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littlespark replied to the thread Quinetic switch anomaly.So the receiver isn’t powered up at all? It hasn’t somehow got paired with the other receiver, and that’s causing a problem? -
littlespark replied to the thread Quinetic switch anomaly.There is no electrical connection to the switch at all, so issue must be with receiver. You said no water ingress into the box, but...
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littlespark replied to the thread Baffling electrical fault... Any hints very welcome..Yea, an electrician will have better equipment to hunt down where the problem is, and more importantly, the experience to know what the...
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littlespark replied to the thread Old UK wiring.So it looks like diy Dave has disconnected the socket to fit in his badly installed stove. Yes very likely a ring, but was just giving...
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littlespark replied to the thread Old UK wiring.Not enough info. It could be a ring, or part of a radial…. But it might have been disconnected for a reason… just not done properly...
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littlespark replied to the thread Old UK wiring.both bare conductors, like I say, shoul be sleeved and connected to the one joined to the back box. That’s the earth connection, and...
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littlespark replied to the thread Old UK wiring.The bare conductors should also be sleeved in green/yellow. We’re the 2 reds and 2 blacks connected together in the socket? If so, they...
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littlespark replied to the thread Consumer Unit age?.original fuseboard (and possibly the wiring in the house) 70's to 80's.... Replacement circuit breakers, late 80's early 90's at a push...
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littlespark replied to the thread Klein outlet tester and multimeter gave different voltage measurements.It may be that one device is calibrated, and much more accurate than a simple diy multimeter. The dimmer will not be a simple voltage...
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littlespark replied to the thread Do most electricians understand economy 7?.We were told about off peak, different tariffs etc, but they were more for meter engineers employed by the suppliers, rather than...
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littlespark replied to the thread Do most electricians understand economy 7?.So if there's no storage heaters, is there any point having a 2 rate tariff, if its only the water heating that was coming off it? Very...
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littlespark replied to the thread Do most electricians understand economy 7?.ok.. so is the bottom immersion not supplied at all now? You still have storage heaters, or has all the off peak been disconnected...
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littlespark replied to the thread Do most electricians understand economy 7?.There are a number of E7 configurations that it could be. One system only the space and water heaters are on low rate overnight, the...
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littlespark replied to the thread Is this asbestos? It’s on my incoming mains supply at the bottom. I think it may be hessian and bitumen..Additional. I deleted the OP duplicated post, but I realise it had extra information. Namely the fact that it’s a 1930’s house.
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littlespark replied to the thread Is this asbestos? It’s on my incoming mains supply at the bottom. I think it may be hessian and bitumen..I don’t think it’s asbestos. You may be correct on hessian. However, I don’t think these earth clamps are suitable for attaching to...
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