Yesterday, I replaced a light switch (as I've done several times before). When I turned the breaker panel back on, the light was working - but now the other lights connected to that same breaker panel do not work. I re-checked all connections and reset the GFI (the outlet works) but no luck with...
Was called out to a car park where they had the lighting circuit tripping out. Fixed the issue by putting damaged cables in an IP rated box. However just realised that the electrician who came out before myself took out the RCBO and replaced it with an MCB in hope that it would stop tripping...
was told the entire panel would need to be replaced because that part that is circled is loose. Wondering if that is in fact the case or if it could be repaired?
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In a rented property the kitchen has around 10 GU 10 halogen lights the tenant decided to replace these lights with new GU 10 lights And these days as you can only easily source LED GU10 Bulbs I’m almost certain the tenant has replaced the halogen lights with LED...
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this is a eaton cutler hammer circuit breaker. The house was built in 1969 but the breaker was upgraded to this eaton 9 years ago when i bought it.
House uses mostly older outlets that are 2 prong, not 3 prong. HOuse does...
Hi I replaced few of the lights 4 to be precise 2 downstairs and 2 upstairs and now my heater won't turn on.
Is it just the coincidence? Did I make a mistake? All the other socket is working but the switch next to the heater won't turn on. I replaced the fuse.. also, if I am correct, light and...
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I’ve been living in a “new built” house for the last five years and the time to replace some of the built-in appliances has come.
My dishwasher and washing mashine are connected to the grid via connection plates similar to those, although I’m not aware of their exact technical parameters...
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does anyone know about anything in the 18th edition and the requirement to upgrade consumer units when electric hobs are replaced?
i had a customer ask me about it this morning.
Many thanks
Simon
Bit of a first for me. Looking around a house to tidy up as a buy to let and couldn't find the light switch in one of the bedrooms.
Some searching later revealed the previous owners had replaced the switch with an analogue timer o_O
It was the front bedroom so best guess is they had it to give...
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Over the weekend I noticed that the 80a RCD in my consumer unit kept tripping. The house doesn't have anything particularly power hungry - no air con, no DIY tools. It even trips in the middle of the night sometimes (I know so because the house alarm has a little fit when it...
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I had my consumer unit upgraded by an eletrician and the test on the main socket circuit revealed their is a break somewhere on the earth wire so no continuity.
The eletrician had a quick look around and roughly located where it could be (somewhere under the floorboards between certain...
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I'm just a DIYer, not a trained sparky. The triple light switch in my kitchen was making a ticking noise. By elimination, I found it was the middle switch. I didn't like a switch making a noise, so I just replaced it, only to find that the new switch also makes a ticking noise and again...
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Our old oven was plugged into a standard socket behind the adjoining unit with a 13amp fuse standard plug, the hob has it's own isolator box connected to the consumer unit - I'm presuming the socket the oven was plugged into is the down ring but I'm not certain (chef not electrician here!)...
Hi there, I'm currently doing the 2365 level 3 diploma. City and guilds have apparently changed the 304 unit to a new number - 614. We've been told this is now a closed book exam, and we've been guided on what to read up on. Has anyone else heard of this change? I get the feeling my place of...
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I own a shop in Wimbledon and upon entering the shop I turned on the light switches when one of the bulbs blew out and shorted all of the wall and ceiling lights of the shop. Electrical wall plugs still working but all lights are not working even after flipping the switch that...
My daughter switched her bathroom lights on yesterday and the bathroom remained in darkness.
I went over to have a look just now, assuming a fuse; but not the case. All four had blown together!
Fittings are 4 x Aurora GU10 IP65 Fire Rated Bathroom LED Downlights
Bulbs are FEIT...
Evening all. Just after a bit of advice. Just been out on a job where they have had Random tripping of one of the RCD's on a split load board. They were told by a previous electrician it was the shower so that got replaced, problem continued. Another electrician said they had a cracked shower...
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I have carried out electrical wiring in a kitchen. I have never priced a job before and don't want to overprice or shortchange myself any help would be much appreciated.
I fitted:
16 down lights
2 double socket moves
Moved all isolator off walls and relocated to central location (10...
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