quite frustrating as a client purchased a 16a oven.
32a ring supplies 13a fused spurs for the old ovens.
I can’t downgrade the MCB to a 20a because the microwave will trip with the oven on.
How can I fuse the 20a ovens locally by replacing the 13a fused connection units.
I am quite sure...
I have been working for one main contractor as a subbie for about 5 years (hoping to go on the payroll eventually) until they went bust last year. I got my 2360 pt 1 and 2 and 17th 1st ed. and try as I might I found progression impossible given my circumstances. I find myself in need of a...
Hello again.
Finding the power I’ve done, finding the current but for the life of me I’m struggling to find the voltage drop across R1 & R2.
I’m sure I’ve been doing all the calculations correctly but I can’t end up with 10.11v.
It is one of them I’d say once you’ve done it once it will...
Please bear with me while I try to explain this.....
I have a Danfoss CP715 SI Timer which is no longer "talking to" my Flexicom Glo-worm boiler.
The display is on on the timer, all the lights come on when I switch either the water or heating on via the 1hr buttons or the daily programme...
I'm currently wiring an outside light with a built in photocell and I can't figure out what's going wrong. It's wired from a switch with a 3 core.
At the switch, I've connected the grey(blue) neutral to the other neutrals and I've connected the black(brown) live to the common lives.
At the...
I just wanted to share our recent experience with Green Energy Options, manufacturers of GEO monitors. Our last two installations have involved fitting GEO III equipment and on both occasions, there has been a problem with their equipment out of the box.
Whilst they have replaced the defective...
hi guys,,just fitted a veritas r8 alarm,with keypad,,all works fine,,i have just added another keypad,,with power off,,turned power back on,but the keypad just doesnt work,,it is lit up but the buttons make no sound,,both keypads have different addresses having done so on the dipswitches,any...
Hi Guy after your best advice, been along to see a customer who is having trouble with his system which has been up and running for just over Four years and the original installers are no longer in business.
He has approx a 17kw system of Schott Asi 105 w panels on the roof Appox 162 info...
Prince Charles:rolleyes4: thinks he's nailed the troubles in Syria (see below) its down to global warming (we need oil to cool our houses:lol:
LONDON, Nov 23 Britain's Prince Charles has pointed to the world's failure to tackle climate change as a root cause of the civil war in Syria, terrorism...
Hi everyone,
Hoping for some advice here.
Situation is that I decided to retrain at 27 and due to mortgage and bills I could not afford to take 3+ years as an apprentice on very low wages. I took the decision to take a number of courses at Able Skills in Dartford and use my savings to pay...
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-05-20/chinese-bubble-stock-instacrash-wipes-out-14-billion-chinas-2nd-richest-man#comments
Shares drop 47% in one day With article claiming "unproven technology" panels
Ikea will be pleased
Is anyone else experiencing difficulty typing in the thread comment boxes?
I don't mean typing skills in general just the lagging and the site not being able to keep up with each keystroke?
Actually it's happening in this box also, example;
I am an electricianand I ddn't win the euromillions...
hey guys....
ive downloaded some revision questions for my 2394/95 course i have booked for august and ive come across a question im a little unsure about......even when i have used the regs and GN3 to help. a little help would be greatly appreciated as there is no answer sheet for the...
:rolleyes4: I'm on a barn roof in Diss yesterday and answer a call on the mobile "We're in trouble" the voice says. "The meter has been spinning backwards since you installed the pv system and you didn't tell Scottish Power! If I get a big bill you are going to have to pay it"
Rightly or...
Just wondering if any sparks out there would have any obligations or concerns about a proposed installation for loft conversion,, ( see drawing for details..)..
Hear loads of conflicting theories about cable sizing for showers , some of them are borderline at best... and different...
Hello electrical forum, long time reader first time poster, hope you can help me, I had been asked to change a single bulb to a florescent strip light with two tubes, I looked at the light that was in place and it was not looped so I assumed that the connections to the light was via a junction...
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I just signed up today but am unable to post in the DIY section. It has a locked sign next to it.
I was wondering if there is something I have to do to gain access?
Any help appreciated.
Cheers
Ben
Hi guys, Sold my old van on ebay the other day. £600 buy it now. Listed every known fault I could think of, said the usual stuff like no tyre kickers, haggling etc, price is final.
Some guy bought it and turned up with his mate to collect on friday, from the word go he was checking everything...
Does anyone else have trouble with the plastic retaining clips breaking off? I have real trouble with the multitool. I think the vibrations nacker them. Getting real fed up replacing good condition batteries.
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