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    Bathroom LED mirror

    Hi all. Firstly sorry if this is posted in the wrong section - I'm new so please be gentle! :) A few years ago I bought an LED bathroom mirror from the Bay of E and it's been working fine until now. It has two rows of LEDs, a heat pad and motion sensor switch. I've popped the back off and can...
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    MERLIN GERIN Multi 9 4P RCD RCCB 100A 300mA

    Does anyone know if there is a common problem with the Merlin Multi 9 RCCB 4 pole 100Amp 300mA, not tripping as we have replaced an existing unit with a new one but the issue is the same, Many Thanks Mark
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    Changing Immersion heater control - linking terminals

    I need to change an immersion heater timer control and plan to replace my current control unit (which doesn't have a boost button) to a Horstmann Electronic 7. The installation instructions are in the link below...
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    Alarm door contacts Help!!!!

    Hi I have no experience of alarms, I have just bought an alarm kit for my own house, it is a Honeywell accenta G4 mini panel, anyways I want to wire two door contacts to it, 1 for front and one for back doors, but I haven't got a clue on what connections are required at the contacts as there are...
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    12v Halogen Transformer

    Good Afternoon, Would appreciate a few thoughts, and before anyone shouts this is NOT my design or installation a fault find and repair job! This is the "roof line" flat in a converted mill, all windows are velux style as the roof slopes through most of the flat. There are no lights into the...
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    Door Switch

    I have been asked to wire up 50 door switches (similar to Door Switch Surface - Push to Break - 2 Amp - White) The problem is as these are to be mounted just under the top of the door (to operate) the terminals will be within reach and wont meet IPX4 requirements - any ideas? I can seem to find...
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    luxomat PIR's

    Hi all, I'm currently on a project in a new build school and we are installing 2 x luxomat pir detectors (master and slave) in the classrooms. The instructions are ridiculously complicated with lots of terminals (2x L 2x N, 2x NO 1x S) they also have a inbuilt relay. We're wiring the lights...
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    Peculiar results on rcd trip test

    Afternoon everyone, got a weird one for you all. Installed electric shower, had to upgrade consumer unit at same time, carried out all dead testing etc, Ze and Zs all good, insulation test perfect HOWEVER when carrying out RCD trip test from the connector block terminals in the shower the RCD...
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    Live Working

    Quick fire question. I was always told that you cannot do live working unless the customer cannot shut X appliance down for what ever reason, a risk assessment is in place with a proper live working procedure/LOA. Granted you cannot do live work in a hazardous area, but AP on site claims you...
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    central heating help

    Wired in a y plan heating system not so long back , all was well until the boiler packed in a few months back , the new boiler has terminals for the external stat inside the control panel , my stat cable goes back to the wiring centre , the stat no longer works? Help please?
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    rcd not tripping

    hey all ive been called to a caravan where the power keeps tripping out. ive got a 30ma rcd, which feeds a db with main switch, zs of 16.6 and all circuits clear. when i drop the 10mm tails off the load side of the rcd and test on x1 im getting >40 and x5 >400. and >51mA. ive tried 2 new rcd's...
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    Reuse old switches

    Ive just started a rewrite on a large grade A listed building and the client wants to reuse the switches as a period feature but I'm not sure! The switches are the toggle type with a brass face plate that goes over the switches and is held in place with lock rings. The back boxes are cast...
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    Installing additional remote room thermostat

    I want to add a remote room thermostat to my present central heating system. At present I have a Draytek non-remote room thermostat which is located in the bedroom and I want to leave that one there. It has been wired/setup so that, when the heating is switched on, when the temperature drops...
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    Voltage YES illumination NO.....!!!!????

    My lords, ladies and gentlemen, I was asked to look at some outside lights for a customer, they are in his garden (palstic spike type) they are 240v and have been installed by a very definate john wayne (connector block wrapped in insulation tape and burried!) i have put the connections into ip...
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    Immersion Heater Element Fault....Help Please

    Hello. Ive just got back off a job, I narrowed it down to the immersion heater element causing a b16 60898 mcb to trip. I disconnected the thermostat to see if that was causing the problem first which in this case it was'nt. I then put the terminals straight on to the element terminals to...
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    Power socket tripping mains - Mutiple wires in screw terminals

    Hi all, First of all, I'm not an electrician so pardon me if the terms that I am using are not correct. Recently, the main circuit breaker tripped and after I isolated the particular branch that is causing the trip, I found that one that one of the power socket (used by the washing machine, if...
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    mobile payment terminals?

    Morning fellas Anybody got a mobile payment terminal to take debit card details ? Any details on which is best and their costs? Thanks
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    3 Common terminals within a Fan Isolator switch

    Hi Guys I wonder if you can advise on a fan isolator I am installing.... On the reverse of the fan isolator I have the following markings: Top L1 (common) L2 N (common) Bottom L1 L2 (common) N Originallly I was going to...
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    megger 1553

    on the megger 1553 where is the ramp test selection. i think its the single triangle at top of selection. how do we ramp test an rcd, isit at terminals for best results. ps; never got instructions when bought. thanks
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    3 phase metering

    Hi, Can anyone suggest why these meters appear to be wired in series please? Thanks

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