess my question is, what's the best way to plug this in so the wire can't be seen? I wanted to add...
  6. J

    Reverse Power Relay?

    On my boat, I want to connect my DC-to-AC inverter to a 120vac bus normally powered by shore-side power (power grid). I DON'T want that shore-side power to feed back into my inverter. When I connected the inverter output to the live, shore-powered bus the inverter alarms ("AC OVERLOAD") and...
  7. S

    Outside Light Power Source

    I am wanting to put up 2 outside lights either side of my garage. In my garage I have a light switch and a plug socket to work with. What’s the best way of getting power to the outside lights?
  8. Z

    Melted Double Adapter and Power Drops

    Hi, just found this forum! I'm in Australia Maybe people here can suggest what may be causing a power issue I have. Appreciate any suggestions, thanks. Problem: I've had an ongoing issue where power points in the house are losing power randomly for a moment and then coming back on. Its like...
    • Zapion
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    • adapter ausie elec double drops loading melted power
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Australia
  9. N

    Power to workshop from home

    Looking for a little help please... running power to workshop. My home has a 200amp service. Neutral and ground are bonded at meter on outside of home. Main breaker box in house has neutral(white) and ground separated. I have a 100amp breaker installed in the main panel which ran to a sub panel...
  10. J

    LED Strip Power advice

    Hi - sorry if this has been posted elsewhere but i cant seem to find the answer. I have an LED Strip and a smart controller. I need a power supply, and am struggling to figure out which one. This strip is the first of many I plan to install - i just need to get my head around it all then will...
    • jtothelo
    • Thread
    • advice led led drivers led strip led strip lights power strip
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  11. M

    RCDs in series and garden power

    I wired a new circuit in my garden last year. One thing I wasn't sure of but figured it can't be much of an issue was having two rcds on the same circuit. So from the consumer unit I have a 2.5mm ring to a Wiska box outside. That then is a roughly 5 metre piece of 4mm swa into the shed consumer...
  12. C

    "smart" meters for my structures reading 2-3x more power usage than im actually using.. why ?

    I have a question for you all, We recently moved, and the old house had the analog meter on it, the new place has 3 structures on the property.. a barn, a defunct kennel which im going to turn into a workshop and the house itself. All 3 buildings have these smart meters on them.. Our first...
  13. A

    Pub Shed Power set up.

    Hi all, New year greetings and let's hope this insidious Covid (currently isolating) comes to an end this year. I've checked the other shed power threads but they don't cover my question, I'm currently building a log cabin pub in my garden and will need power for approximately six double...
  14. S

    Can a split-second power outage shut off my PC?

    Hello. My pc: 10850K stock 4800mhz stock Kraken X73 good temps 2x16 GB DDR4 GSKILL 3000mhz XMP Seasonic Tx-850 Ultra Titanium Gigabyte Rtx 3090 Gaming OC Aorus Z490 Pro Gaming 1 TB SSD I wanna ask about something. So i plugged my pc in march 2021. All is fine. No pc shutdowns,reboots,pc...
  15. M

    Power Factor correction of a Diesel GenSet

    Hi All, During my exercises on paper, we always assume the source from grid has Tension and Currentnin phase. Today, for the first time, I was learning about Diesel Genset and noticed its plate saying 2700 MVA / 2000 MW. So basically, somehow a source has its own Power Factor (PF). 1. Can...
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    Power Supply for Halogen Track

    I have a track light whose power supply failed. I would like to replace the power supply but am unsure as to what to replace it with and how to connect it to the track. I do not know the type of track I have. I could put up to 6 50W 12V halogen bulbs on the track. How do I determine what type...
  17. A

    Solar Power Requirement

    Hi, I have a new wooden shed with dimensions 4.5 meters x 1.8 meters. I would like to have lights and a heater in it to keep decent temperature during winter and work in it - and maybe a small TV ;). I have researched some information and looking at a solar panel, leisure battery setup. I...
  18. T

    Power transformer Low voltage supply

    I recently installed a 200kva, 33/0.400 KV transformer for a small commercial hostel, so after powering the transformer, we checked all the output of the 3 phase at the secondary side and it was ok but whenever a single air conditioner is powered , then the voltage becomes low. Please guide me...
  19. O

    Power to a Garage, with RCD at Garage and in the House?

    Hello, I'm no Electrician, but I think I have a understanding of the basics. Few years ago We had our Garage supplied with power by and "electrician". This was done by my Wife's family friend, and he never finished it in my eyes. I've attached a diagram of what's going on...
  20. D

    Three Phase Power supply

    Greetings I work for a client who has recently negotiated a bigger supply from the supply authority, the client has agreed with Scottish power to have a larger transformer and feeder cable installed, my part of the works is to upgrade the existing switchgear to accomodate for the new supply...
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