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  1. jimmy gunstone

    please help! wired a 2.5kw ac into a oven circuit and breaker. is this ok?

    I just installed a new hitachi 2.5 kw ac and wired it into an old cooker switch which goes to a breaker of 32amps. the unit Hitachi Summit RAK-25PEB 2.5kW Inverter Split Wall Mounted Air Conditioning System Aircon247.com | discount portable air conditioning, fixed air conditioning, easy install...
  2. P

    Smokes wired to a JB?

    Have a bit of an awkward run at a job and was debating whether it was easier to wire all the interlinked smokes to a Wago box or JB. They are Aiko smoke alarms and wanted to know whether anyone has done this before and would it make any difference?
  3. A

    Adding a wired bell (with transformer) to a 2 way intercom

    Hello folks, I'm just your standard 'diy'er! I don't seem to be able to achieve the above, can anybody give me some pointers? We have an existing 2 way intercom which goes to only one part of the house. we want to add a wired doorbell (Byron 766 inc transformer) so the rest of the house gets a...
  4. C

    Push buttons wired in parallel replace

    hello guys Block of flats, communal areas currently have a time lag push button system in place. They want the buttons replaced with PIRs however there is no neutral at the switches? Are the neutral free push buttons not very good? What are the options.
  5. A

    Car dash camera wired into dome light

    Is there any reason why a car "dashcam" could not be wired into the dome light? This would be a much better method than the usual. The next question is not an electrical one, but people reading this are probably into cars (!) so I include it anyway: Alternatively (or additionally, for a rear...
  6. D

    Operate Wired Switch Remotely?

    Hello. I'm an electric/electronics newbie and would like some advice on what I'm hoping is a fairly simple problem. I have an electrically operated gate that I would like to be able to open and close when I'm away from the house. When the technician fit the gate he left a simple doorbell...
  7. Wez

    Replacing a hard wired oven with a plug in

    Hi. I'm hoping for some advice regarding an oven I want to purchase. I currently have a gas hob that is also connected to the electricity for ignition etc. My oven is hard wired. However, I wondered whether it is possible to blank the hard-wired socket and buy a plug in oven instead. Is this...
  8. C

    Working with wired fused ccu

    Just wanted to get some opinions on the following... Working in a bathroom conversion requiring supply for a shower pump, changing lights to downlight and power to a demister mirror. House currently has an old CCU with wired fuses and no RCD's. And lighting circuit has no cpc. For shower pump...
  9. C

    A wonderfully wired plug

    What about this then
  10. D

    Changing Wireless to Hard wired UFH

    Hi, I have a customer who about 10 years ago had a Wet underfloor heating system put in with Wireless Stats which talk to the wiring centre and opens the actuators when required. The customer has for a while had problems with the wireless stats starting to play up and has asked about biting...
  11. H

    retrofit fire alarm to wired smoke detectors in home

    Hi Is this possible. I have wired in smoke detectors in each room in a 4 bed semi. However they are not loud enough and I worry in the event of a fire they will not wake anyone if they sound during the night. I'd like to retrofit a fire alarm to the system which sounds if any smoke detector...
  12. HoverSPRX

    No Overload Protection on DB wired to Busbar

    Hi all, I recently carried out an EICR on a biolabs, it has a DB in the mains room that was wired direct into the busbar on 25mm tails within 3M. The busbar is on a 200A fuse and the DB in question is a 24 way three phase board. I know that 20 + years ago when this was installed some guy has...
  13. C

    Is my house wired wrongly?

    Hello folks, I hope you don't mind but I've just joined up to ask this question. I just took two adjacent mains sockets off the wall in my bedroom to do some wallpapering, and having switched off at the consumer unit, I also tested with a multimeter to make doubly sure they were off. One of...
  14. S

    Ring Final Circuit wired in 4 core SWA

    Hi Gents, Have an existing circuit at a warehouse where a single 4mm 4core SWA has been used as a Ring Final Circuit. Two cores are in connectors in the back of the socket outlets thus creating a ring. The SWA is therefore the sole means of earthing. There are No banjo's at the sockets and the...
  15. V

    Hard wired smoke and heat detectors.

    Hi hope someone can help? My dad needs electrical re-wiring done to his entire house. The house is in bad repair, and no electrical work has been done on his house for over 35 years. He bought battery smoke alarms recently, but is being told by local electrician that it's mandatory to hard...
    • Vanquishbrit
    • Thread
    • detectors electrician heat house price quote smoke wired
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. H

    Intercom wiring help

    Got an intercom to sort, the pictures speak for themselves I think. What happened was a dog chewed through the cables and some Jack the lad tried to fix it. The ones with orange conductors haven't been touched. The one with a yellow conductor to the terminal has been touched - that is how it is...
  17. A

    Fixed wired testing in situ

    I have got some heaters etc to do and after reading my PAT420 manual it can test fixed wire equipment in situ. It will do continuity test @200mA and touch leakage. Would this be OK or do I need to connect it to my tester? I have read a lot but I would like some opinions from people that have...
  18. P

    French wiring book showing Type AC 40a breaker with N and L wired opposite

    Hi all. I've just had my house in France upgraded to single phase. I've bought a consumer unit as i only want a basic set up (minimal electric is used in my house!) and am going to put it in myself. I have a book which teaches you how to wire up. The consumer unit comes pre-packed with one...
  19. C

    Boiler wired from lighting circuit

    Hello. I'm just looking for a bit of advice. I had a new boiler fitted a few months ago. An electrician came and wired it up and left me a Minor Electrical Installation Works certificate. ive just had a plumber round to check the work and he says the electrician has wired the boiler from the...
    • concerned321
    • Thread
    • boiler circuit electrician lighting lighting circuit wired
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. Soulsurfer

    Old building lighting issues!

    Basically been asked to look into a solution for a customers dwelling / dwellings where they have flats in the same building as they live. At present has old mostly 2 gang switching along ground hallway and up various stairways and between landings and these are junction box wired from two...
    • Soulsurfer
    • Thread
    • building issues lighting old switch switches wired wiring
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
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