I have a main panel beside my meter on the house built in 1987. Then a 4 wire feed into a 200 amp panel on an inside wall of my basement. All of my house wiring comes into tjis inside panel as the breakers are in this second panel. Opened it up the other day and there is only one terminal strip...
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I've bought a "yagusmart" smart switch from Amazon and it has no earth terminal. Although there are no metal facing parts I would think the device itself still needs an earth? Or if not, where do I put the earth cable? It is a plastic back box with no earth terminal.
There is no indication...
Hello - I'm looking to help determine how many connections are allowed on my AC disconnect terminal lugs - Eaton DPU22R. I'm not seeing anything in the documentation answering this question. I've contacted their technical support but the person did not know as well. Here is the particular...
hi. would appreciate advice from any electricians.
am trying to replace a 13amp [35 year old MK] wall socket but the terminal cage in all the new ones ive tried is too small for the 3 separate multi core wires. on the old one the 3 wires fitted into the rectangular terminal.
the hole takes...
Hi guys - wanting some nylon terminals for a toggle switch but the connectors are curved above the screw - can anyone tell me the the type of terminals I need?
Cheers in advance.
Joe.
I have never installed a fixture that uses a screw terminal block before and could use some guidance. Since the earth wire is connected to I screw the grounding wire in the same terminal and then connect the blue wire to the white and the brown to the black?
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I hope this post finds you well. I have recently hired an local electrician to extend my living room lighting a few cm forwards. Long story short, he didn’t seem to know what he was doing and now my light is On even when I switch it off. I have attached my previous ceiling rose...
I am trying to add additional exterior lights to me car.
The battery is located to the rear of the car, rather than trailing wires right through the car. Can I wire the relay into the jump start terminals that are present in the engine bay? Would this still provide power for this?
Hi folks, I need to upgrade the tails in and out of an existing Ampy 5235a Meter from 16mm to 25mm. Do these give out silly alarm codes if the terminal cover is removed?
Hello, I am looking to get some din rail terminals what I can put a 500 Ohm Resistor in. In the past I have used ones like in the photo attached, I cant seem to find them online now. Can anyone tell me the correct term to find them on RS or any other supplier. Thanks
How does a terminal become completely loose?
My uncle had an old school outside socket installed ~40years ago he asked me to have a look as it had been intermittently working recently.
I had a look and the L+N terminals were completely loose and the cable came out as soon as pulled, however...
Ive managed to fluff up my bt incoming cable and from what i can find out there are two wires, one orange and one white that should go to terminals 2 and 5 on the master socket - anyone any ideas please?
Over the years as a DIY-er I've used the old brown 30A circular junction boxes to add spurs to ring mains. I like them as they are strong, secure and visible. I've ALWAYS followed the rules on domestic electricity . Until earlier this year I've been able to check with a cousin who's a...
The attached photo shows the suppliers head that includes an earth terminal.
The incoming supply cable is a single phase plastic sheathed cable containing L & N.
The earth terminal is not actually connected to anything (not internally linked).
The DNO is SSE.
A previous contractor was under the...
I'm a newbie to electrical DIY. There are some connectors on a ballast that I'm not familiar with. The cable I have is an 18awg 300v with wire cores made up of multiple thread copper. I cannot get the copper into these ports so I need some sort of terminal connector. Does anyone have familiarity...
As the title suggests, I am looking for some simple insulating covers to go over the terminals of my Bosch batteries to prevent any chance of them shorting while rattling about in a tool bag...
I have seen some 3D print plans for such items, but can't find anyone selling the items...
Was wondering. I haven't been to college for about 3 or 4 years now and I can't seem to remember what they said about doubling over conductors in a ring circuit.
So in a ring circuit using 2.5mm twin and earth cable, is it recommended that you double over the conductors before terminating them...
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