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  1. Dan

    Link to alarm thread (testing something)

    https://www.electriciansforums.net/threads/which-alarm-system-brand-do-you-most-use-for-installs.213132/
  2. X

    Bad starter motor or bad battery or something else? Help!

    Hello I have issues starting my car after having the key in the accessory position for about an hour or so. Radio off. The first crank of the starter becomes very slow and almost doesn't crank. I hooked a meter inline with the battery, there's 2.2 amps being used when the key is in the...
  3. S

    UK Bad brakers of is there something else

    Hi I'm trying to find if I have a fault in these to brakers of in the lines. The 32A braker leads as far as I know only to a junction box that use to be used for the old boiler. It's been off for a long long time but want it back on again but it keeps tripping out for some reason. I've turned...
  4. N

    Brand new Pulsa Coil costing over £3 a night, is something wrong?

    Hello, Our landlord recently installed a PulsaCoil ST 180 water heater into our flat and we were told it would be much cheaper for us to run. However, our smart meter is showing that we are spending over £3 a night heating it (nothing else is on). We are on Economy 7 and our night rate is...
  5. U

    GFCI outlet solid red light - is this normal or indication that something is wrong?

    (Every GFCI in my house has a red light and is doing what im about to describe) None of these outlets have a spot for a green light (that I can see) I noticed the red light was on. (Solid, not blinking) I plugged in the outlet tester which indicted it has power and is wired correctly. I...
  6. LewisM

    Something has gone seriously wrong!

    Wonder what caused all this tray and basket to come down? https://v.redd.it/dz8khtr03g491
  7. J

    Do you know something similar and similar in theme?

    Hey guys! I really like the game "The Last of Us". Do you know something similar and similar in theme? I will be grateful for feedback.
  8. J

    Did something happen to the forum?

    Did something happen to the forum? It's back now, but for some time this morning, just a bit before this post the whole site appeared unavailable. I could get other sites no problem, it just seemed to be this site, was it just me/my connection or did it occur to others as well?
  9. HappyHippyDad

    Am I missing something?

    Just had a phone call from an existing customer. He has just had solar panels put in, along with a very large battery. He has a single up front 30mA RCD main switch in the CU protecting all circuits. Earthing is TNCS. The solar installer has changed the up front 30mA RCD for a 100mA RCD...
  10. S

    GFCI WR outlets are tripping whenever I plug something in

    I am building an outdoor kitchen and have run a subpanel to the kitchen. I have an arc-fault 20 amp breaker with 4 GFCI WR outlets wired in parallel around the kitchen. They are caulked appropriately, with weather rated covers, etc. but for some reason, every time I try to test the outlet - they...
  11. OnlQQker

    Am I On Another Planet Or Something?

    I'm not going to bore you with the details but Thursday I upped sticks and came to Minehead for a holiday by myself. Great food, nice hotel, nice people and weather is fantastic. I did pack my laptop and was hell bent on not using it here, HOWEVER... My first day I walked the beaches, walked...
  12. littlespark

    Faulty switch or something else??

    Going to look at a faulty grid switch isolator on Monday, hopefully just a faulty switch, but I’m wondering if there could have been a mix up with the original wiring. Worked in this house before where I found the legs of the upstairs and downstairs rfc’s had been mixed up at the board.... now...
  13. timhoward

    MCB -> RCBO I'm missing something silly

    Simple job, swap an MCB to an RCBO on a lighting circuit. It's got me totally stumped! IR test L+N -> E is fine on the circuit. So is Zs. All 2-way switches operated. Instant trip when changed to RCBO though, and tried two RCBO's Ramp tested them both, all good. All tests pass on them with no...
  14. littlespark

    Something wrong.. can’t trace fault

    Went to look at this shower today. Customer says it’s not heating up. Tried everything, and I can’t find the problem...... Can anyone suggest what could be wrong?? ?????????? Had you going there, didn’t I. elderly customers very happy with me going out on a Saturday to replace this...
  15. R

    Am I missing something?

    I am fitting a new light fixture. I have done one already and now on the second one. They are exactly the same. It is a dimmer light. It has 2 lives, 2 neutral, and a earth (the naked wires). For the previous light I simply swapped them all out for the new light and it worked fine. This...
  16. A

    Am I missing something here?!

    I'm having a bit of an issue in my own garage which I'm hoping someone will spot what's wrong... Just done a complete refit, new board, lights, sockets all painted etc etc and always wanted a PIR so we wouldn't have to turn the lights on every time we go in! Wanted the light feed out to come...
  17. D

    Wiring nest thermostat, I'm missing something obvious here!

    I've had a look at the likes of the following: In summary - run a 5 core from viessman boiler to a nest heatlink. Live and neutral to power it, then 2 cores for the control of it (plus earth). All good, but I can't see a mains out from my boiler? And it matches the board on that YouTube video...
  18. M

    Can one 15 amp lead run two 15 amp power points

    Running from house to a van home to power van there is two 15 amp points .I was hoping to run from a single power point a 15 amp lead with a double plug 15 amp extension lead..Will I need a 30 amp lead or will i require a electrician to install something at the main box from my house
  19. M

    Something just doesnt feel right

    hi guys Could be wrong but doing a condition report and come across this. Pretty typical for this block of maisonettes to have swa coming from the main building supply into an adaptable box and this set up. However I've noticed this one has the neutral go straight into the main switch and...
  20. HVManiac

    Is there a potential earth leakage or is it something else?

    I'm facing an electrical issue in my house since last Christmas. When the lights or appliance with motor in any room are turned off/on the TV would go out and come back on in a short span (as if the power went out and came back in a second). I recently had some mishaps where my two older PCs PSU...

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