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  1. J

    Changing from Halogen to LED

    Hi, First time posting on here so apologies if I'm missing any basic information, but hopefully someone can help me as an amateur DIY-er and definitely not electrically knowledgeable. I suspect the best approach would be to get in a professional to help, which I'll likely do but interested in...
  2. B

    MWC for changing MCB's to RCBO's

    I've just had a EICR completed and it has C2's for cables concealed, in walls at a depth less than 50mm, containing metal parts and no RCD(s) provided for additional protection. All the circuits are for night storage heaters and come from a seperate DB on night tariff and where installed in...
  3. G

    UK Gas engineer changing to electrician advice

    Firstly thanks for the chance to find advice I need. I'm a qualified gas/heating engineer with over 20years exp. Icometed about 3 years of night school whilst working as an electricians mate over 20 years ago ( before heating) I know how to bend tube,tray,and have experience in house wiring,3...
  4. mc1903

    Intermittent RCD tripping. Benefit of changing over to RCBO's?

    Hi, We have recently had some electrical work completed in the house to add a new circuit for air conditioning. We are now experiencing intermittent RCD trips, at all hours of the day and night, in the section of the consumer unit that the new A/C MCB was installed into. No MCB's trip - just...
  5. K

    Changing a double electrical socket

    Hi, I have a double electric socket, standard 13amp. My son broke a plug in one of the sockets so I decided to change it. The new one I purchased had 2 connections for the earth wire whereas my old one only had 1. I read that it's ok to only use one of the connections so I did. Once...
  6. P

    Tire changing machine not reversing

    Hi guys, I'm having an issue with a tire machine I was called too. The machine won't reverse. I replaced the original switch with a new one. I can get it going forward but no reverse but I can wire it to make it drive forward on both switches. Is this me being stupid and no connecting back...
  7. C

    Changing light fixture, RCD issues after

    Hi all, Over the weekend I swapped out a light fixture in a bedroom that had a Loop-in ceiling rose to a modern pendant light that had a choc block style terminal only. I used Wago connectors and Wago box to wire everything up and put it in the ceiling. Before doing any work I flipped all...
  8. B

    Changing from one-way to 2-way switch

    Trying to change a switch from 1-way to 2-way. Wired like the attached it doesn't work at all - any ideas? Thanks
  9. P

    Changing Light Switch

    Hi all could someone advise me on if it is possible to change this light switch to a new one that I have already bought . The one in the picture is for 2 way switching on an upper landing level with the other switch on the lower landing level - it operates the lights on both landings only, but...
  10. E

    Changing honeywell thermostat

    Hi, so I'm looking at changing my thermostat from a honeywell manual to a honeywell DT90E digital thermostat and I was wondering if you could help me with where the wires should go please. First picture is the wiring of my current thermostat and the second picture is the instructions for the new...
  11. B

    Changing MEM light switch

    I am changing an old MEM 2 way light switch for A MK Logic one, have have a wiring question. The MEM switch has 3 wires into it, red, blue and yellow, with Red going to Common at the top of the switch, the blue wire goes to the bottom left, and yellow bottom right. on the MK logic switch, there...
  12. G

    Changing out old 80's wall light switch , help needed :)

    Trying to change out an old 1980 dual wall ceiling fan light switch , but the old wiring doesn't seem to have the same type of wiring as the new switch we bought. Inside of the old switch it looks as though they split and then soldered the black wiring underneath the casing so they could...
  13. C

    Changing a DB

    When changing a DB for a new one in a domestic dwelling, do you add an isolator in or just change the DB? Just curious to see what most do.
  14. G

    Changing from wired oven to plug oven

    Hi All, I would be extremely grateful for advice/comments on the following : My old built-under hard-wired oven died and due to space constraints I have only found 1 option to replace it : https://www.myappliances.co.uk/Innocenti-ART28772-Omega-Lux-60cm-73-Litre-Fan-Electric-Oven [According to...
  15. J

    Help needed changing ceiling tube light bulb!

    Greetings I have this fancy ceiling tube light fitting and I cannot figure out how to replace the tubes. It has two ends which somewhat come away but not enough to remove the tubes. There is wiring both sides. I'm not sure how much more pressure I can apply before something breaks. There are...
    • JohnHS
    • Thread
    • bulb ceiling changing light light bulb needed
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  16. pe2dave

    Smoke alarm. Changing from mains to battery.

    Removing a 20 yo smoke alarm, wired in. Two cables coming through a rafter 'hole', fastened into the alarm. Chocolate block (whatever they are called these days) used to connect the alarm to the incoming mains. Question: Entire chocolate block (5 connections) won't go through the rafter hole...
  17. K

    UK Replacing Night Storage heaters - advice please

    I rent out a flat in a small west London block built in 1990s. 2 storage heaters installed around 2005 now have stuck or broken switches so I'm looking for advice about replacement. One has both night and a daytime part, but the other seems to be only wired to the night meter with no other power...
    • Kevmul
    • Thread
    • advice changing heaters night please replacing storage
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. C

    Changing two wall lights that are connected to two switches.

    So I’ve took the casings of to look at the wires for one light. There are 2 of each brown blue and earth. The two earths go to the part that holds the bulb, the two blue meet in a connector with a wire coming out of that connector to the bulb component. Now one of the brown wires goes to the...
  19. T

    UK Changing a light pendant (with 4 wires) to light fitting

    Hello, I've recently bought four light fittings (to replace the existing simple ceiling light pendants) that look like the following to wire up: I've already changed two of the four pendants since they are just a single wire coming in (from the other hallway/landing light) so they were...
  20. E

    DNO Isolation For Changing DB

    Hi All, I need to change a DB in a block of flats in central London (W2 postcode), where EDF can't give a date for at least 6 weeks to come and isolate the supply, but at the same time won't / can't give out a date after this, which makes no sense to me! This is both options of just popping...

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