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  1. B

    What's causing this?

    Hi guys, I'm a gas fitter, not an electrician lol anyway, mum has had her house replace termed a few months ago but she wanted a light move more centrally in the ceiling, plaster'ers moved light fixing and just left 1.5mm twin and earth hanging out of ceiling connected to a chocblock anyway...
  2. S

    LED FLOODLIGHTS Causing flickering when switched off

    Can any one help and give me some advise please :) I have a lighting circuit which as a pir sensor on, a porch light, an led outside light and a halogen outside light. I wanted to replace the oitside halogen light for another led outside light. So I did and now all the lights flicker when...
    • scotthayes14
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    • causing flickering led lighting lights switch switched
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  3. S

    12v Downlights causing other lights to turn on/off

    I've just noticed an odd problem. I have 2x 12v downlighters in a small room. On the same circuit, in my living room there are 12x 12v downlighters connected to two dimmable transformers. The attached load is well within the limits of both the transformers and the dimmer switches that control...
  4. S

    Problem with LED GU10

    Hi, I've installed two LED GU10 lamps in a customers bathroom. They're on the same circuit as two fluorescent energy saving lamps already installed in the bathroom. So far, three LED lamps have blow (I replaced the first one, and now two have blown). Could the motors in the fluorescent lamps...
  5. J

    test rig with fault causing fault elsewhere

    :confused5: I have been asked to wire up a couple of CU on plug tops on a display for tenants to show how to go about basic fault finding before they send for a call out . I used 2 wylex boards , one with dual rcd and one with none . I put a neutral earth fault but that resulted in the plug...
  6. B

    New Induction Hob causing oven to trip

    Hi My ceramic hob became cracked (only 18 months old since kitchen re-fitted) so purchased an induction hob to replace it. I took out the old one and replaced it with the new hob Since then the electric oven (at the other side of the kitchen) seems to want to trip the fuse board. I have...
    • boris
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    • causing hob induction induction hob new oven trip
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. H

    Cooker circuit issues!

    Evening all, had a nightmare day with a stupid cooker circuit. I've just joined a new firm and they sent me to a job they have done recently- kitchen refurb. Cooker circuit (40A) mcb keeps tripping every now and then, no structure to tripping. 6mm T&E coming from board extended in kitchen...
    • harryharman
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    • cable causing circuit cooker issues tripping
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. D

    PV causing RCCB to trip

    Hi all, To keep it short and to the point, my neighbour has a PV array on a shed which goes to an inverter, then to a 20A RCBO (I think) in a small CU and then back to the main CU in the house where it goes to a Hager 40A RCCB (30mA). The 40A Hager in the house trips periodically for no reason...
  9. flukey

    LED lighting problem

    hi all after a bit of advice really :wink5: on a job today to connect up a sign full of leds. feed had already been run to sign via photocell. once connected all worked fine until photocell was reset and then activated again causing the mcb to trip spoke to another spark who thought there was a...
  10. L

    Pir sensors blowing bulbs

    I do work for this big house what's been turned into apartments all the communal lights are on pir sensors For some reason I end up changing the lamps on the lights every couple of months the lamps aren't the cheapest you can get so I have sort of ruled that outI was also thinking is it because...
    • lockhes
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    • aus blowing bulbs causing lamps lights pir sensors switching
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  11. D

    PAT testing causing computer failures ??

    Last year in one particular client company- after the PAT tester had done their stuff, a couple of computers had fatal errors - is this normal and this must of happened teh year before but we never made the connection at that time. I have now insisted that no further tests be done especially on...
  12. F

    High Input Voltage of 255 Causing Inverter to give Error

    Installed a 3.92kW System today. Using a 4000-TL SMA Inverter. The inverter gave a grid voltage error. After checking the input voltage it was at 255 which is definatley too high for the SMA Inverter. The house is only a few doors away from a sub station which may be causing this. What are...
  13. R

    voltage on earth

    hello all, Just revieced a call from a colleague asking what maybe causing him to be getting a reading of 97 volt on the main incoming earth? would welcome any ideas sorry its a bit vague but this is about all the information that I have currently.
    • rwb
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    • aus between causing check earth voltage volts
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Australia
  14. J

    our oven is tripping the fuse box

    Hi All, We have an hotpoint electrical fan oven, that is tripping the fuse box when it gets over 160 degrees, it should be able to get over 200 degrees. I thought it may be the thermostat, but why would that cut the power to the fuse box, has anyone got any tips on what to look at first...
    • john-ellis
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    • aus box causing earth element fuse fuse box oven ovens power tripping
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Australia
  15. C

    SMA 4000TL inverter causing radio signal interferance to Economy 18 metered supply!!

    We have recently installed a system on a customers house that’s using a Sunny boy 4000TL and its causing the Economy 18 meter to disconnect the supply at random for a few minutes each day. We know it’s the inverter that’s causing the interference because it only does it when the inverters...
  16. Rockingit

    Electric fence causing problems

    Had a really odd problem out on a job the other day and wondered if others have encountered the same and what they did! Large rural plot with house, outbuildings and lots of land. TT, but on a dedicated pole which is PME so not sure what happened there! When doing some ground works and...
    • Rockingit
    • Thread
    • aus causing electric electrical fence problems
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Australia
  17. RWJ

    Energy saving lamps 'contain cancer causing chemicals'

    Don't know if anyone else read this today... Fears have been reignited about the safety of energy saving light bulbs after a group of scientists warned that they contain cancer causing chemicals. Their report advises that the bulbs should not be left on for extended periods...
    • RWJ
    • Thread
    • aus cancer causing energy lamp lamps lighting lights saving
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Australia
  18. C

    Danfoss 3ph motor inverter causing hot cables.

    At my site I have 3 x Danfoss VLT6000 motor inverters for our pumps. The MCB's have always been warm to touch and as they were put in by a contractor before I came to site I assumed it must be correct. As late the 25A rated 3 pole MCB's were detected by a thermal image survey as being too hot. I...
    • Crustycracker
    • Thread
    • cables canada causing danfoss inverter motor
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: Electrical Forum Canada
  19. P

    Street lighting causing RCD to trip?

    Evening all, Had a call today from a customer I did a job for a few months back. I went in to install a socket for them, only to find that the circuit had been put on the non-rcd side of the board (16th board). Asked the woman if she had a copy of the certificate when she had the board...
    • Ponty Massive
    • Thread
    • aus causing lighting rcd street trip
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Australia
  20. K

    Problem - Fridge Freezer Causing Nuisance Rcd Tripping. How Do I Rectify?

    I have traced the nuisance tripping down to the fridge freezer and im wondering how best to go about rectifying the problem and staying within the 17th edition regs. Any ideas would be greatly recieved.
    • KDT Projects
    • Thread
    • causing conduit freezer fridge mounted problem rcd rcd tripping surface tripping trunking
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: Electrical Appliances Forum

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