I am living in the north of Thailand outside of the big city. That means in the rainy season we have multiple times per week power outages. Originally, I had a solar system / battery (14kwh) setup and grid. The system is kind of separate as I have in the house everywhere for example 2 sets of...
Hi All, this forum was incredibly helpful when I last posted. I'm a girlfriend (hoping to level up soon) to a man who is just starting his electricians training. I posted before about gift ideas for him and you guys pulled it out the bag for me and gave me ideas that covered me for a few things...
Wireless switching can really simplify an electrical installation. The FERRET is an RF unit that can add remote control to applications. It's tiny size makes it perfect for fitting in small enclosures like the WISKA range.
This month, @rfsolutionsltd have teamed up with @wiskaukltd to give away...
I am upgrading garage lighting. I have installed 12 40W batten lights (cheap Amazon variety - don’t have specs).
6A breaker in Garage consumer panel is tripping on inrush current. House consumer panel 32A breaker for garage is also tripping occasionally. Both are type B. No surprises so far...
Hi,
I'm looking into solutions for someone wanting potentially two ev chargers and wondered if anyone here has had experience with this.
They potentially, depending on price would like two ev chargers fitting to the house facing the drive, one either side of the front door but only for...
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I recently visited a restoration project which is massive in scope, and being carried out mainly by volunteers.
During the tour I was intrigued to see some different approaches to cabling, but when I enquired I was told that Juan did this room, Pedro did that room etc etc...so there is no...
Hope you can understand this... i really should have taken photos...
OK, bedroom lightswitch. Don't know if its neutral loop at switch, or at ceiling rose... but shouldn't matter.
A joiner has made some built in wardrobes, where the end panel is now coming out from the wall between the doorway...
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I'm in the process of building a new house (West Indies). Due to terrain it is a modular design where each bedroom is an individual building, detached from the main reception and living areas. Construction is spread over a large plot and so the outermost bedroom is nearly 500ft from where...
I have a customer who lives in a grand old house which suffers from damp.
The ground floor sockets (2 different circuits) IR test at around 0.3Mohms L/N-E. This was actually 0.01Mohms but I have already done some fault finding and managed to improve it.
Most of the back boxes are very rusted...
Done first fix on lighting.
customer wants a neon on light switch to show light is on in room to remind to turn of.
unfortunately I’ve done a wiring centre job.
permanent L &N to wiring centre.
One twin and earth to light point
and one twin and earth to switch.
cannot instal extra cables...
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Hi Guys,
New to the forum, so first post. I need to purchase one of these Mainslink 500 m wireless jobies as communications cable between boiler and central heating has been cut and instead of re-running the cable, this seems to do the job.
Has anyone used one of these Mainslink wireless...
Scenario -
Installation of new split load board, BN found in usual place (stair/landing light). BN found in testing done before commencing work not after ;-)
What's the general consensus if the customer does not want to pay for the added work that would be required to rectify the fault?
Do...
Hi I have a client who is always asking for random things electrically...
This time it's a possibility to fit maybe something like a roller lever switch or magnetic reed switch etc.. to alert her when her garage door is opened, while she's in the house. With an LED flashing or buzzer etc.. I...
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