I'm sorry if this isn't in the right place but this is my first time using this forum.
I'm also sorry if i make some mistakes but I'm new to this kind of electricity and English isn't my native language. I bought a "new" power amplifier for my audio setup and the fan in it is very loud. I would...
I have a client who has asked me to connect up a cooker.
She has sent me a picture of the connection unit at the back and it appears the terminal is missing for number 2. I need this for the bridges otherwise the oven won’t work. She has the bridges already, see in picture
Would I have to go...
I'm planning a replacement for my existing domestic CU and would like to have it sanity checked before I get an electrician involved. The main reason for replacing the whole CU is that I would like to have an additional circuit to the attic which would be isolated from the existing one. Long...
Hi Guys
After a replacement for this star breaker RCCB which has failed.
Needs to be 'A' type and is 3 module.
What are my chances / slim I reckon !
Cheers Sy
Hey folks, i work for a relatively small company, but we are doing some big jobs. And right our headache is taking over outdoor lighting maintenance from other guys (you know that situation where the only way to know anything about light is to get up there on the pole and open it to read that...
Morning guys,
I would like some advice, currently at my workplace, I am replacing a DB and existing wiring in a warehouse. One of the ways feeds a sub-db to a small office. The sub-db is an old wylex rewireable db with 3 of the 4 ways used (Sockets,sockets,lights). My company does not want to...
Our family room is part of an addition built a few years ago. We had an issue with nuisance tripping on an AFCI and the electrician came and replaced it saying the one we had was later found to be faulty. All was fine until I bought a new Denon receiver to replace an older Onkyo.
I plugged the...
Hi all, I bought a house and went around replacing the mr16 halogen downlighters with LED lights. The lights are controlled by a Quinetic smart controller. Except in one room where there used to be 12 mr8 halogen downlighters. Now we did not replace those as the elctrician said the ceiling space...
Forgive me, for all my terminology is going to be wrong here. My home has an old fuse box that handles a small section of the house. They take the Bussmann T15 fuses. I've recently had a fuse blow in an unconventional way. The metal strip inside the fuse is still intact. Instead, it appears to...
Please skip to the next paragraph to skip my intro.
Sitting at a desk is not how I want to spend the rest of my life, so I've decided to become a mechanic.
They say "if your job is your hobby, you'll never work a day in your life."
I've always enjoyed resurrecting things that others deem...
Hi, this is a repost of the initial in diy as the only potential diy aspect is the prep ahead of a qualified person attending, this is hopefully the more appropriate place..
I’m looking to find out about options and necessities for a pending certified installation.
In the ground floor flat...
Hey all,
So this is probably a quick question.
I have some under-cupboard kitchen light tubes that are old and have clearly blown at some point.
Would like to replace them but have two questions:
1. In the attached photo, you can see the product identifiers, but an internet search doesn't bring...
Hi,
I need to swap out a damaged 30A junction box on an existing ring main circuit and thought I'd replace it with Wago 221 connectors and a Wago box, but got a bit concerned by the multiple ratings on the sides of the connectors.
Can I simply swap out an old 30A JB with Wagos? Will it be...
I get asked quite a lot about replacing old storage heaters with something more economical and I don't know what to recommend.
Some people ask for the economy 7 tarrif to be changed over to a permanent supply and to fit convector heaters.
I cannot see how this can be more economical than the...
Hi all,
Just needing to upgrade a mk 5780s RCD to a type A so I can fit a car charger. Does anyone know if a MK Sentry RCD will fit, or have the dimensions changed?
Happy Friday
Jon
Hi i have a volex Vcu14 consumer unit and need a couple of 32A mcb's but have been discontinued and I don't really want to buy a second hand one. Is there an alternative option or make I can use? Thanks in advance
I've had my assessment, and my work consists of replacing cu's, EICR's & maintenance work. Not often do i do any work that requires adding two additional circuits, so now I can't get certified after 15 years of being a sparky.... gutted! I've always got certified with a new cu but now they've...
Hi All,
We've recently moved to a new build where the HMDI cable for the TV etc. are pre-fitted in the cavity of the wall. One end of the HMDI cable if damaged. I've tried taping a new HMDI cable to trying to pull it through the wall without luck... so short of removing the wallpaper and...
Hi all. DIY here. Electric Dryer (Kenmore Dryer - 796.61552.610) had been tripping the breaker sporadically over the past few months. Recently the dryer has stopped heating though it does still continues to spin and blow air.
Using a multimeter, I checked the double pole 30 amp breaker's...
So just been out to replace a main switch that had burnt out, Sat afternoon so had to replace with a Wylex one that fitted no problem to at least give them power... Need to go back and replace the switch with a Hager one, its SB299U..
The only ones I seem to be able to find are SBN 290.. I...
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