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  1. Michael J

    NAPIT Certification Scheme Consumer unit replacement issues

    When carrying out EIC on a new consumer unit installation and found a existing ring circuit with a Neutral to Earth fault causing the rcd to trip. The old fuse box didn’t have rcd protection as it wasn’t required. The problem is after removing all connected and appliances loads the fault is...
  2. B

    Xmas lights end socket broken

    can you use a 5.5mm 2.1mm 12v DC Connector Plug Power Jack replacement as Xmas lights end socket broken off - the voltage through the adaptor is 31v max 6w ?- but no problems with the adaptor which is a Czjutai Power Supply JT‑EL/FC31V6W. I cannot find a higher voltage replacement power...
  3. littlespark

    Replacement festoon lamps

    Local village hall wants me to update their Christmas lights on the outside. Currently 2 strings of 20 B22 lampholders, with the rubber gasket and coloured mini globe filament lamps. Some work, some don't. I'm looking for a supplier of coloured LED lamps, but i don't want to; A: Pay over the...
  4. A

    UK Gas Cooker conked and electrical cooker replacement

    Hi, quick posting - welcome any advice as new to this stuff... Have a Howden HJA 0150 gas grill/oven with a broken thermostat that and can't get a replacement (grill igniting but no gas coming out of oven burners when on). The Howden grill/oven is on a ring in the kitchen which has following...
  5. P

    Knightsbridge KB250DE replacement?

    I fitted a handful of Knightsbridge VFRIC8WW downlights around 18 months ago that use their KB250DE driver and one has started flashing. I had thought they were a reasonable brand so this is possibly just a random failure, but I was wondering if anyone here has more experience of them? Also do...
  6. J

    Simple Light Switch Replacement?

    I'm in the US and not an electrician, but I know how to use a multimeter. I'm replacing a Lutron MACL-153M electronic dimmable light switch. Single pole; it controls the ceiling light above the kitchen sink. For some reason, It's on the same circuit as the master bedroom instead of the plethora...
  7. Rockingit

    Panel indicator replacement to LED

    I've an M&E client who wants me to replace a whole load of 'tired' 5v panel lamps on BMS systems for LED. My spidey sense is pricking my brain and wondering if there's some relevant standards that apply to the type of lumination for safety etc etc?? I've yet to start looking but I'm guessing...
  8. T

    I Need Work Replacement CU in South London (SE9 area)

    I need someone to do an electrical report on my property and then to fit a new CU (plus remedy things that are identified in the inspection). 3 bedroom semi, rewired in 1985 with modern wiring and MK consumer unit (no RCDs in those days). Just 6 circuits plus an electric shower on a submain...
  9. M

    Off peak economy 7 water heater replacement

    I’m doing away with the off peak supply to an all electric flat and going with ‘eco’ heaters that will be off the standard tariff. I’m looking for advice with regards to replacing the water heater control? I’ve attached a possible suitable replacement I think…. Any help will be greatly...
  10. B

    Cooker electrical fan replacement

    Hello, DIY enthusiast, but no real skills! Our fan oven stopped heating so I thought I would replace the heater element. When I have taken it apart, it looks as if part of the wiring may have come off. There is a clip on the right hand side with no wire coming from it. Will this be the issue...
  11. Tobylima

    G9 Led Replacement bulbs

    Hello All, My name is Tom and I know just enough about electrical work to be dangerous, thus I usually have a professional do the work. That said, the most complex activity that prompts my question only requires the ability to change a bulb. I have 10 individual lights in our bathroom that...
  12. S

    GR10q 16w 4 pin LED replacement

    I’m struggling to find how to replace a 16W GR10q bathroom bulb with an LED which is brighter. I’ve read that I need to bypass or remove the ballast but it looks like the 4 pins is actually part of the ballast. Can someone please advise me?
  13. S

    UK MEM RCBO REPLACEMENT

    Hi everyone, can I install an EATON Rcbo in place of an MEM C32 MR30 Rcbo? I understand that Eaton have bought MEM, our merged. I know it's not good working practice and can invalidate insurance but I'm struggling to find an MEM C32 Rcbo and the client isn't going to replace the whole board.
  14. Dartlec

    CU replacement with earthed conduit and singles

    Just carried out an EICR on a flat that was wired in the 70s - with singles run in earthed conduit to each point and the trunking providing the earth at each socket/light point. Ground floor flat, so needs RCD protection on sockets at least and seems due a CU change, but I have no experience...
  15. D

    Replacing a Lutron Maestro MA-LFQ35 Light + Fan Combo Switch

    Greetings! We have a ceiling fan with a 4-bulb light fixture. The fan switch of the original Lutron Maestro MA-LFQ35 combo switch quit working, but the light side continued to work, including dimming. I could not find the same switch online, and went to a local electrical / lighting store...
  16. Dartlec

    Replacement of original Dolphin shower which also feeds pump

    Run into this today at a house my nephew is moving into.... Original Dolphin 860 Shower (8600W) installed on 6mm Twin and Earth - maybe 15m length from the CU, which is an old MK board installed in 1986, but RCD protected - on a 45A MCB. So far so 'normal'.... However, there is 2.5 T&E...
  17. S

    Wireless alarm replacement panel

    Hi. My mother bought a miguard g5 system a few years ago. It looks like the control panel has given up on her! She has all the sensors around her home already but the control panel appears to be obsolete now. Am I correct in thinking that any 433mhz control panel will work with the sensors she...
  18. N

    bosch router repair, suppression capacitor replacement or remove?

    Hi all, I have an Old bosch router that has had a suppresson capacitor fail. I can't get a replacement part to match and was wondering if i could just remove it and carry on. Would this be safe? It is an 0.1uF X 2 x 2500nFY and has three wires, its inline with the negative wire from the...
  19. S

    General electrical wiring replacement

    Hi I know it sounds very grand but it really isn't - and, especially not seeing as there has been, and still is, no travel due to Covid for so long now - but I have a house in rural Italy I bought and have been doing up for 6 years now. It's an old stone house and domestic electricity came after...
  20. S

    what type of 10AX 1 way switch is this- can I get replacement

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