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    Low voltage from a 120 v breaker box, sometimes

    I'm taking a look at the 120v wiring in an old travel trailer that I recently bought, and plan to live in full time soon. It has some quirks that I will explain below, but first here's a pic and diagram of what's going on: Here's the breaker box as it sits now And of course, a diagram to...
  2. I

    LED tubes won't turn ON sometimes due to dimmer on the same 120V line

    I just rewired my kitchen CFL T8 fixture with direct wire - double ended Sylvania A/B type LED tubes, no more ballast. One single 120V 15A line connected to living room with LED dimmer and LED light bulbs. Couple of the feet from dimmer another simple On/Off switch(kitchen) connected to the same...
  3. A

    Car radio sometimes doesn't power on, not the usual fix though

    Hi, I drive a 1997 Nissan Terrano, 3.2L turbo diesel. I've put an aftermarket head unit in it (already had one but wanted to upgrade - I upgraded to a pioneer mixtrax) and found that sometimes when I turn my car on, the head unit doesn't turn on. When this happens it works fine when I turn the...
  4. D

    CCTV 4 Channel Image sometimes goes offline

    I recently done wiring for 4 channel CCTV with NVR. So i Install each CCTV with Cat5 Ethernet cable with 12VDC power supply. I connect all the CCTV with ethernet cable to NVR and start running the system without internet and work fine till few weeks. Few days ago i encounter one problem is...
  5. S

    Sometimes you have to laugh before you cry

    Got a call from a beauty salon to ask if I repair electronic beds. I said no but the very camp voice begged me and told me no one would repair it apart from the German makers - and they wanted a fortune. He badgered me until I said I would come have a look. I've never been in such a place like...
  6. Jacky

    Advice please on why recently installed cooker is sometimes tripping the tripswitch

    Hello all. recently bought a secondhand dual fuel cooker. Range Master Leisure.. Serial No. 5407003589. When it was first put in it worked fine. Then the following day, when the fan oven was switched on it would trip out. Got in touch with guy we bought cooker from and he said he never had...
  7. telectrix

    wonder why we bother sometimes

    as title. see photo. wet-pants had a diagram showing the exact position of my downlights.so where does he run his wet works? had to reposition all 4 lights. the cables in the pic are in the alternative hole. lucky i didn't drill his pipe.
  8. Malcolm

    Sometimes you just have to work Saturdays.

    Hi all. I thought I'd just share this one with you. I try not to work Saturdays anymore, but got a call from a guy saying that sometimes lights in his house don't come on or slow to come on or some come on and others don't, which made me think about one I came across last year when it turned out...
  9. O

    Dash Cams

    Anyone got a dash cam and found them useful? Just wondering... Thanks
  10. K

    PIR Issues

    hi im having an issue with a pir detector currently installed at home, it is on the top of a wall which is approx 5ft high, mounted on a bracket so it sits above the line of bricks by about 200mm, i am getting a lot of nuisance switching, have replaced the sensor but still happening, i am...
  11. Pete999

    Pete's Videos Butchery at it's best

  12. J

    CTEC intermitant zone fault

    Hello can any body help I have been pulling my hair out for 2 days in a carehome we have a ctec conventional panel that is coming up zone 6 fault the problem is its in fault sometimes for 2 seconds then clears sometimes 5 to 10 mins which is not giving me enough time to properly investigate. I...
  13. G

    480 volt water heaters

    Sometimes its impossible explaining why the US uses larger wire sizes lol: http://www.electriciantalk.com/f17/water-heaters-158322/index3/#post2868593
  14. G

    main fuse blown

    was called out to house earlier where couple had returned from holiday to find they had no power. on closer inspection I discovered that the main 80amp fuse had blown, no mcbs or rcds had tripped. any ideas ?
  15. M

    Central heating in flat. Problem with hot water in taps.

    Hello, I have few questions regarding central heating in Scotland. I have moved to Scotland a few weeks ago and I can't understand heating installation. The hot water in bathroom (I mean shower) is from electric boiler not from the gas boiler? I have also a problem with hot water in taps both...
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    Short when light turned on sometimes

    We have been doing work in a flat where we had taken down light and put a temp ceiling rose. All was fine for a month then we fitted new expensive chandeliers. Worked fine for a few weeks then on some mornings the circuit would trip with a bang. Went back did a ir test all was clear 10m ohms...
  17. K

    Cylinder stat seems trip rcd

    Hi, My heating system is a myson apollo 30b with a 3 way valve etc. The other day wife said was a popping noise coming from kitchen where the programmer and boiler is , on investigation i have found when you turn down the tank stat which is a drayton hts 3 it when it gets below the temp and...
  18. M

    2006 Mazda3 Remote Locking works intermittently.

    Hi, Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer. I have a 2006 Mazda3. I have had it about 3 months and have found the remote central locking only works sometimes. When I get out the car and close the door and press the fob lock button, sometimes the car locks, often it doesn't. Locking...
  19. T

    Dingledong

    I'm not going into the reasons behind this ok. Ding ffs stick around. Although you might think it sometimes, no one hates you. Yes you **** me off sometimes but I probably do the same to you so I guess that makes us even. Although I suspect that it's a massive mick take and what just happened is...
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    Sometimes

    The rcd keeps tripping out when I'm doing the testing at the lights and sockets crocodile clip to earth live and neutral probes to swithline and neutral. It's the same with the sockets which I use the kettle lead and plug for. Is it just the ancient tester or can it be something else. We get...

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