So a family member wants to put an outdoor light or two on the end of a driveway, purely passive and solar powered. These used to be naff and not worth it, but I know technology has come on. Lots of units out there but which ones are actually worth the buying?!
I will be putting together 2 x 12v lead acid battery connected in series (24v basically) backup power for Internet connectivity (routers/wifi etc)
Looking for recommendation on best way to keep these battery charged for a series connected battery. There's a lot of 12v battery chargers out...
I have 16 ceiling spots to be replaced in a room being repurposed as a bathroom. Some will be over a shower, basin and bath hence need to be IP65.
Past experience with sealed unit (ie bulb cannot be replaced) bathroom spots is that they fail long before claimed lifetime and are then difficult...
Hi all,
I'm looking at putting some warm white LED strip (3000k) in aluminium profile under some kitchen cabinets, so just looking for recommendations please on decent and sensibly priced LED strip, drivers and aluminium profile.
I know there's a huge range of this stuff out there, so hard to...
As a retired electrician, I need to specify a new type B board for a village church. Principal load is heating. Ipfc phase to phase is 1.1kA.
Requirements:
23 final circuits, so don't want to exceed an 8 way board - pref no higher than about 625mm.
SPD therefore not to steal 3 MCB positions...
Hi All,
I wondered if you might be able to recommend any electricians in the Brighton area please?
To wire in some already chased sockets (possible)
To find the fault in a ring that has no continuity
Many thanks,
Vanessa
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Gone away for a holiday, and come back to find the girls have bust my telly. (Could have been eldests bf, he’s got a habit of breaking stuff)
It’s a decade old Samsung UE32F5000AK, nothing special, it’s just for Skyq watching in the evenings. There is sound, but...
I am planning to have my ground floor cloakroom refurbished. Its a very small space around 1metre square and only has a WC in it. There is currently an inline fan fitted which is located in the ceiling void which has been lowered and is made of pine cladding. The ceiling will be replaced as...
As the title says, I am looking for a recommendation for an enclosure and gland arrangement to electrically isolate or divorce the earth/armouring of a two core SWA supplying an outbuilding/shed. The supply to the property is overhead TT, so DNO provide phase and neutral only, a sub 20 ohm rod...
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Was looking to replace both my old Danfoss mechanical thermostats with a smart thermostat. Was wondering if anyone had recommendations for the following set-up (circuit is 240v).
There are 2 solenoids, one for upstairs and one for downstairs, and a thermostat each for...
Hello... I'm looking for a trustworthy electrician in Bristol to finish off work on on an electrical cabinet.
From what I understand a RCD needs to be added for garden lighting and some of the fuses need to be upgraded to higher amperage.
The fella who started the work has a surprise medical...
Maybe a little odd but i’m so sick of wearing thick work trousers in hot weather, or worse people who have the heating on max.
If anyone’s got any they would recommend that would be great, ideally they would have the hanging waist side pockets, the thinner material the better, id rather...
I need to find a decent quality ('set and forget') rf switch that can be triggered by a contactor or heating relay, distance is only about 10-15m from one outside pump house to another, standard London brick jobby. I've lost track a bit of what's out on the market these days - any suggestions...
So I have had the cellar cleaned and painted with limewash - it's an old house and tanking causes as many problems as it solves.
The problem I have is the lighting - the floor joists are exactly 5ft 11inch from the cellar floor - currently there is a single ceiling rose in the middle of the...
Hi all. I am struggling to find a suitable high-quality LED filament bulb for a new fitting. It appears difficult to find many > 2700k, and the couple I have tried so far have had significant buzz and flicker when dimmed (used with a Varilight V-pro dimmer).
Our requirements are:
E27 GLS or...
What's flavour of the month for low-cost PIRs / PIR LEDs / LED floods in the 10-20W range? I need a few for the museum store; can't blow too much cash on them but equally I don't want tat that fills with water after 3 weeks.
Not sure if they will get linked together as they are quite widely...
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