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Rewire 5 bed house in Southport - unoccupied or occupied?

Glenda
Mar 21, 2014

house rewire

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Mar 23, 2014

Glenda

Ac - dc adapters

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Mar 23, 2014

HOTDOGHARRY

PLEASE READ what size of earth wire do i buy?

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buy earth earth wire please size wire

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Mar 22, 2014

telectrix

led lights in bathroom help please

bathroom help help please led led lights lighting lights please

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Mar 22, 2014

Octopus

Outside Sockets Tripping But Inside Sockets Fine?

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Mar 21, 2014

circuits dryer fitted inside other outside socket sockets tripping

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Mar 22, 2014

Engineer54

Bosch/Neff Ceramic Hotplate Connections

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Mar 19, 2014

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Mar 22, 2014

Engineer54

Amps - Consumption v Supply

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Thai Amateur

ebay LED floodlight AC on DC?

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Mar 20, 2014

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Outdoor cable spec. under a lean-to.

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Mar 19, 2014

cable outdoor under

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Mar 20, 2014

Octopus

12v rgb strip light power?

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12v light power rgb strip

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Mar 18, 2014

tazz

Lawnmower Cable?

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Mar 14, 2014

cable

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Mar 17, 2014

terrybriggs123

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Mar 16, 2014

black ceiling earth help neutral rose wiring yellow

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Mar 16, 2014

Badged01

Ceiling light not working and found free switch wires!

Justin Hannan
Mar 15, 2014

ceiling ceiling light found free light not working switch wires working
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Mar 15, 2014

SJD

Outside to inside joining of conduit ?

MikeWindsor
Mar 14, 2014

conduit drill inside joining outside running through

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Badged01

SWA v meter tails

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Mar 14, 2014

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GMES

Rewire South Yorkshire

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Mar 13, 2014

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Mar 14, 2014

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Mains hook up problem. Is this possible?

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Mar 12, 2014

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Earthing problem

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Mar 12, 2014

earthing problem

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Mar 13, 2014

Des 56

Any help would be appreciated

Nicholas Booth
Mar 11, 2014

appreciated help

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Mar 13, 2014

telectrix

Spur from designated cooker point

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Mar 11, 2014

cooker point spur

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Mar 11, 2014

Des 56

Is this a high frequency batten or HPF?

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Mar 11, 2014

batten frequency

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Mar 11, 2014

HandySparks

Dimmer for electronic transformer

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Mar 3, 2014

dimmer electronic lamps switch transformer

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Mar 1, 2014

advice basement box fuse fuse box house meter moving new supplier supply

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Mar 11, 2014

Kate

Plinth and undercupboard lights

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Mar 9, 2014

lighting lights

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Mar 10, 2014

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Oven & Hob Connections

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Mar 9, 2014

connections hob oven

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Mar 10, 2014

telectrix

advice needed re electrician problems

sparkle333
Feb 14, 2014

advice electric electrical electrician needed problems

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Mar 9, 2014

sparkle333

High Voltage properties at 350KeV (DC voltage)

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Mar 7, 2014

ceiling high voltage power properties supply voltage volts

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Mar 8, 2014

Marvo

Advice needed please - does this meet current regs?

rob_b
Mar 3, 2014

advice current meet needed please regs regulations

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Mar 7, 2014

GMES

Second consumer unit for office equipment

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Mar 6, 2014

consumer consumer unit equipment office second unit

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Mar 7, 2014

Engineer54

Addition DSOs on a radial - good practice?

matt94
Mar 4, 2014

addition practice radial

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Mar 5, 2014

HandySparks

MCB Size?

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Mar 1, 2014

mcb size

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Mar 4, 2014

Kate

MR16 12v Lighting rail

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Mar 3, 2014

12v lighting mr16

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Mar 3, 2014

Marvo

Temporay supply on a new build

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Mar 3, 2014

telectrix

Is 20A double pole switch sufficient for total load rating of two ovens?

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Mar 2, 2014

Des 56

No lights upstairs!

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Mar 1, 2014

lighting lights upstairs

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Mar 1, 2014

camerabloke

CFL Grow Light

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Feb 26, 2014

cfl light

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Feb 28, 2014

gnuuser

Connecting lights to one socket

tabula
Feb 27, 2014

connecting lighting lights socket

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Feb 27, 2014

telectrix

DIY LED Light Unit - DRIVER HELP NEEDED.

rustypleco
Feb 26, 2014

didn't diy driver forward help led led light light needed unit

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Feb 26, 2014

rustypleco

Hi there

simon.beswick
Feb 26, 2014

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Feb 26, 2014

telectrix

smoke alarms using existing wiring

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Feb 26, 2014

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Feb 26, 2014

Octopus

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