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  1. L

    Strange REASON8 problem

    Hello, I changed an old panel to a new G4 a few weeks ago and I also fitted a new REASON8 and I have had nothing but problems, the cables are all in the correct places to the correct places in the panel but when I take the cover off the alarm goes off and if I kill the power towards to the...
  2. W

    The strange loop

    Dear community... I was replacing a light fitting in the kitchen so I had to open up the ceiling rose. There is a cable feeding power that comes in from another rose, the cable with the switch wires.....but there are two cables going from it. One, I assume is going to another light...
  3. sythai

    Strange.....

    please delete post.... sorry
  4. C

    RCBO Trip times very strange.

    Hi when testing an rcbo trip times with 2 vapour proof fittings switched on the times were 378 on times 1 and 154 on times 5 but when i test the rcbo with the vapour proof fittings switched off the times are 21 times 1 and 19 times 5 has anyone had this before. i am using a calibrated robin...
  5. rustynails

    Strange wiring

    I went to a job yesterday, the house was quite old and found some interesting wire I'd never seen before. It's part copper inside, very alloy like on the outside and it's stranded. Does anyone know what this is?
  6. W

    strange fault

    Basically got a 2 way con unit in a block of 4 flats, 1 x 6a mcb feeding lighting via timeclock,28w 2d fittings,wired in pyro and 1 x 16 mcb feeding a sw fused spur for the door entry system, new door entry was fitted last month and everytime the clock fires the lights up or knocks them off the...
  7. bodders22

    Strange fault

    Hi All, I was called out yesterday to a customer that has been having trouble with the electric tripping on various circuits (16th edition mem2000 board) When I got there I had a quick look and couldn't find anything obvious anyway cut a long story short did a full eicr, all circuits good...
  8. J

    Strange ideas...

    What are the most bizarre things you have come across while working around different places? For starters twice I've seen a combi boiler actually fitted in the bath, a low bay light fitting used as an outside light, fitted side on to the wall, glass cover missing and a shared house where the...
  9. D

    Strange euro 16A 24V plug....anyone know where I can get one?

    Hi I need a duplicate plug for a 16A 24V wall socket. Here are pics (upside down!) of the plug (someone else's!) and socket. Anyone ever seen one and know where I might get one? (hours of effort so far and no luck!) Thanks DC
  10. B

    Strange one....

    Was in a call today in posh old part of Edinburgh. Old semi detached two and 1/2 storey 100 year old house. Lovely building but really unsuitable for solar. Small roof area and three massive chimneys all the way too the ridge.... Lovely retired couple. Gentle folk. Couple of months back...
  11. D

    Strange voltages

    Evening all, At work today we energised the newley rewired lighting circuit, only to find that from 3 lighting points onwards, the lights didnt work. Thought maybe disconnected neutral or line conductor. This was not the case, all connections sound. Disconnected the neutrals at the 4th light...
  12. R

    Strange lighting fault(?) which involves a child's toy.

    Bear with me. Our toddler has got a toy which is a wooden board with cut-outs to put various shapes of wooden vehicles into. When the correct vehicle is put in the correct slot it makes an imitation noise of the particular vehicle. This toy is battery powered and doesn't connect to the 'mains'...
  13. F

    Strange Meter Readings.....

    A few minutes ago, I looked at my incoming electricity meter (Landis & Gyr E110) and to my surprise, it was displaying "Red". Now displaying "Red" isn't entriely unusual, but at the time I was consuming well in excess of 100W and probably closer to 200W of power - and my inverter was telling...
  14. D

    3 phase on TT?!?

    I'm going to be doing an install on an existing warehouse unit soon, (mez floor offices dado trunking lighting etc) I went and put a supply into the temp office the other week and noticed that the supply is 3 phase and on a TT. Has anybody else come across this? The install is relatively new and...
  15. J

    Strange voltage readings

    Been to look at lights today that was not working properly. After investigation I think the problem is in a switch which seems to have a feed from the downstairs lights and what I thought would be the loop to the next lighseems to have a voltage from the upstairs lights. When I put my tester...
  16. M

    strange memory tricks

    Funny how your memory works. today i left a job and walked the entirely oppisite way looking for the car, yet at 4 pm a friends son asked me about a maths question. 6-1x0+2/2 = i remembered BEDMAR from school straight away and said its 7 it must be 38 years since i heard that saying....strange...
  17. telectrix

    strange want?

    as title. has anyone recently stripped out a wylex rewireable board? i need the ( is it 5419) main switch for one. reason being that this morning i went on a EICR for a client who is selling the house. on or 2 problems with the installation, but my immediate problem is that standing with 1 foof...
  18. D

    Strange RCBO test results??

    I've never come accross this before so was wondering if anyone here can explain it for me! Whilst testing new RCBO trip times, one of the RCBO's was tripping too slowly and somethimes not at all, something at 80ms at x1 and >1999 at x5 compared to all the others which were at around 18ms at x1...

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