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    fault finding........

    Zs of 103.00 at the sockets in a third floor flat; (that's been lived in since it's conversion in about 1960 ish) ill go hunting for the source see if i can see the problem...................found the cellar...........ah yes..... AND a recent addition for outside power! the grey / green cable...
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    wiring single phase circuits from 3 phase boards using brown L2 or L3

    Hello, I am wiring single phase circuits from a new 3 phase board but another electrician on site said i cant wire the circuits in brown (for live) blue (for neutral) green+yellow (for earth) on L2 or L3 as it isnt the correct phase colour. I debated that brown is a phase colour. whats the...
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    Security Light Help

    Hi I'm Evan, new to the forum. Today I was going to replace my security light at the rear of the house, due to the PIR not working. I believe it feeds off a socket in the kitchen, done by an electrician a number of years back. It also has a switch for it on the kitchen wall, so it can be...
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    6mm Brown/ Grey DC cable

    Where is the best place to buy brown/ Grey DC cable? 6mm need about 400M of each
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    Brown blue metre tails

    I'm selling 2 drums of 25mm brown blue double insulated metre tails roughly 35 metres on each drum offers please
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    9 wires for 3 jobs

    hi very informative site so I'm sure someone will be able to help, I am fitting a ceiling fan with light fitting in bedroom .On removing ceiling rose I find that last tenant has removed the sleeve from the black hot wire ,as there are 3 blacks 1 being neutral as I tested this with electrical...
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    Wiring connections required for outdoor PIR light

    Hi all. First post here and I hope someone can help me out please. My existing outdoor PIR light died and I have a new one to fit in its place. The old one not only worked automatically on PIR mode but the 2 way switch which controlled it could be left in either 'auto' mode for PIR or switched...
  8. J

    Can anyone help me with my understand of circuitry

    Hi all, I am currently in training as an apprentice electrician, and so am constantly trying to improve my understanding on domestic circuitry, one circuit that bothers me are lighting circuits and the many methods of wiring them, at this present time I can understand how they work but still...
  9. J

    Outdoor switch advice

    I wanted to post in DIY section but can't do a new post so I will do it here. I bought a 2 way outdoor switch from Maplins. I have wired the power supply as per instructions but those for the appliance do not make sense to me. here is what I have done so far: This would appear to be correct...
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    help with central heating s plan plus newbie

    Hi there, I'm currently in my 4th year, been given a job which includes wiring up the heating. Don't have any real experience in this area soo help would be much appreciated. 2 combi boilers feeding 2 seperate heating zones with rads, a underfloor heating zone and a hot water circuit which is a...
  11. B

    Brown plugs on rewires

    A housing rewire specification says you have to use brown plugs and 5mm screws, would you comply ? would it make you think anything about the rest of the specification document ?
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    Philips sgr001 ballast, help wiring plug

    Hi. I ve purchased two of these ballast, reflector lamp kits. Internally they are already wired, but i need to wire the socket and extend the cable. As you can see in the photos there are two cables coming into the ballast. The only reasonable explanation to it is that they were connected in...
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    Two gang two way wiring not working properly

    I am testing a property that has the following problem - There are three switches, one two gang two way at the bottom of the stairs (call it hall) - controlling hall with one, landing other One two gang two way at the top of the stairs (landing), controlling hall with one landing with the...
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    3 core - what colour do you use as a switch wire?

    I personally use the black as I see brown as a permanent live. What do you use and why?
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    big old brown BILL fused main switch

    Anyone know the bs number, it's a 60A fuse. Cheers in advance
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    AM2 Lighting

    Hi all, I do apologise if this has been posted before, But I'll be damned If I can find it. I have my AM2 this week, and I'm fairly confident In all aspects of it (Famous last words). But I've just hit a snag while trying to work out the lighting. Apparently the circuit is a 2 way and...
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    Switch Wiring Assistance

    Hi, could someone help me out with wiring up a switch please. We have a very dark cupboard below the stairs, and I want to install a light that will come on when the cupboard door is opened. I was planning on plugging a cable into a nearby wall socket, and running that into the cupboard to...
  18. K

    Use blue cable for live wire in radial circuit?

    Hi All I am not interested in carrying out any electrical work myself but have had some experience on a basic level and have discovered something that raised my eyebrows recently. I recently had somebody come and install lighting and power sockets in my garage, all cables are run through PVC...
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    Electric heater cable with 5 ends, blue, brown, earth, black and grey?

    A guy at work shown me a length of cable with a plug with 5 ports (to connect to heater) and 5 wires on the other end. Apparently the heater has a stat on it. Just wondered if any you gents knew what happens with the black and grey wires?? Thanks again.
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    Adding aditional lighting to switch

    Hi, I'm trying to change the double light switch at the top of my stairs to a 3 way switch (for lighting in attic). I thought it would just be a case of adding another cable to lights and swapping the original wires from old switch to new switch. On the old socket: Switch one = Bathroom...

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