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  1. C

    Burnt Washing machine plug and wall socket

    Hello My dear old mother tried to clean the tiles in our utility room by using a damp rag and I think some water may have dripped into our plug socket which is connected to the washing machine. She removed the washing machine plug whilst she was cleaning the tiles and plugged it in afterwards...
  2. W

    Fused Spur and Socket

    Hi, In the example pic, if the double socket was already a single spur off a socket in the ring main, as I understand you can only have a single spur per socket from a ring, could a fused 13A switched spur for a cooker hood be taken from the spurred double socket, or does this go against the...
  3. handyn14

    Installing socket, newbee

    Afternoon. I’m wanting to install a socket into a kitchen for a washing machine and have been quoted £220 which I think is ridiculous. I’m hoping someone here can help me and guide me on the install. There is a boiler near with this fused switch in below image, I’m wondering if I can tap into...
  4. J

    UK Can I put a single socket next to a radiator?

    Hi guys, I am a DIY electrician and I need some electrical safety advice. Due to space constraints, I am looking to potentially put a single switched socket next to a wall mounted oil filled radiator. My concern is the heat from the radiator melting the proposed socket creating melting plastic...
  5. T

    10A RCBO For a radial with 1 socket

    Hi, would it be acceptable to install a 10A RCBO in a 3phase board for a radial with 1 socket? (For a fridge and a hoover) Thanks.
  6. B

    Reg/standard for double socket

    Hi All Wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction regarding uk double sockets. Is there a reg or a British standard that manufactures have to stick with. As if my memory serves me right most double sockets will handle 20amps of load for long periods without causing any issue but...
  7. T

    Twin socket from 6mm cable

    Hi everyone, First time posting here and just after some advice. I've got a 6mm cable in my kitchen which isn't currently connected. I'm planning to have an oven and a gas hob. Is It OK to have a twin socket from the 6mm cable and plug my 16A oven and gas hob straight into this? On the...
  8. littlespark

    Strange intermittent fault on 13 pin socket

    my caravan isn’t lighting up tail lights, but all other lights work fine. However… while testing, I got a strange sequence of events. I’ll also point out that the 13 pin socket has the left and right tail lights on different pins, so whatever it is, is affecting both sides. Ok.. with...
  9. timhoward

    That MK Rapid Fix socket thing

    Just curious, is anyone routinely using these? CEF were complaining that no one was buying them. I had been obstinately in the "that's great but far too expensive to become my default socket" camp. Until this week. Faced with 2nd fixing kitchen sockets under cabinets and with my knees in a lot...
  10. X

    Can I connect a 7pin tow bar to a 32A trailer socket to run a 2850kw machine?

    I have a 2850kw coffee machine and I need to keep it running whilst I am on the move. It is in a trailer that is set up at 32A so the inlet is a three pin 32A socket. Can I connect it to the 7 pin connector on my tow bar and if so will this produce enough juice to keep it running?
  11. R

    Replace leisure battery with Cigarette socket

    Hello, I’ve got a campervan with a 75ah lead acid leisure battery. Wired via a split charge relay. Now I’m tempted to get rid of that and just use a jackery or Bluetti for my power needs. However when I remove the leisure battery, could the existing wiring be used to power a cigarette...
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    • battery campervan leisure leisure battery replace socket
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    • Forum: Auto Electrician Forum
  12. J

    Testing issues!! Dodgy 13 A socket contacts

    Completed a new install recently. 45a 10mm2 SWA Sub main (TT) to an outbuilding and 2 x final circuits- 32a Ring and 6a lighting, nice and simple. Customer might require additional circuits in the future, hence the 10mm2 SWA. Tested the Ring Circuit- end to end all good and as expected. Then...
  13. J

    Garage Electrics - Fitting a light and another socket with fused spur.

    Hi all, I have recently bought a house. The garage is at the end of the garden and has a double socket. The socket is on the ring and not a spur. It has 2 live, 2 neutral and 2 earths. It was basically falling off the wall so want to replace it. The garage has no lighting so I want to fit a...
  14. S

    MWC for changing socket or light

    If changing a socket front front or light is a minor works required and would you test the circuit
  15. HoneycombEchoRomeo

    Do I need an electrician in? 32amp to Cooker Switch to Double Socket.

    Hi Guys, I am just changing my plug top oven over & gas hob and noticed the following: 32AMP Breaker > 6MM Cable > Cooker Switch 45a > 4mm cable > Double Socket which powers both. 13a Plug Top Oven replacing the previous same plug top. Gas Hob and just powers the igniter. Is this right or do...
  16. P

    Outdoor weatherproof socket IP66 with RCD

    Hi, I am a basic DIY'er, with basic electrical skills, NB, I can change a plug/fuse, change a ceiling light fitting, change a socket face plate, install a ceiling fan, immersion heater, extractor fan, etc. I already have one external outdoor weatherproof IP66 double socket at one end of my...
  17. E

    Name this socket brand

    Anyone know the make of this socket, it has rounded edges top and bottom, and straight on the sides. From a house built about 14 year ago !
  18. L

    Industrial socket cable calculation

    Hi, I have a question regarding the cable size to a 415v 125A socket. For the design current is it normal to use the protective device rating of 125A as the design current for the calc? Thank you
  19. R

    Backfeeding a 10KW generator to Dryer Socket, California

    After turning off the main panel's utility 150A breaker, can I plug generator's 30A output into dryer's 30A socket to backfeed? I know it is unsafe (suicide code, lineman safety), but my area only has an average 12-hour-day blackout once a year and investigation of using a Transfer Switch and...
  20. R

    3-blade 240VAC Dryer Socket, Where is the Ground or Where is the Neutral?

    My California dryer wall socket has 3 blades shown in picture. I measured across bottom 2 blades = 240VAC. I measured top L-blade with one of the bottom blade = 120V. Is the L-blade a neutral? If yes, why no Ground blade? If the L-blade is Ground instead, then why no Neutral blade? I tried...
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