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  1. W

    Switch Polarity Question.

    During fault finding I came across a switch wire and a perm wire connected the wrong way would this still be known as reversed polarity ? As the connections are reversed?
  2. Hilldog

    AM2 help

    I've sat my am2 today and got to finish it off tomorrow morning. There's a couple of things niggling me so i was hoping someone might be able to help. 1) 2 way and intermediate lighting: I've put brown tape round the strappers (black & grey) but do I need to put brown tape round the common...
  3. G

    broken core work round, help please

    Hi gents, advice please new conversion, in bedroom newly decorated hi wiring was carried out about 4 years ago but this part of the house has just been finished. we have two 5A sockets for table lamps either side of where the bed will be. also have to wire in/connect the wiring for 2-way...
    • Geostar1865
    • Thread
    • broken cable checked core electrical work help help please other please round socket sockets work
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  4. H

    Customers not paying in full!!!

    I've had some trouble receiving full payment from a customer. I'm guessing many of you may have had issues like this before, if so, what's the best way to approach the situation? Feel like going round there and removing cables! Any help would be appreciated.
    • hbrad92
    • Thread
    • court customer customers paying recently round situation
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Business Related
  5. HappyHippyDad

    Wheres the little round green tick gone?

    As in the title! Anyone know where it's gone? I'm talking about the small green tick that was next to a thread if you had written a post on it. I found it really useful to quickly see where the thread was that I had been writing on..
  6. F

    Unable to access any (but can see) of the round type screw terminal joint boxes EICR

    Unable to access any(but can see most) of the round type screw terminal joint boxes. Hello, I carried out anEICR last week, and the entire house is filled with SELV recessed downlighting. All of the (78fittings) have been skimmed around/over at some point, and the(dangeling) round type...
  7. telectrix

    a fault for trainees to get their heads round

    this is a real life fault i came up against. without over-complicating the issue of the site, i'll try to explain just the electrical side. OK. 10mm SWA 3 core feed to a wiska box. no RCD protection. from the wiska box there are 2 6mm 3 core SWA branches.lets call them 1 and 2. with minimal...
  8. S

    How Do I Get Round This?

    1960's bungalow, cavity wall insulation, 8" loft insulation, good boiler controls, 87% efficiency rating for boiler, low energy lighting - walk in the park for EPC ..... NOT. It's lpg and no matter what our EPC guy does we can't get it up to a D rating, without replacing the boiler for oil...
  9. M

    multiple round pin sockets on single light switch

    Hi, Just about to start refiiting kitchen. Going to install interlinked plinth lights in three areas. Is it acceptable to effectively create a radial circuit of 5a round pin sockets from the switched live feed of a light switch? Thanks Matthew
    • matthewh1973
    • Thread
    • light light switch multiple round single socket sockets switch
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  10. stef

    Safety Circuits Round two

    Afternoon Ladies and Gents, Due to another accident overseas all ongoing and planned projects on site need to have failsafe tamperproof safety contactors in the safety circuit. Great.:bulb2: Probably retrofit as well, knowing my luck. I have come across Allen Bradley, they also do the safety...
  11. HappyHippyDad

    2 core flex.. round or flat?

    I know this is a ridiculous thread but I cant find out the difference between round and flat 2 core flex! They both have exactly the same spec and I need to know these things!! I'm using it to extend the circuit for some bell chimes as volt drop is too great for bell wire but..... flat or...
  12. T

    Fluorescent light = tv flicker = sad faces all round.

    Hi gang! I have a customer who has asked me why his TV flickers on and off when the bathroom fluorescent light is turn off or on. Any ideas? and no I didn't install it lol Thanks in advance, Ty.
    • TyBrent
    • Thread
    • flicker fluorescent light round
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  13. B

    How to get round stud wall insulation so its not ref method 103???

    Hi people. ... New extension install, and the studs will be packed with 140mm of celotex! How would it stand if a 50mm gap was chased in the celotex all round the cable so as not to de-rate it ridiculously. (2.5mm ring circuits). Whats the standard procedure here...upsize the cable? Thanks in...
  14. D

    Garage installation

    Hi I was
    • Dayday101
    • Thread
    • cable friend garage installation outside round
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  15. B

    Replacement small round transformer

    Anyone know where I can find really small round transformers to fit in the back of wall lights. To power 3x 12v 10w capsule halogens Can't find them anywhere!
    • brizospark
    • Thread
    • replacement round small transformer
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. L

    Whtie Round Pin 5A Trailing Sockets - do they exist?!?!

    Afternoon Folks, I wonder If somebody could help me trace a product I had assumed would have been easy enough to source.... As the title suggests, it is basically a white version of this -...
  17. sythai

    LED lighting layout... colour varaitions

    Evening All.... Just planning the next stage on a job I have on the go at present. Bungalow with a lot of the internal walls being removed to open plan it all. The area I'm getting my head round at the mo is the downlight plan.... they want the bliming things everywhere :sad_smile: Will be...
  18. M

    Rcd testing main board supply tripping befroe the sub board how do i get round it ?

    was testing portakabin DB today but when dong the RCD trip it keeps taking the RCD supplying the portakabin how do i get around thanks before hand
    • Maestro
    • Thread
    • board get main rcd round supply testing tripping
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. D

    pats on the back all round

    i got a job through yesterday to look at a lutron system that was stuck mid operation and not responding despite 3 sparks looking at over the past 2 weeks. first thought - no thanks second thought - look through the internet third thought and 1st action - check out previous posts on the forum...
  20. D

    finally got round to posting

    Just a quick hi, I've been a member for a while but not been active. I'm a fellow spark from Essex, been self employed for 5 years now and things are going well. I will hopefully be on here more with some questions of my own and also I would like to give some advice if I can. I will look forward...
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