wires

  1. R

    Ceiling light wires

    So I received my Wayfair light today - it’s a six light semi flush ceiling light. I fitted it however only 4 out of the 6 bulbs lit up (all bulbs rotated and all work so not bad bulbs). the wiring in the ceiling is a standard end of line 3 wires - live/ neutral/ earth. the light has 4...
  2. Pastory

    ARE LIVE AND NEUTRAL WIRES DIFFERENT IN COMPOSITION?

    Hey holly electricians, I am asking are live and neutral wires different in composition or same but just some different colors of insulation. Was one type of wire just designed to carry electricity and the other to be a neutral one.? Are they different in composition? For testing purposes if I...
  3. G

    Meter and Service Disconnect at Road - What Wires to use underground to connect main panel in house?

    I have 200amp connection, with the meter and service disconnect at the road (see pictures). House panel is about 75 feet from the service disconnect at the road. 1) Assuming I need 4/0-4/0-4/0-2/0 AL wire sizes (considered a sub panel), exactly what type of wires are required to run from the...
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  4. Drifter106

    PIR with 4 wires

    Hi, need help re PIR switch wiring. The switch has 4 terminals L from distribution, N from distribution, another N to load (marked with red arrow in attached image) and L' to load. My question is - can I leave the 2nd N (red arrow) terminal empty (not wired) given that the load (light) has a...
  5. P

    Box with telephone wires

    I have an electrical box on my kitchen wall that I'd like to get rid of. Can I tape the wires up (separately), push them back in the box, and spackle over it, or is that prohibited as is the case of a conventional 110/120v electrical box? I may leave some baseboard-mounted telephone...
  6. B

    Rewiring the correct wires for an internal heating element to a Belling Home Oven.

    Hello first post I inherited a secondhand freestanding Belling Oven (make and model below) BEL FSE 60 MF Model Number 444449575 Serial number 31222241 Was working fine for just over 1.5 years until I smelt burning plastic. Disconnected the "cooker flip switch" power supply in my home's...
  7. S

    IKEA light fitting has 2 wires. White and blue. Which is live and which is neutral?

    Hi there. I’m trying to put a new ceiling light in that’s from IKEA but it has a blue wire and a white wire. How do I know which is live and which is neutral please? Also can I check that I am going to do this correctly. The current ceiling rose has like maybe 6 wires all connected to a black...
  8. nyDIYelectric1

    Can one 12/3 wire be split into three (or more) 12/2 wires using pigtails?

    Working on an electrical drawing and wondering if I can split a single 12/3 wire (blue&red together) into three 12/2 wires (2 blue & 1 red separated) using pigtails at an outlet so that the wires can travel in three separate directions as in fig 1? The wires attach in pigtails as represented in...
  9. P

    Hi, can anyone tell me what the technical name for this item is? And the right way to fix wires into it?

  10. D

    Wiring lights with unlabeled wires, please help

    Hi, I recently purchased this light fixture and am confused as to which wire goes where. There seem to be 3 "white wires," plus a green wire that's wrapped around one of them. Can someone help guide me? Thanks!!!
  11. G

    Softball 101: best way to re-attach the EU plug with these wires?

    Newbie here with a fear of fire and other DIY mahem. OK--so I have this heating element for my ski boot bag (essential equipment in Switzerland) and it has two plugs--one for the car and the other for 240V household use. As I was stumbling into the elevator at 5AM on my way to the slopes I...
  12. K

    old underground wires ?

    I have an outlet outdoor, supported straight up by a galvanized pipe. It has only black and white wires, no ground. The galvanized pipe is extremely rusted and breaks exposing wires inside the pipe !!! On top of that, it has no electricity either. Please note my home is ~40 yrs old. I tracked it...
  13. A

    Which wires?

    Hi, I have taken out an extractor fan from our bathroom to clean it out but didn't take note of the wiring and now I'm worried I'll wire it up wrong when I put it back. Can someone please advise me which wire goes where?! The wires coming out of the wall are red, yellow and blue. The wires in...
  14. M

    Can I use both black and red wires for different outlets?

    I have romex 14/3 running in my shop on a 15 amp breaker. The back wall of my shop has outlets on the left and the right with the power feed in the center of the wall coming into a junction box. Can I use the black wire for the left side of the outlets and the red for the right side and both...
  15. D

    Disconnected wires in wall

    Hi :) I'm looking to redo my kitchen early next year and am hoping to remove a defunct central heating timer from the wall and replaster. Once the timer is removed there will just be an exposed T+E from the wall which is disconnected (tied in a knot and buried in insulation) at the other end...
  16. R

    Baseboard Thermostats: How do I determine the power out wires to a second thermostat?

    I need some help with a 240V baseboard heater problem... I bought two smart thermostats for my home. I installed the first one and it powered on as soon as I flipped the breaker back on. Turned the breaker back off, and installed the second one. Flipped the breaker on and it worked too - yay...
  17. P

    Why would an electrician put the earth wires outside a junction box?

    I needed to move a socket and to do so had to crawl in my loft, there are wires all over the place (not a clip in sight) and 3 junction boxes all right near each other. Anyway what the hell is going on with this particular box?
  18. S

    UK 2 switch wires 1 cable

    Hi, Can I run 2 separate switch wires in 1 run of twin and earth? Cheers
  19. B

    Light fixture wiring. (confused by voltages at junction box wires)

    I've got two black wires coming out of a junction box that I want to wire a light fixture to. One black wire has white tape on it. It always has voltage to ground so I think I can assume that's my 'L' or 'hot'. I've tried connecting these two wires to my light fixture wires (and the ground to...
  20. N

    Switch/loose wires

    Hi I have opened a switch in kitchen to find a loose wire and an upside down switch, the switch powers the main lights, lights under the cupboards and an outside light which I think no longer works. Just looking see where the loose wire goes and to see if it has been connected properly, the...
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