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Anyone come across this company...
Home Came up against them last week. They are doing pv solar, thermodynamcis and horrendously expensive Rointe heaters... Apparently they are "guaranteeing" a 40p tariff for the lifetime of the FIT. Customer claims the standard 15.44p and the company pays 24.56p. Customers can only claim...- Berneray
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- across anyone company electricians' talk
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Fitting "snubber" to circuit
Ok so after reading previous post on how to stop the flicker from leds/cfl's when switch is turned off i've bought some contact suppressors! My question is where on the circuit should these be fitted? Thanks in advance, Marc- marc_v33
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- across circuit electricians' talk fitting these
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Old Wylex Cartridge Fuse for Light AND Power = 45Amp
Ok, my flat was built in about 1960, it has a very old wylex fuse box for which the fuse for the heating and power is one switch. The lights have blown but I still have power. In the past when the fuse has blown the power and lighting has been lost so therefore the fuse has not blown this...- lozzy73
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- across cartridge cartridge fuse electricians' talk fuse light lights old power wylex
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3 phase on TT?!?
I'm going to be doing an install on an existing warehouse unit soon, (mez floor offices dado trunking lighting etc) I went and put a supply into the temp office the other week and noticed that the supply is 3 phase and on a TT. Has anybody else come across this? The install is relatively new and...- danielson_39
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- 3 phase across electricians' talk other phase strange
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I can not work this neon light out and it's doing my head in!!
Hello all, I have spent hours looking at this 2 gang, 1 way switch and I can not for the life of me figure out how to get the neon light to come on with BOTH switches! One conductor from the neon has to go into the neutral terminal, the other into L1 on one of the switches, which means the neon...- HappyHippyDad
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- across attach common doing electrical work electricians' talk light neon out switch switches work
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rcd trip
i have a back boiler with a 2 port zone valve, pump, cyliner stat and 7 day digital programmer. the problem is when the boiler is on it occassionally trips the boiler (about 4 times a week) not all the time. i have replaced the zone vale, cylinder stat and the programmer and this still...- fire
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- across boiler electricians' talk ignition rcd split trip years
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Energy saving bulb flashing faintly when switched off
Firstly I am am a DIY'er not an electrician. Last night I noticed that the energy saving bulb in my landing light was flashing faintly even tough it was witched off.. It is two way switched, one switch on the landing and one in the hall, power feeds the switch on the landing, wiring is done...- dinsdale
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- across bulb bulbs circuit electricians' talk energy flashing off saving switch switched voltage when
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New job NEED HELP
Hi lads and ladies,I have been working for a firm now for three and a half years doing maintenance and last week I have been given a new job todo with in that role of serviceing lights for various different companies. The problem the company expect me to know everything with in this role ,the...- vbyrne
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- across ballast electrical work electricians' talk help job need help new replace
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Why would there still be current present when the circuit is off?
A valued customer has replaced all his Halogen GU10's with LED replacement lamps. For some reason three lamps on one switched circuit remain on but very dim when the switch is off. This room is switched from 3 points and depending on which switch turns off the lamps this has an effect on the...- Gavthesparky
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- across circuit current electricians' talk lamps light off present still switch when
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Flywheel Diode/Snubber Circuit For a DC Coil?
Hi, I have a hydraulic valve with a two 24Vdc, 31W coils. How do you calculate the size of the diode to place across a coil to prevent voltage spikes or back EMF? Gerard- gerard
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- across circuit diode electricians' talk these
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Anyone come across these guys...
Met with potential customers last week via a lead from Price Engines.... When I arrived they hit me with this flyer they had picked up in a branch of Direct Flooring...... Apparently they are offering fixed price installations via their network of flooring showrooms..... Here are their...- Berneray
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- across anyone electricians' talk these
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Supplementary bonding across plastic section of pipe
8.5kw shower supplied by copper pipe......with plastic T where water supply branches to serve it, then back to copper. Any need to bond across the plastic T? Similar story with water supply to bath on hot and cold. All circuits RCD protected, shower itself earthed no problem.- kingeri
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- across bonding electricians' talk pipe plastic section supplementary
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Oops - just come across this - lessons on reacting to a solar panel fire !
Hot topic: lessons on reacting to a solar panel fire |*Solar Power Portal- danesol
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- across electricians' talk fire panel solar solar panel
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came across this today
customer said they had this fitted a week ago. no cert was issued "things keep tripping the RCD thing out!" they rang the original installer he said theyre sytem was old and thats ot thier fault. bond to gas =none bond to water = none just amazing look at the lower bar(s) -
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pir light on front of house flickers when on.
Quick one have any off you come across a pir controlled light that sometimes flickers when triggered. i have checked connections but not put my meter on it yet to test circuit. Just seems little strange to me thats all as never come across before. thoughts welcome.- edward cooper
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- across aus electricians' talk front house light pir when
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I've never come across this before?!
Hey peeps, A customer of mine (a landlady) has a small flat she's renting and wanted me to have a look behind a socket in the kitchen. When I went to look what I found was a 2g socket mounted in a dry lining box in a stud wall. Directly behind (on the other side of the wall) is a shower. The...- D Skelton
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- across before electricians' talk never
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floor boards
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Led glow
Installed led spotlight on landing controlled by 2 way switch. When switched off it continues to glow. Presumably this is an induced voltage in the strapper. Is there any cure or even any need to cure it?- eckersecker
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- across aus cable electricians' talk final led resistors
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Resistor across a dimmer... help please
Hi Chaps, Hope someone can help me with the following. Have got a couple of wall lights on a standard rocker switch at present, with 2 x low energy lamps. These come to less than 40watts in total. Customer want to put a dimmer in that is rated from from 40w - 300w. Sure I've heard before... -
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What fuse?
Doing an install - came across a main cut out with the following markings On the outside - BIGG Stamped on the inside around the fuse head - LISTING RH80 80A Any idea what I'm looking at? The house was built late 60s early 70s according to the owner.- South Spark
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- across carrier electricians' talk forums fuse inside
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- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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