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I am after some advice, I would make clear before I go into detail the work is being done by a qualified Sparky not me, Kitchen being refitted and the fitter has bought in his own electrician. NOT doing the work myself.
What I am being told on two ovens replacing one double does not match...
I did something a little less than smart. Thought I could remember where each of the wires went, but when it came time, I couldn't. Shut off the breaker for the muidroom first. Im not that dumb! Ha
I did a quick search, found this place, and hope that someone can give me a little guidance...
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We had the light (photo attached) installed a couple of years ago - it still works but the bulb is faded but needs replacing.
Is it quite easy to replace myself (someone with no experience)? Or do I need to get someone in to do it?
Thank you!
James
I have bought new chips as per photo. Does it need to be held in place with insulating glue, and should I solder between the bare areas as per the old one not removed yet? Thanks for any help.
Will new MK Honeywell RCBOs fit onto the din rail of a MK consumer unit.
See attached pics of the existing consumer unit.
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DIY'er here...
After my fridge failed (less than 5 years old) I replaced with a new one.
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So I replaced the hard wired socket with a normal plug in one.
When I switched the electric back on, the fused spur...
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Ive been tasked with replacing a mains switch, which is fed from the cutout and in turn supplies a domestic DB.
It’s a BS88 switch fuse which I’ll swap like for like, but the existing DB, which is plastic will remain untouched. There will be henley blocks installed between the switch fuse...
We do a fair bit of work for insurance companies repairing/re-wiring flood and fire damaged properties. the one I looked at today has solar panels on the roof and an inverter in the loft, the house has had a fire. The panels and the sort that fasten directly to the roof laths with a flashing kit...
Hello, I am trying to replace a non-working dimmer light switch with a regular single light switch. Did I do it right? I put the wires in the same place they were on the dimmer switch, but I don't know what the white wire is for. This is for a ceiling fan with a light kit. Blue switch on...
I’m replacing an old 100mm extractor fan in the kitchen with a new one. The old one was a pull cord fan whereas I bought a timer one (no pull cord) thinking I could use the isolator switch (which is directly below the fan) as the on/off switch.
The cabling is a 3 core and on the new fan there’s...
My son has moved into a house with an obsolete Lutron system. It has started to go wrong and I'm looking at replacing it with a wireless Quinetic system. Although I am very capable of doing this, I'm not a qualified electrician so my question is, if I did this work myself, is it legal in the...
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I currently have 4 led bulbs in the bathroom and 3 of them arent working. The bulbs that are currently in are
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I live in a warehouse condo, converted about 20 years ago. The building dates to about 1870 but with the conversion, all of the electrical was replaced. Most of the branch circuits use armored cable, running from the panel in the bedroom up into a drywall ceiling that covers about 20% of the...
I have a detached garage with a 60 AMP subpanel which has lost power. I traced the failure to the wire running under the walkway via conduit (about 15 ft) and can see it fried on the detached garage side. I suspect age, critters and or water got to it and shorted it out.
If I replace the wire...
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Is there an actual age limit on house wiring that would prevent a traditional fuse box being replaced with a consumer unit please?
Background - my elderly mother recently had an issue with the fuse wire on the lighting circuit in her 60's built house blowing, I visited and replaced the...
One of the fluorescent tubes in my undermount lighting system burnt out. There are 3 independent tubes/ballasts under the length of the kitchen cabinets and the others were still on.
After carefully replacing the affected tube, it seems that all three lamps are now not working.
The breaker...
I have an inground pool with a 22 year old, 120vac light fixture in a niche connected to water-holding conduit running to a switch in an outbuilding. I removed the fixture to clean the niche. The fixture was just floating at the surface, still connected, with the wall switch off. A little extra...
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