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    Multiple wires into single ceiling light connector ‘slot’?

    Buoyed on by my first successful ceiling rose replacement, I’m now doing a second one, but have come across a slightly different scenario. In this ceiling rose there are more wires than previously, so my question is, is it ok to place multiple wires into a single connector in the new light...
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    Wires near heating pipes

    had a full rewire in house come to find these wires sitting on top.of central heating pipes is it unreasonable to ask the electrician to mive these.he has been back once to put a save plate inbetween but im not entirely happy,just want some advice
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    House only has red and black wires

    My house only has red and black wiring (old house). So I'm kinda lost on ceiling fan install. Is my red neutral? Do I connect white from fan to red from ceiling? Pig tail red from ceiling and switch with white from fan? I've spent a couple of hours rewording all this many different ways into...
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    Could hidden wires be routed as in my photo?

    Hi all, Please see the attached photo that includes notes. I am wanting to have a new GPO installed on a plaster wall that has no existing GPOs. I am thinking of having wires run from the opposite wall, up through the wall cavity, over the ceiling cavity and down the opposite wall cavity to...
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    Outside light visible wires

    Hi Guys, please can you give me some advice. We are having a rewire and the electrician has installed an outside light with the wire sticking out as shown in the image below. He said that there is no way to have the wire inside as it comes from the floor which is below the fitting. Is that...
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    DIY Help! Damaged Quick Connect 2 same color wires one side, Black & White the other

    A quick connect on the bottom of my farm tractor was snagged by a limb and one side of the connectors wires were pulled free from the housing. The good side with the wires still connected has a black wire (hot?) and a white wire (neutral?) but the 2 wires that were pulled free from the other end...
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    Screwing a light switch back on and I assume I hit a live wire?

    I was screwing a lightswitch back into the wall when suddenly a bang and the lights tripped, I assume I hit a live wire? Can anyone shed some light on what happened?
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    Electric wires

    Hi I have removed an old water tank and am now left with lots of live wires which I no longer need which used to feed the pump etc. I can’t remove at source as the wires go under a laminate floor so is it ok to put the wires in a Wago terminal which is accessible under the floorboards?
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    Boarding attic, wires over joists, advice needed.

    Hi there I’m boarding my attic and the wires are going over the joists, I know I can chisel a grove in the chipboard board or take the wires out of light fixture. I was just wondering would it be a bad idea just to made a grove in the top of the joist with a round rasp just big enough for the...
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    Mixed wires

    Hello. I have a 20 amp circuit with 12 gauge wire that I would like to tap from a receptacle and create a 14 G wire pigtail to a 15 amp switch to power new recessed lights that is using 14 G wire. Is it safe to do so? If above is not safe, Are recessed lights take 12 G wire with a 15 amp...
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    Automotive wires found in kitchen?

    Hi everyone. I'm completely new to this form and barely a novice with electrical wiring. I bought my current house a year ago, it's about 60 yrs old originally but has had numerous extensions and remodels done in the past, some of which consisted of subpar work. I was working on refinishing the...
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    Fuses blow when I put phase and ground wires in contact even when light switch is turned off

    Hello to all, I stumbled upon a strange problem this morning. I wanted to change the light bulb socket in my bathroom, when I noticed that when the ground and phase wires come in contact,the fuse-box trips even though the light switch is turned off. So I took a pen voltage tester and tested all...
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    Electrical help

    You I have 3 wires coming to my electrical pannel i have 2 hots a uncoated silver wire n another wire. None of which r hooked up to pannel yet. I know the 2 hots go to main breaker n then the silver wire goes to ground but there is no common. White wire. Now i have the box wired to where the bar...
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    UK 2 wires at light switch?

    Hi, I've only got 2 cables to my light switch, no earth. Does this mean I cant have a metal face dimmer switch in replacement for the plastic one that's already on?
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    Connecting 2 neutral wires is tripping out

    Hi guys, I posted in here the other week and thought I'd figured out my mistake but now I've landed with another problem. I'm trying to replace 2 walls lights - like for like - the 2 lights are powered by a double switch in our living room. One switch controls 2 lights on one half of the room...
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    3 wires circuit connected to 4 wires oven

    Hello, I am replacing my double oven and have a 240 v 3 wires circit: red, black and white. The new oven have 4 wires: red,black, wire and bare.. how do I make this connection?
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    Under ground wires to shed

    Hey everyone, I'm trying to run electricity out to my shed to run a workshop (table saw, miter saw, dust collector, some lights and some other small power tools) . There used to be a hot tub that was gone before I bought the house thst has a 100 amp double post breaker (I think that's what its...
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    Exposed wires

    Hi all, a local electrician has installed a bulkhead light, the wires go in through holes in the fitting, there is no "gland" as we have on other fittings, just 2 small open holes through which the cables pass, I have queried this as being a way for insects and potentially moisture to enter the...
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    New and old wires in socket

    Hi, I have a question about the above wiring. We have taken the so ket and box out whilst painting, and will be replacing them with new ones. As you can see in the photo, there is 2 sets of wires, one with new style brown and blue wires and one with the old red and black. When I rewire the...
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    Clarity on wires and fuses for ovens

    I’m hoping someone can help. We recently had an extension built to house a working kitchen for my new business. The original sparky wasn’t available to fit the oven when we arrived, so we hired another, who said he couldn’t install it as the wrong wire and fuse were fitted. When the wiring &...
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