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    House alarm !

    Hey people. Just a quick one I'm want to install a house alarm in my mum and dad's home I have been sparking for 4 years (2 Years domestic and 2 years commercial) and have never installed a house alarm in my time. So my question is which alarm is bang on for its money ?? and if it's...
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    Fused wired CU.

    Hello All I recently visited a house with a fused wired CU with a problem with the lights. Upon re-wiring the 5A fuse with a 5A fuse wire, the lights did not work. But when I wired it with a 15A fuse wire the lights worked! Upon closer inspection of the fuse I could see that there were some...
    • se7aq
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    • fault fuse fused lights meter wired
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. sythai

    Ceiling heating...1970's?

    Just seeing if anyone has come across ceiling heating before...? They have it installed in a flat (top floor) we're currently working on. Very thin (2-3mm) type of matting laid all around between the ceiling joists. Has a 10mm copper strip down each side of mat, a type of fabric in between...
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    burglar alarms ??

    Any ideas on which wireless alarm system is the best
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    Hard wired alarm system with wirless devices.

    Hello Chaps I'm looking for a domestic alarm system that i can hard wire into a spur then devices that's are wireless operated from the panel. Does this sort of system exist i cant find one anywhere. All i can find is 13amp plug or battery operated ones. I don't want plug for cosmetic reasons...
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    Need Advice on Part P with newly wired extension not installed by myself

    I would like to say that for the last 8 years i have not worked in the domestic installation environment and have recently been tasked to sign off a new house extension (for one of the bosses family) and produce a EIC so that it can be signed off by building inspectors. Back story - A spark i...
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    Wireless stat to wired timeclock

    I'm looking to add a wireless room stat to my own heating system at home. I'd prefer to keep the hard wired clock, but add a wireless thermostat as we are just using the temp control on the boiler ATM and I don't like it. I'm just wondering if I could wire the RF receiver for the stat, after the...
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    wired or wireless network in my house?

    Hi I am moving to a new house soon and want to eliminate the loss of signal/buffering and future proof it for smooth clear broadband use age , so I need to know which is best wired or wireless as I can decorate after but don't want to decorate and get everything done and find that I am having to...
    • sparkyphil1
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    • calibri electrical work house network roman times wired wireless
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Computer and Networking Forum
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    Wireless Lighting and Indoor PIR conflict?

    my customer has a wisebox switching on driveway lights via a (wired) PIR + transmitter which has been working fine. there is also a garage block which has two ceiling mounted PIR's which switch the garage lights. I was called in as the driveway lights and the garage lights stayed ON all night...
    • ianbrookes
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    • garage lighting lights pir wired wireless
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. HappyHippyDad

    adding additional chimes to a wired door bell system?

    Evening all :) I have recently fitted a door bell for a customer. He would now like additional chimes in the kitchen and upstairs. It is a wired system as he specifically said he did not want anything with batteries. At present it just has the normal (8v) bell transformer right next to the...
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    Lights wired into 16A radial circuit

    I've discovered that one of the bedroom lights in our 1930's 3 bed semi have been wired (I guess as a spur) into the upstairs 16A radial circuit. Similarly the light in the porch extension at the front of the house are on the 16A radial too. I know the best solution would be to wire correctly...
    • pjl4200
    • Thread
    • 16a circuit lighting lights radial radial circuit wired
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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    Hard wired fire alarm system

    I have been asked to install a hard wired fire alarm system in a domestic property. I was thinking of an aico system. Has anyone installed these and would you recommend them?
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    temporary repair - overloading a star wired motor.

    Hi, I had to do a repair I was not certain on, so would like to run it past some experts here. We have a large stirrer at work. Due to some incompetence the gearbox got damaged. With a lot of work we have almost everything back together with 1 problem remaining. There is a lot of wear on the...
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