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Been to look job in a church grade which is also grade 1 listed, installing infra red heating.
Can't see anything in particular in regs specifying what type of wiring system should be used for a church ?
On looking round could see a right old mix of PVC conduit, metal conduit, surface...
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I'm in the process of replacing some 1970s underfloor heating line voltage sauter wall thermostats with new mechanical replacements (of which there seem to be incredibly few in existence - sauter were very unhelpful with suggestions!).
Anyway I have found a replacement (T4360B1015 for...
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I have been tasked with putting 4 , 2kw panel heaters in a portacabin .
I plan on wiring four 16a radials to each circuit ( fused spur at each heater). These will be controlled by a 24/7 time clock. Back at the CU.
My question is to do with the contactors .
I was planning on...
I have a automatic swing gate opener and i want to install a manual push switch to open and close the gate. I am not a professional installer just at enthusiast to DIY. can you please help me where i can connect the manual switch on the controller attached.
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I have been asked to wire in a Plumbright PR 20 sta condensate pump. The pump has a live neutral and earth and a separate float cable with two wires attached. I am a little unsure with wiring as have no diagrams etc.
I am assuming in a green star I can use the LNE supply terminals...
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I want to power a small LED light that will be on 24/7 on the ceiling off of the main kitchen light (for some night terror issues someone is facing in the house).
The problem is that when I took the old light fixture down there were only two wires (a black and a red which I am to...
I've got a problem with the wiring 😭 for some reason I've got no break lights they stay on and only when the headlights are on and I have no Parker's but if I put the Parker's on and put my foot on the brake they come on but as soon as a take my foot off they turn off and now I've got a...
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I'm a competent DIY electrician within the home , COVID gave me time to study City & Guilds although my attention was focused on everything within the home.
I've recently replaced my decking and now looking at wiring in the lighting (ip65 240v up/down lights on the decking posts). An...
Hi, I need to rewire a mapping/traction control switch on a race bike that was damaged in a crash. The switch is not stock to install some other features and I can't find the company wiring anywhere on line. Can someone tell me what the following means?
Mode Switch:
I know they are momentary...
My mate who I went to college with has recently moved back to Lithuania and sent over some photos of the old Soviet Union era wiring.
Line & Neutral, no CPC and the Conductors aren’t identifiable. The cores are aluminium. No Consumer Unit inside the flat, just a 3 pole MCB in the big Meter box...
Just asking more for my own curiosity if that's okay. When running say cable when both wires are the same colour sleeve, say dual blue or brown, and there is no power in the circuit yet, how do electricians know which wire is which at each end?!
Thanks and apologies for the possibly annoying...
Hi All, I am trying to repair a Elu Dropsaw for my Father. I am wondering if the controller that is original can be deleted and a standard safety on/off switch wired in? The "Solenoid" that`s in it is a) in Germany and b) too expensive.
I have attached photo`s for your evaluation.
Thank you for...
Hi, looking for advice on wiring on a 3 switch light One turns light on outside front door, second one for light in bottom hall and third is for light in hall at top of the stairway.
Before decorating the switch was slackened off for painting around. Unfortunately a brown live wire and a yellow...
I want to wiring in some new lights in an old shed I have. There’s an existing light switch for the toilet that powers a light, a fan and fan isolator, and it works fine. The shed can be dark in winter and I want to put a couple of lights in it with a switched light for the outside, and a light...
Morning all, just after some help with some UFH wiring on my job im doing
Doing an extension which has UFH in the extension with its own UH4, hard wired stats and zone valve (all working and firing as should)
There is an additional loop in the existing house with has its own UH4, one hard...
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I have an old motor that I would like to repurpose. Its an old Lister/Hoover
I have searched the net but cannot find any specifics on its wiring. It says 200/220V but I am not sure which terminals to connect to and if I need to check anything else
There are 4 terminals at the rear...
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I bought this switch about a month ago to replace an old one, and unfortunately this one doesn't seem to use the old wiring system and my searches have failed to find instructions for this type of wiring so if someone could please enlighten me on how to...
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I’m looking at installing a camera on my garage. The garage has a 16A breaker for the sockets and 6A for lighting.
Am I able to use some 1mm twin and earth to wire the camera straight into the 6A with the lighting?
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Ryan
Hi. Today I was at a friend's house having a look at a couple of lights that weren't working (turned out that quite simply one of the neutrals had worked its way free in the first rose).
It was all too tight to see for definite, but I think the wiring was basically as per the drawing I have...
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