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    Sky digibox rf2 output - power to magic eye option to be turned off by sky firmware ?

    "Hello All", I wondered if anyone else has heard the RUMOUR that Sky are going to broadcast a Firmware Update around September which will have the `accidental effect` of removing the Set Up Option within the Engineers Set Up Menu to turn Power ON to the Digi-box RF2 Output / Remote Control...
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    washing machine trips out the rcd as soon as its turned on

    I have a hotpoint Aquarius washing machine. As soon as its plugged in and switched on it trips the rcd. I've tried at another socket toake sire its nor a fault on the socket, but its definitely the machine. Could anybody give me any pointers as what to look for. Thanks
  3. kingeri

    EICR turned into a nightmare

    I was doing an EICR yesterday and all was going well. I'd decided to inspect behind all the accessories cos the first couple I looked at were a right mess. I had found spurs off spurs and suspected there was a hidden JB behind kitchen unit, was easy enough to take unit down, so I did. Could I...
  4. P

    Shock with main switch off

    Mate of mine rang me and said he changed a light fitting in one if his bedrooms. He turned the main switch off so not just the breaker for the upstairs lights,And he said he got a shock when touching the earth and neutral!! I said are you sure it was a neutral he said definately and he's fit the...
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    Rcd tripping when lights turned off

    Have been to check site where consumer unit with 5 circuits. 4 of those circuits feed various light and sockets in one stable barn with a lot of flourecent strip lights and outdoor school flood lights. The 5th circuit is on 16A mcb and feeds a second consumer unit via armoured cable in a second...
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    Installing an additional room thermostat

    I have a simple central heating system with a traditional Baxi Solo 2 60RS boiler supplying heat to radiators around the house. The room thermostat is located in the main bedroom and so calls for heat only when the temperature in that room requires. When heat is required this thermostat is...
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    lighting circuit inconsistent tripping

    Was asked to look at this job today where the lights on a 6a mcb wouldn't reset. I turned up watched the the person onsite reset the mcb where it instantly reset with a bang and arcing coming from it. I did it again, same thing happened. So i turned all the light switches off and reset the mcb...
  8. B

    Meter running backwards AFTER PV turned off

    Had a customer who's meter has been running backwards - then when British Gas came to change over the meter he turned off the panels and the isolator switch by his fuse box. The meter was still running backwards albeit slowly even after it had all been turned off so British Gas refused to change...
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    Faulty soladin 600 GbR stuck in the red not flashing red just still.

    Hi..! I had 2 soladin 600 gbr models 1 of them was and is still working which is the first grid tie inverter i bought. i used it since january- 2012 and then in start of june i got another soladin 600 and wired them together LL ,NN at the landis & gyr P.v. meter as its no different then...
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    Voltage at light fitting that is turned off

    Hello, I need some advice, I have wired and fitted 2x down lights with 7w Kosnic LED lamps. These are switched from 3 positions. They are on a circuit suppling 13 other down lights all with LED lamps. (All the wiring is new as it's a renovated house, which I've wired). Now testing the...
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    mcb trips when downlights are turned off

    HI Guys I've had a call back to a job. It seems that a 6A light circuit mbc trips when some kitchen downlights are turned off and occasionally on. Its an intermittent fault. I replaced a light switch on this part of a circuit and looked a a poor contact on a 12v fitting (its a return to fit...
  12. N

    Fault on PV System

    Hi all, I am new to the forum so be easy! Lol! I have installed a 2kw pv system on a house near me 8 panels, sma 2000hf inverter etc etc. I have fired the system up but have only got 0.8A and 104 watts. The sun is blazing here today and can't work out why. I will head back tomorrow to...
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    Is this diagram possible?

    Hi all Is the below diagram possible? There is an electric source 2 switches and one consumer. If both switches are turned off consumer device wants no power. If one of the switches are on consumer device wants power. Thanks
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    starbreaker mcbs

    Job yesterday finding fault on RFC. All good found problem, sorted, turned main switch back on packing up tools tennent says no power to upstairs lights and to combi boiler. Checked board nothing off. Quick check at pendant in bedroom no power same at fcu for boiler(on own circuit). All other...
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    Copper Theif Turned Into Fireball

    News today in the papers around are way in Leicester. 2 chaps come a cropper trying to steal 11kv copper cables from a substation, managed to get away with their lives. What makes me laugh is supposedly 1 of them was an electrician so thought he knew what to do!! Turned to Herion and a life of...
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    Marvo - You've turned blue?

    Sorry I missed it but i'm sure the last post I read of yours was RED. Anyway, congratulations on your Modship :thumbsup Regards 1SC :thumbsup
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    Redring shower turns on when hand blender turned on!

    Hi all! I am from the plumbing forum, but thought I would ask if anyone has seen this before? I had a quick look at a Redring 9.5 expressions shower that had totally stopped, yesterday. Then the owner said it starts & pulses when his wife uses a hand blender in the kitchen! Couldn't believe it...
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    rcd tripping

    i got call today saying rcd tripping one side of the board, he called when i was passing , so i popped in and tuned all switches off and turned on one by one and leads me to the fused spur for the gas heating... anyway left to monday now ...... what would you logical approcah be to this, i...
  19. V

    Lights blowing when switch is turned on

    Hi all, Got a problem at my mum and dads house the house is a 1991 build its a PME system with a crabtree consumer unit with rccb. The problem they have which just happened today is they have a fan light in kitchen which holds 3 bulbs and the switch does this fan light and the fluorescent in...
  20. N

    RCD trips on kitchen ring main when supply is turned on ???

    Hi guys,,, I was installing a new socket today for a client in her bedroom when halfway through working she asks if she could turn the power on and make an important phone call. So I turn the supply back on after i put everything back in place and then all of a sudden the rcd trips and wont...

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