Hi all,
as in the picture, when connecting a 230V cable to a db like this, is there a legal requirement to install external RCD unit?
Also, if the cable was installed approx. 20 years ago, is there a legal requirement to upgrade / install external RCD unit on the cable?
Last question, looking at...
Bought an air compressor at auction. Looks to have been previously hooked up in the previous owners shop. It has two wire Romex coming from the regulator. Plate on motor says 230 v. 15 amps. Single phase. So I'm assuming I can hook this to 110 v? And could I just put a three-pronged plug on the...
any BS 5839 experts know whether CO alarms should be connected to the smoke/heat alarm system ? after completing an efixx CPD it seems they should not be , however multi alarms detectors exist with an optical and CO alarm in one unit and while that unit on the aico lights up to indicated CO or...
Hi everyone, I have several external disk drives, all from the same manufacturer and all using the
same type of transformer - input 220V, output 12V, 1.5A, 18W. Currently I plug them all in a multiple socket
plug the length of a Dachshund:)) and it looks just horrible. Is there a way to have...
Inspired by a recent video from the 'plumber'.
How are we all connecting up our bollards? I've seen several methods in the past including not earthing the steel wires to using a wiska box with glands on like the plumber does.
What do you all think is the best way?
A contractor i used to do...
Ive bought a atf600 wall mount with transformer attached. Details on transformer are input 230v output 4.2v 600ma. Question is I have a unused fused spur where I want to put this could I connect it to the fused spur if so what fuse would I put in the spur.
Many thanks
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I connected black wire to neutral and red one to Live one, but extractor fan still does not work. Please see photos attached.
Does it mean I need to split red wire into 2 and connect to the very left and very right sides to make it work, or am I missing something?
would appreciate an...
I am replacing my under counter oven with a new 3kw one, oven is on its own circuit and isolation oven switch, the cable is either 4 or 6mm coming through wall where I need to join. The oven came with flex but no plug, which type of connector block should I use to join the two?
Similarly, have...
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My electrician removed an old Creda storage heater connected to only 1 off peak supply and installed the SSHE070 but as the power is off peak he cannot set it up.
He connected it up but it has not come on over the off peak period.
Has he missed something?
He asked me to contact Dimplex but...
Hello, I want to have my battery as a main power source so I can plug it in to my device which have this coaxial power connector(outside using). Everything I need is to cut this EU Plug split the wires and connect to the battery, which one is the positive and negative wire?
I'm a DIY'er helping a friend connect a 220v dryer to a 50 amp RV outlet.
The dryer has a Nema 10-30R plug and is in a shed about 4 feet from the 50 amp outlet.
I'm thinking about getting this cord to plug into the 50 amp outlet:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WM3NRT1
And connect that to...
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What is the best way to connect an RGB wire to a RGB connector. I mean, are there quick connectors to attach to a RGB cable without solding with tin?
These two pictures show what I want to connect.
Thanks
Hi all new here and hoping for some advice.
I had added a new room to my house and want to add new spotlights and a new switch to the lighting circuit. My house is 1990's built in England UK, and looped in at the ceiling rose so the bedroom next door has 3 cables going to it. I would like to...
When we use 1 phase, L1 or L2 or L3 - we get 240V
When we use 2 phases, L1 & L2, or L1 & L3, or L2 & L3 - we get 400v.
When we use 3 phases, L1 & L2 & L3 - we get 240v?
hi all im looking at installing 2 downlights into a fire surround and a strip light around the bottom. is there any way i can connect these both together and just use one remote. appreciate any info and anywhere i could purchase these to work in cync.
thanks john
I'm using a Wylex consumer unit to house some equipment to measure single phase heat pump performance. Part of the box is a conventional main switch and MCBs, but part of it is a din rail mounted RS485 linked three phase energy meter which is used to measure total energy, energy use by any...
Hi.... First time I've posted here. I own a property which is rented out. Recently the Gas Oven failed a gas safety test and the Gas Engineers recommended an Electric Oven. I purchased a 2.3Kw oven and they fitted it and plugged it into the ring main. Its only a small terrace and just as the one...
The manufacturers instructions for an induction hob I will be fitting in the new year are telling me to use either H03V2V2-F or H05BB-F (basically 90degree PVC or rubber flex) for the connection.
These are difficult to get hold of in the couple of meters of 4mm that I need, and I'm...
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i have two electric radiators that I would like to swap. They have different lengths of 3-core wire and to be able to swap them successfully I'll have to lengthen one of the wires. I first thought about disconnecting them from the radiators, but the earth wires are soldered in (the live...
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