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  1. A

    Hot tub problem

    Hi guys my hot tub has been fine for the past year but now when the heater turns on it trips my guess is a faulty heater if this is not the case do you have any ideas what it is most likely to be ? Thanks
  2. P

    Earth leakage problem with Karcher pressure washer

    Hi all. Talented amateur here, stage electrician at school 1971 - 74 and have done much DIY electrical work iover the years, including central heating systems. I worked for several years for the residential division of Honeywell Control Systems and wrote many installation and user instructions...
  3. telectrix

    Currant Problem.

    last night 'er indoors tried to use the Smeg toaster. Click... RCD tripped. Got round to it this morning. Found a currant from a hot cross bun bridged across element and adjacent earthed metal. Removed currant and all fine. Obviously the currant, being moist, was capable of passing current in...
  4. J

    Troubleshooting Electrical Problem

    I recently moved to our new home. But I need to fix some issues before shifting. The main thing to do is replacing the electrical panel because the existing panel is very old. I asked my friends and colleagues. Yesterday, one of my friends told me it's better to hire a professional electrician...
  5. T

    Problem light fittings

    Hi I have an upstairs light fitting and a downstairs light fitting, hall and landing. Upstairs fitting switched on and off by landing switch and downstairs switch. Both fittings were removed for decorating. When upstairs fitting reconnected, only live neutral and earth, and downstairs fitting...
  6. S

    VW Tiguan electrical problem

    Hi, In need of any advice please electrical fault starting with rear parking sensor failing (dash states unavailable/dirty) Sensor is clean 12.3v on inspection of the battery at idle (ancillary equipment off). Due to low voltage my garage initially thought it was a faulty alternator so...
  7. M

    Really odd solar problem

    I have had a solar system for about 8 years and it's always worked perfectly well until a month or two ago. The electricity bill suddenly shot up and it turns out the reading on the inverter has shot up too. Around 3500 units produced by a 4kw system in winter. I'm assuming these two things are...
  8. N

    UK RCD Trip - insulation problem from too much load?

    Hi guys, first time poster, be easy! I'm caring for a friend and last night while sleeping on the sofa-bed an emergency system that had lost power was sending out a warning signal. Startling to say the least. The RCD had tripped and after some internet sleuthing I managed to isolate the...
  9. R

    UK Bathroom pull switch light problem please help !

    Hi I've been trying to fix my mother in laws pull switch bathroom light. Fixed my own a couple of times with no issues but when I installed this one and switched the power back on it didn't work. Its a Bencon pull switch bathroom ceiling light. The switch has screw in connectors inside with...
  10. B

    UK Fuse box problem

    Hi all, RCD1 (63A, 230V brand M2 model M263230) went down on my fuse box, the main switch is still on and so is RCD2. RCD1 controls the lights, central heating and half the plugs in my house. What puzzles me is that when I switch off all the individual circuits breakers on RCD1, I still can't...
  11. V

    Extension socket exploded, problem with extension block or main wiring?

    I have a 4 socket extension block plugged in, in my bedroom. Just plugged genuine iPhone charger into it and instantly loud bang and the socket + charger burnt out. Although no damage at the wall socket. I assume this is just a problem with the extension and not the wall / main wiring? Just need...
  12. A

    House entry problem

    I am being a little cheeky and posting a question which is not strictly electrical (in fact not at all electrical) but which I am sure you knowledgeable people can answer. We live on a clifftop by the sea so everything comes with salt, including orange car brake disks most mornings. We are close...
  13. N

    Quinetic switch problem questions

    Hello Please help me to understand more about the kinetic switch! i have 6 quinetic wifi wireless receiver for dimmer switch (1AMP)and 3- 2 gang switch(QU WS2W)DIMMABLE QUINETIC WIRELESS SWITCH i have some problem with the quinetic wifi wireless switch and receivers! 1.when i try to pair the...
  14. R

    Vintage Drinks Cabinet Lighting Problem

    Hi, During these tricky times I decided I needed a drinks cabinet and so bought a vintage Beautility from Ebay. It looks great but the interior cabinet light doesn't function. It's supposed to come on when the door opens and the top of the cabinet puts pressure on the switch turning the light...
  15. O

    Problem with trailer lights not working

    Hi, we have a trailer at work a large car transport trailer. All the lights suddenly stop working, tested electrics on the van with a lighting board, all working perfectly. When I connect a wire to the white wires in the plug, and the other end to the bare metal on the tow bar on the van, they...
  16. EricMark

    Battery charging, not a problem, but trying to understand what is happening.

    I use smart chargers, and the basic design is each time it hits a set voltage the charge rate drops, so starts at 3.8 amp, then 3 amp, then 0.8 amp and finally 0.1 amp, however if the voltage drops below 12.8 volt on the 0.1 amp charge rate it will return to 0.8 amp charge rate, some times it...
  17. S

    Problem with mcbs in wylex NM506L board.

    I bought the NM506L from Superlec and specified the current rating for the mcbs to fit it What they supplied are Wylex PSB mcb's and they don't fit, at least they misalign with the switch by 4 mm and you can't put the cover on. Can anyone tell me what mcbs I should be using. I never thought...
  18. B

    UK Earthing problem

    Hello folks, I have been using a BUZZIT socket Tester around my house today and, I have found that I am getting a fault reading of 'no earth' from it. I have had an extension built a few years ago and a new ring main was installed for that. When I did the check on those sockets they were all...
  19. S

    Please help me with this Capacitor, SCR, low resistance coil problem!!

    I want to discharge capacitor in micro seconds, In order to to that I used very low resistance coil but When capacitor is discharged, SCR kinda blow up, meaning the positive & negative got connected together because of low resistance. What can we place in negative terminal to make sure that...
  20. D

    What is my problem

    I just changed my bulbs and the lights still flickering. Can anyone assist?

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