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    UK Please advise on connecting electricity from a house to a barn.

    I want to supply power from a let property to a nearby Barn (30 metres away). I will have a meter and separate fuse box in the house to supply the barn, but how can I ensure that the fuse box I fit in the barn will trip before the one in the house, so I don't need to disturb the tenants in case...
  2. A

    Connecting a oven and hob.

    Had a new kitchen fitted and have got a electrical oven and hob both have plugs so draw less than 13 amp,Ive the old cooker point outlet which I want to connect to ,can I install a double socket on this outlet to plug in the oven and hob?
  3. M

    Blew The Fuse Connecting NEST to Mains

    Hello. Hopefully someone can help. My underfloor heating died recently (due to the heating mesh rather than the wiring) and I can't fix it without lifting the floor in the bathroom. So I have a useless control panel on the wall that I no longer can use and wanted to mount my Nest there...
  4. M

    Connecting mains to armoured

    Hi I currently have a normal mains cable from the house to the shed where a consumer unit is used to connect the shed and a 3 core armoured cable runs from there to the workshop and a second consumer unit. I need to move the shed. The armoured cable wont reach the house. How can I connect the...
  5. M

    Connecting hand held Vaccume cleaner to car

    Hi i am having a philips FC6149 rechargable vacume cleaner. Its rechargable battery got damaged so it was powered by 3 rechargable "4/5 SC battery with 1500 mAh with 1.2 V" each. Can i disconect (remove) this battery and power the positive and negative wires connected to the battery to my car...
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    Connecting 2 neutral wires is tripping out

    Hi guys, I posted in here the other week and thought I'd figured out my mistake but now I've landed with another problem. I'm trying to replace 2 walls lights - like for like - the 2 lights are powered by a double switch in our living room. One switch controls 2 lights on one half of the room...
  7. M

    Connecting this outside light

    Hi chaps How would you best mount or connect into this light? It seems like it would be back entry but my cables would be coming from conduit or armoured from side. I know it's a pretty stupid question but what is neatest method
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    Connecting a Brake Light Module to control all 3 brake lights

    Hello, I need detailed assistance badly. I am trying to connect a Brake Light Module or a "Flasher" to my brake lights for attention but I want to control all 3 lights when brake is applied, rather than just the 3rd brake light or the main brake lights. The instruction for the product looks...
  9. M

    Connecting a thermostat to an existing boiler

    Hi everyone. Im new here and I apologise if this has already been asked. I am trying to connect my thermostat to my existing combi boiler. The thermostat is under the boiler and has 4 core wire coming out of it. The gas engineer who came out to service the boiler said that it can't be...
  10. 1Justin

    Hager part KRN190 neutral connecting block

    Who's familiar with Hager KRN190? It's called a "neutral connecting block" by Hager with no further info. This seems a maybe misnomer, but I have never seen one in the flesh.. I'm assuming it would have a lower terminal spaced to fit a standard Hager busbar prong if it were fitted like an MCB...
  11. O

    Connecting 2-2-2-4 AL URD to interior subpanel

    Good afternoon, I was trying to figure out when running 2-2-2-4 AL URD direct bury in conduit to a building, how do you connect it to the inside sub panel? I think I heard that it can't enter a building and if so, then how do you get the wire inside? I am a DIYer and have a general...
  12. D

    GFCI question connecting to 40 amp line

    I am a DIY, but not sure if my current problem is DIY solvable given my limited electrical knowledge. I recently purchased a home that has a 40 amp line that runs to a non-working (always displays fault light) GFCI receptacle in a bathroom and then shares the current with two other bathrooms...
  13. L

    Connecting 2 12v fans

    Hello, I need some help with this: I have a Xbox one S where I connected 2 Fans (there is usually just 1 ) parallel to the 12v sourve from the motherboard. Fan 1 has 22mA and Fan 2 has 29mA. My Question now is, if there is any risk to burn something. I dont know how much amp is delivered by...
  14. G

    C1 + Accessories Connection, what is it for when connecting to a head unit. ignition?

    In my c1 handbook connection A4 is (+) Accessories. What is it for? Ignition? Thankyou!
  15. L

    Connecting a ceiling rose back together

    Hi I'm contacting a ceiling rose back up from having a metal pendent on. Where do I put the 3 browns in the connector block in the ceiling rose
  16. D

    Connecting light outside (1-way) to 2-gang (with a 2-way)

    Hello, after changing all the light switches in my house from old to modern, I am now left with the tricky one that I can't work out. - I have a light in the passageway operated from two switches (two way) - I have a light outside (sensor) operated from one of the two passage way switch (two...
  17. S

    Telephone line connecting

    Hi guys. I need some advice on how to wire up a master socket to the outside junction box. The wire I have bought to replace the old one is of different colour so I'm a bit confused. I've opened the master and the colours are Orange A and White B. Outside on the wall main socket coming into the...
  18. naylorpd

    Voltmeter on 3P CU - connecting very small wires

    I'm in Azerbaijan so UK regs don't apply but safety and common sense do. My house has a 3 phase supply to the main CU, which then feeds 6 other CUs around the house - one on each floor, one for aircon and one for garden. The incomer is 3P+N, no earth. I have two earth rods in the garden. We...
  19. M

    Connecting a wireless thermostat to a glow worm boiler

    hi all , I’m after some help please , I’ve just had a glow worm boiler installed and wanted to add a wireless thermostat on , I just want to check how it would be wired , currently I just have a switch fuse spur next which directly feeds the boiler . There is a L N E RT ( room thermostat )...
  20. S

    Connecting tails to SWA

    Hi, any suggestions for connecting the tails from the metering equipment within the meter cabinet to armoured cable. (Domestic property). I have seen a clamp used before by a new house builder, but I have been unable to source one. Cheers

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