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  1. M

    What are these 2 wires for I have to connect a mirror but there is 2 wires coming out of the wall and only one white wire.

    any help would be appreciated.
  2. J

    Not enough space for wires?

    Hi, I've run into an issue while trying to fit a 3-hole ceiling plate (specifically this one: Satin Black 3 Hole Ceiling Plate - 12cm | WT Lighting - https://wtlighting.co.uk/accessories/satin-black-3-hole-ceiling-plate-12cm/). I'm having trouble getting the wires tidy and secure inside the...
  3. D

    existing light (four wires) into new Led light

    Hi I've got three lights in my hallway that I'm changing to a LED light fitting - they are all controlled by two separate switches. I've done two, but I'm stuck on the third one. The first light had one of each earth, L & N, and the second light had two of each (which I've squeezed in the...
  4. notShai

    neutral wires yes but not on the switch i need to upgrate to smart

    I want to make the outside ligth fixture tun on and off based on schedule / wifi switch enabled. There are 4 switches. lets call them from left to right, 1,2,3,4. 1 is the one i need to convert to a wifi switch, its for two outdoors lights each with 4 bulbs (one of them is pictured here). also...
  5. D

    Help wires for outside lights

    Hi I have a small problem had new windows fitted to my porch and the guys that fitted them took down my old lights and left the wires out ready for me to put new ones up only when I did put the new ones up they didn’t work only to find out that they have removed 2 of the wires from the switch...
  6. P

    Extending wires in consumer unit.

    Hi, everyone. I need to move a circuit to an MCB at the other end of a split load board. The cables all enter the CU at one end, and the cables in question will not reach the breaker at the other end without extending them. It is a ring final circuit. What's the best method to do it? I was...
  7. BloodDrunk

    Clarification regarding wires

    Hi guys, I have a question regarding these wires, what is the black wire for? The location is Europe, Slovenia. I understand traditionally brown is live, blue is neutral and yellow/green is earth, but why is here a black wire, too? And how do I connect it, to what.
  8. A

    MAF fluctuation, ECU or rubbing wires?

    Hey guys, I have been battling with this car for some while now. So if you could help I'd be grateful. The problem at hand is that the power wire supplies 2.5v but the return wire fluctuates really fast above 2.5, 2.65, 2.7. Now to check if it was the MAF or not I just cut the wires before the...
  9. J

    How do I wire this plug up as the wires are not colour coded

    It's for a electric griddle pan, it had a US two pin plug which I cut off and thought just wire up with a UK plug but the wires are not colour coded so what should I do? Or have I messed up? :)
  10. James

    Day 3: Ghost wires adventures world wanted book electrician

    I have a book recommendation for you. I tend to listen to books when I am driving but it is also available in physical form A truly enlightening book for people who like to understand what can be achieved if you really try at it...
  11. L

    UK Exposed Live Wires Under Bedroom Floor?

    I was trying to fix a cold radiator when I came across some exposed cable and copper wire under the floor boards, a quick test with a voltage pen showed live. Not sure what kind of voltage they're putting out, wouldn't the RCD trip if they were dangerous? I covered the ends with electrical tape...
  12. V

    Which wires to use

    Hello. I have ordered two LED Strip lights from Amazon to replace two fluorescent fittings, one of which does not work. After recent electrical work being carried out i am left with wiring as shown in the attached images. My question is, which wires should i be using to connect the new fittings...
  13. S

    9 wires

    I have an outdoor light I am trying to hookup. There are two wires coming in with a white, black and ground. One is coming from the breaker and the other going on to the other outdoor lights I need to setup. My light also has a white, black and ground wire. How do I wire it?
  14. F

    Help identifying wires

    Hello, disclaimer: this is DIY and I am rather ignorant about electrical works. I just moved into a new rental apartment and i wanted to connect lamps on the ceiling. Most come out with just 2 wires and so it's easy even for me to connect a lightbulb connector. But in the living room there are...
  15. C

    WIFI switch and a lot of wires. How to?

    First, sorry if I'm not in the correxct thread. I'm trying to replace an old switch with a WIFI switch and cannot seem to do it right. There are three electric wires (each wire meaning a neutral, a load and a ground) coming out of the box and the old switch has two black wires to it (I figured...
  16. M

    Can you join 2 thin wires with a thicker one?

    Howdy, I was wiring in a couple LED lights for my trunk bar and diffuser but ran into a maybe problem. The trunk bars wire wasn't long enough for where I wanted it to go and what I purchased after turned out to be a larger gauge. Can I use a thicker wire as a link between 2 thinner ones?
  17. L

    Burned wires on resistance faston connection on professional Coffe machine

    Hi all I have a professional coffe machine working at 220 V and it currently drain about 2,5 kW of power. I have made this simple and horrible schematic here just to explain how it works: Some time ago I changed the fastons on the resistance from brass faston to stainless steel faston and some...
  18. M

    Advice on existing Sub-Panel feeder wires terminating to breaker vs. hot lugs?

    I recently purchased a rural property in Arizona. The property receives power from APS, the local electric utility. Power arrives from the utility meter, terminating to a 200AMP Main Service Panel in a Quonset Hut (think large garage). Inside the main panel is a 60AMP breaker that feeds a...
  19. B

    Help! - Shower Pull Switch, wires too short!

    Hi, The shower pull chord switch has snapped at my mom’s home and having unscrewed the switch I discovered a horror show(see pic). So I’ve had cut the wires back to clean them up but having done so it’s left me with nothing reasonable to wire up the new switch. There’s nothing left on the...
  20. C

    Need help with red wires

    Hi, I am installing a new bathroom fan. We had an electrician who ran 14/3 into a junction box. The black feeds a led light and the red was left to feed this fan. The ceiling wiring all makes sense but when I opened the switch box the were the neutrals wire nut together, all the blacks wire...
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