Hi, I want to restore an old baby belling stove/oven and it worked at first but after about 1min it tripped the power. After that, it trips the power immediately when trying to turn on. The two elements on the stove did this, the grill and even the oven. What is weird is that when I leave it for...
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Recently I've had a wall paper steamer plugged into my upstairs ring main and noticed after several minutes a fishy smell which was the result of a burnt out live pin in the socket. To add add main breaker did not trip at this point or even the plugs 13amp fuse (could you advise as to...
Hi. I have a kenmore 1988 dehumidifier that still works great, no problems what so ever except for the other day i noticed when its left on for an extended period of time the plug gets warm, not hot. I read warm is normal, but others say its not normal and that there could be a loose connection...
Bit of a boring question here but nonetheless it is a concern of mine at the moment. We have a Sharp 800w microwave that is quite new. It gets very little use and today I noticed that despite it not being used, the top it quite warm to the touch. Can anyone provide some insight or advice?
Hello, so this is to anyone that is great with heating systems.
It’s always been a weak point for myself.
I am currently doing a heating system at a home which has a warm flow oil boiler.
I’ve been told it has 4 zone valves
1-UFH
2-Upstairs radiators
3-Towel radiators
4-Hot water
It will...
I am having 14 downlights fitted in a kitchen - 13 sq metres , about 2.14m x 6.1m.
I have the option of Cool white 4000k or Warm white 3000k - how do I work out what I need?
I've fitted an in-line switch between the battery and the electric motor on my diy electric bike conversion. I've also fitted an in-line fuse but have noticed the switch is getting warm after a few miles. It's rated 10 amp but I cant find anything higher rated as an in-line switch. What can I do?
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A maintenance friend today asked for a bit of advice. He said cabbles supplying compressor are very warm / hot to touch. (Also thought he could feel them vibrating slightly)
The cable is a swa 25mm and is pulling 55A per phase. I said being a compressor it might have a VFD and might be...
Hi guys simple question - designing the lighting for my kitchen diner extension which will have a sofa area, dining table area and kitchen bar area... now I wanted to have warm white lights in the sofa, dining and outside areas and then cool white in the kitchen area and under cabinets. Do...
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At a house the other day and dining and office lights had a lamp in that when you switch off and on quickly it swapped temp from warm white to cool white as and when you switched it, anyone know where I can get some on these . Looked really cool and gave you that choice if needed ...
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I've recently had a wood burner installed in my lounge. The stove flue goes up through a liner installed inside the original masonry chimney. I've noticed, if the stove is burnt for several hours, the chimney breast warms up a bit. In the bedroom above the lounge there is a double...
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I recently noticed that when I turn on the Aurora dimmable LED strip the area underneath the dimmer that controls it becomes warm to touch. It becomes warm after about 15mins and gradually gets warmer over time but not hot. I feel concerned so I don’t have the LED strip light on for over an...
We have been asked to install downlighters in 100mm insulation below a air ventilation space in a warm deck roof. Our concerns are as follows;--
We could use led luminaires but some future occupant may change these for halogen resulting in fire damage
The building inspector is not going to be...
Basically as above, trying to get through to the technical team who supplied the hood but they aren't open until 10.30am so if anyone has come across this before would appreciate an opinion. I fitted the controler which came with the fan and its getting warm to the touch. The fans pulling 3.1a...
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Im looking for 5/6 flood lights to up-light a manor house. Customer wants a warm light and not too bright but subtle. Cheap. Most leds are on the cool white of the k scale that I have seen? The lights will be on the ground about 3-4 metres from building which is 12-15 metres high.
any...
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Does anyone know of a reliable and knowledge-able stockist of spares ( fan motor in particular) for the Enviwarm range?
I have type and serial numbers!
Any help / pointers in the right direction gratefully received.
Hi all, after some help if anyone has any experience.
Has anyone ever connected up a johnson and starley warm air unit that is also linked to a Worcester combi boiler, as i am struggling to get my head around it?
The warm air unit is to have a thermista-stat stat connected to it and the combi is...
Have installed a warm white t5 fitting in an alcove , although I think it throws out a nice warm light , customer would like it a little duller ! Is their any time of diffuser I can buy or something I could use to do this ?
thanks
Hi Guys im quoting for a job which has three different areas of underfloor heating all being the Warm up manufacturer , to be honest I have never fitted the stuff , from what I can gather the draw isn't huge and looks fine to run from the existing ring main , however one of the areas is...
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