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  1. S

    GU10 flashing when turned on, work if load added to circuit

    A strange one in my kitchen. 3 sets of 2-way switched GU10 `Philips down lighters. ( no dimmers) Have been fine for several years. Last week the fan/light remote receiver, ( connected via a on/off wall switch, using live which also goes to lights, neutral permanently connected to lighting...
  2. Davew182

    Why would an RCD trip 3-4 minutes after a light has been turned off?

    No lighting has been changed in the house for at least 12 months. Last night a small pop similar to that of a small firework in the distance came from one of the rooms in my house and the rcd for the front of the house ceiling lights tripped. This happened within a few minutes of me turning off...
  3. D

    Why do my led lights glow when turned off

    I have 13 LED lights that glow all night. They are on two separate breakers
  4. Loki

    EV chargers turned off at peak times

    Hi, Has anyone heard about this? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9982253/amp/Charging-points-electric-cars-preset-turn-NINE-HOURS-day.html
  5. L

    Laptop shocks me when food grinder is turned on in kitchen

    Hi, Recently, I have noticed a very odd thing.. Need help from you guys. I am using my laptop which is connected to AC mains. I am also using my wired earphones which have some metallic parts like the volume control. Normally when I touch this metallic part of volume control or any metallic...
  6. M

    Pot lights suddenly tripping breaker every time turned on

    Hi -- I have a series of 5 pot lights, 10-12 years old, in my kitchen, installed (not by me) when the kitchen was redone in 2010. Never had a problem with them, but now all of a sudden they trip the breaker every time I turn them on. I replaced the halogens with LED bulbs almost 2 years ago...
  7. K

    LED Downlights flicker slightly when heat lamps turned on

    LED downlights in bedroom flicker momentarily when heat lamps turned on in bathroom. Bathroom has 3 in 1 heat/light/fan with 275W heat lamps. I can try to check if any other downlights do the same if that helps. Is this something of concern? All lights are new installed by a registered...
  8. M

    Twist switch lamp turned on and off by itself

    I wanted to ask this question to the pros because Google has a bunch of useless answers. We have a lamp in our living room that is a basic twist switch table lamp. When we went to bed I turned the lamp off. My son woke me up around 1:30 am and when I went to his room the light in the living...
  9. J

    Why neutral and hot reversed only when a/c is turned on?

    I have tenants that have 3 fairly new small a/c units all the same and when any of them are turned on my tester reads hot & neutral reversed. The 15 amp circuit that feeds these units has no ground wire. Is this normal or could these a/c units be wired wrong from the factory?
  10. D

    Fuses blow when I put phase and ground wires in contact even when light switch is turned off

    Hello to all, I stumbled upon a strange problem this morning. I wanted to change the light bulb socket in my bathroom, when I noticed that when the ground and phase wires come in contact,the fuse-box trips even though the light switch is turned off. So I took a pen voltage tester and tested all...
    • daz01FR
    • Thread
    • contact fuses ground light light switch phase switch turned wires
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. M

    Lights trip rcd when switch is turned off

    Hi, ive came across a fault today, the house has been rewired a month back and I was called today because the rcd would trip when the bedroom switch was turned off, it would turn on and work fine but as soon as you switched it off it would trip out, there is a standard pendant and single pole...
  12. Nimiq1

    Odd issue with TV turning OFF when another device is turned ON.

    OK, this is just odd, we have a wall mounted TV, fed from 1 side of a Dual Socket. The other side of the same socket feeds 7.1 Amp an Android Box and a Router. The Socket is on the Ring Main on the main floor, with 8 other Sockets, on this Floor and upstairs. Also, as I discovered yesterday...
  13. littlespark

    One of those easy jobs that’s turned sour

    Add a few sockets to existing install....holiday cottage. partition walls, back to back with other sockets. First one went without problem. Onto number 2. Plug in socket and see to identify mcb..... buzzes constantly.... off, off, off..... hmmm. Not on any of these socket circuits? Turned off...
  14. msattitude

    RCD 1 Tripping When Kettle Turned On

    Hi, Have an issue with the RCD1 tripping each time I turn on the kettle. Have tried 3 different kettles and they all trip it yet all 3 kettles work fine. The confusion is, the kettle is plugged into socket that is run via RCD2 NOT RCD1 This is the set up: RCD1 trip controls: Oven Boiler Kitchen...
  15. B

    hi people sparky turned scientist back to sparky

    Long time lurker. finally decided to post as my brain is very confused. My situation is family friend really wants me to do his rewire but wants that mates rate. I'm thinking just full stop doing for family and friends as they seem to think its all for free or some dumb price. but at the same...
  16. S

    Noise in wall when switch is turned off

    I replaced a switch and box that feeds a bathroom ceiling fan. Now there is a click in the wall 6 feet away when I turn the switch off. It doesn't happen everytime. What is causing this and how did it result from a simple switch replace?
  17. R

    IT engineer turned electrician

    Just found this site which looks like it has some helpful folks on board. I've been self employed in IT & audio systems for more years than I care to remember so I decided I needed to get out from behind the desk. Got a bundle of electrical quals now and looking to do more as I can afford...
  18. A

    Sensor to detect when a light is turned on

    Hi, I'm looking for something rather specific and I don't know if it exists or not. I'm trying to plan a system that allows the lighting circuits in a house to be powered by a solar system and a small inverter when the battery has enough power, and will revert to a mains supply if the battery...
  19. W

    Ceiling lights flicker when turned on

    Hi Our first floor ceiling lights are all on the same circuit on the breaker board. The have started flickering sometimes when turned on. The flickering will last up to 5 second then the light will turn on and be fine. Sometimes when another light is turned on within the same circuit all of...
    • Weymark
    • Thread
    • ceiling ceiling lights flicker lights turned
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. H

    RCD trips a few minutes after lights turned on

    Hi all, I am trying to diagnose the following problem. After coming back from holiday, we noticed that our RCD keeps tripping a few minutes after our kitchen lights have been turned on. If the kitchen lights are kept switched off, then everything is ok. The lights were GU10 spotlights...
    • harpoon
    • Thread
    • after lights minutes rcd trips turned
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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