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  1. R

    Re Window actuators...

    I have bought a fancy roof lantern with an opening light. Her indoors said "oh that would be so cool if it was electric"!! so now I'm stuck with a fitted roof light with the wire dangling down taunting me every day. How the hell do I wire this in? It's a 'Topp' ACK4 chain actuator. Just for the...
    • reluctantspark
    • Thread
    • black brown earth switch wind window
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. kingeri

    For Sale 100m reel of 1.5mm 6241 brown & earth LSF BS7211 cable

    Huddersfield area, 100m reel of 1.5mm 6241 brown & earth LSF BS7211 cable Any reasonable offer considered!
  3. O

    polarity argument at work

    What do use in emergency lighting brown permanent live black switch live or black permanent live brown switch live obviously grey neutral major arguments at work please help to settle
    • Olliew
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    • black brown electrical work permanent polarity switch
    • Replies: 87
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. K

    Sleeving of 5 core cable for lighting circuit.

    Hi, I have a technical query in regards colour sleeving of conductors in a multicore cable. Take a 5 core 2.5sqmm XLPE SWA cable with all white conductor insulation. I want to use this cable for lighting circuits in an industrial installation, can I sleeve the cores to they’re respective phase...
  5. P

    Lighting circuits

    Is it permissible to drop a 'brown/blue' + earth 1.5mm cable in a lighting circuit to a room lighting switch (switched live circuit), or must it be a 'brown/brown' + earth?
  6. M

    PIR Sensor Issue

    I bought a PIR sensor for the back. There is one existing light out there but I plan to later add up to 3 more. In the meantime, I want to ad the PIR sensor to the current light. In the sensor there are three wires in the block (Two live and a neutral). One live (red) has a light bulb symbol...
  7. D

    Where can I get 1.5mm brown coloured cable?

    I've searched the usual places, but can I find straight forward live 1.5mm core cable? Nope! I need this to avoid having to strip perfectly good cables just to get the live one one for some small installation work I am doing. Any ideas please?
  8. H

    When the brown hits the fan - Worst bloopers

    Whats the worst bloopers you have done in regards to customers possessions.I've done many but probably the worst was when I was sent to look at an alarm. Got up to the bellbox un-screwed it then casually placed it hanging on the leg of the ladder...Gust of wind ....smash..... damn that isn't...
    • highspark
    • Thread
    • aus brown fan worst
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: Australia
  9. A

    Labelling Meter tails

    Hi Newbie here with a question. I'm due my assessment with Elecsa in about 10 days and my assessment job will be a new consumer unit installation. I've had to put in new tails meter to consumer unit ( the old ones were wired 6mm twin and earth believe or not!!). Anyway I have marked the...
    • Addis
    • Thread
    • assessment aus bell brown marked meter meter tails tails
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
  10. R

    Confusion on lighting circuit in new build flat

    Hi guys, I popped in late yesterday to change two 3 pin bayonet energy save fittings to a couple of fancy fittings for a mate in his 'L' shaped hallway. Both lights are individually switched at either end of the hallway. I don't do much domestic sparking as am a facotry spark so never really...
    • ralshtovski
    • Thread
    • aus black brown build circuit confusion fittings flat light lighting lighting circuit new new build
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  11. V

    help...unknown heating system

    hi all got a job to re install an existing heating system. i have a danfloss three port valve,four wire brown,white-grey-orange-blue no tank stat room stat controler with ho****er only or ho****er and heating any ideas...ive wired a good few systems but not come across this. ta all vito
  12. N

    50 meters 25mm brown cable

    I have a new drum of 25mm brown, brown tails for sale. Any offers welcome
  13. D

    Lighting Circuits Q.

    How does this work? All the light switches are wired like this: https://picasaweb.google.com/dominicgraywolf/Coursework?authuser=0&feat=directlink It looks like a two way switch but then there should only be three wires: 2 strappers & N. It looks like a ring main with two L & two N. But only...
    • Dom.
    • Thread
    • aus brown circuit circuits faulty lighting switch
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Australia
  14. P

    switch wire for pendant

    In Ireland we run a 1.5 mm brown and brown and cpc from the pendant to the switch as you are never allowed use the blue from a t&e, is this the case for the UK or do you still run brown and blue and mark the blue as a phase ??
    • powerelec
    • Thread
    • aus brown common pendant permanent switch switched switches wire
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Australia
  15. I

    It's been a long day! switching help required..

    hi, please could anyone tell me what is wrong with this? thanks.
    • ianbrookes
    • Thread
    • attach aus brown connected help long picture required switch switching
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Australia
  16. D Skelton

    CU change and brown sleeving

    Hi people, not sure this is the right section, but if I chose to do a CU change for a Part P scheme's assessment, I know I don't become responsible for the entire installation but is it my responsibility to ensure brown sleeving is placed on every switch live throughout the installation?
  17. B

    help central heating programmer

    Been called to a job where the client tried to change a central heating programmer. He took the wires out the backplate and forgot to note down where they went! Monkey! So I have the brown and blue from spur which go to L and N of the back plate but then I also have a brown and blue from...
    • brizospark
    • Thread
    • boiler brown central central heating combi heating programmer
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  18. A

    3 phase dol starter help

    Hi, hope someone can help with this, i just bought a new dol starter from my air compressor its a 16 amp starter just need to know what colour wires go where? it has three top connections l1, l2, l3, three lower for supply t1, t2, t3 with a separate pe for yellow/green i take it, so the wires i...
    • albathebrave
    • Thread
    • 3 phase aus brown dol help motor phase starter supply yellow
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Australia
  19. K

    2 way and intermediate fed at first switch

    hey guys how would you wire it from switch? as usual com to com l1 l1 ect.. but switch wire in with l1 at first switch?
  20. Scratch Music

    Scratch Music & Installation Ltd

    Based in Doncaster and run by Alan Drabble, Martin Pearman and Matt Brown (yes Matt Brown!!). 30 years of experience in designing, supplying, installing, maintaining all types of audio and visual systems. Induction loops, environmental noise control, LED lighting, Anytronics and Mode...

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