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  1. D

    Cooker Electrics, Too many connections?

    I recently had a gas safety engineer inspect our appliances to which end he had to pull the electric oven unit from its cupboard housing to reach the underside of the gas hob. As he did this I noticed that I have 2 double plugs connected directly to the cooker electrics. (I'm not an...
    • Dean Goodier
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    • connections cooker electric electrical electrics
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. T

    Zs lighting circuit

    Hi all how do I test for zs on lighting and where do I do it I know the R1R2plus ze but I can plug my tester in and do it on a ring . So how can I do with tester on lighting prob s dumb question but thank you
  3. E

    Doubling over single core connections

    I swear to god there was a reg specifying that all single core connections had to be doubled over? i can't find it anywhere have i just had a weird dream?
    • eddiecme
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    • connections doubling doubling over single single core
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. Mark.W

    Motor connections

    Evening chaps I'm just after some advice really! My apprentice has snapped off the thread for V1 in the motor connection box, the motor is wired in Delta. Would it be ok to put L2 and both the motor leads on to U2? Only reason i ask is because they are linked anyway and can't seem to find a...
  5. S

    Wrong halogen downlight connections?

    Hello, I'm not an electrician and I'd be really grateful if one of you pros could help me out: I recently moved from a property that I was renting. When I first moved in to this property 4 years ago I noticed that my halogen downlights were failing to work after as short a period as 1 or 2...
    • Strudel
    • Thread
    • connections downlight downlights halogen lamps problem property wrong
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. S

    What do people us now for switch box lighting connections?

    Hi all Joining a looped neutral in a plaster mounted lighting switch box. Back in my sad old day... we used plastic connector blocks, which I seem to remember were binned a while back. What are people using these days? I watched the sparky on a site the other week crimping all his connections...
    • Steve2381
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    • blocks box connections connectors crimping crimps lighting people switch using
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. S

    ringmain testing

    Hi, I have just tested an existing ringmain starting with the line conductor reading 0.32 and the neutral reading 0.87, these are both in 2.5 twin and earth, can someone explain why there is a big difference in the 2 readings when the conductors are the same size?
    • sparkie-leeds
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    • connections loose neutral reading readings testing
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. S

    MC4 connections

    Anyone know where I can get the metal cuffs to go inside a MC4 male connector? I have 90 of the plastic bits but am missing 60 of the metal connectors - any ideas?
  9. i=p/u

    Wylex 1361 fuse carrier

    Fuse blew in a shower circuit last night, the guy said the fuse was roasting and stuck to the fuse carrier . It's an 8.5 kw shower on 30A fuse. i poped new fuse in and stuck clamp meter on and was pulling 28A isit normal for the fuse to get roasting in 5 mins
    • i=p/u
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    • 1361 carrier check connections fuse shower switch wylex
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. K

    Torque Settings for Brass connections

    Does anybody know where I can find generic torque settings for M16 brass connection. We are connecting to a Weg motor. Have tried the manufactures but had no reply yet, we have two guys waiting to connect.... Cheers
    • kodr
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    • brass connections settings torque
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. D

    Ring fault

    This one baffled me Complete ring continuity on each conductor L-L ,N-N,E-E IR - N-E : 0.00 Mohm @ 500 Vdc split ring in middle - 50.3 Mohm on one side of ring - 30.2 Mohm on other side !!!!! the fault disapears on both sides when i split it ! HUH ...
  12. electric will

    Burning neutral connections

    Hi, just been over the road to look at a neighbours cooker not working, font the neutral in the cooker control unit burnt, load side, most likely caused by loose terminal as the others wasn't very tight. but how come it seems to be normally the neutral connection that burns first, ie shower pull...
  13. R

    Dewalt 24v battery connections.

    I got a Dewalt 24v battery SDS drill cheap today with no batteries. I am planning to use sealed lead acid batteries mounted separate to the drill attached with a coiled cable with it. Does anyone know the pin-out of the batteries? Thanks.
  14. J

    Shower Connections? estra rcd's etc..

    SORRY EXTRA RCD'S :rolleyes2: Hi guys, i have been reading many other posts but as there are so many well trained sparks on here i thought id put my questions up. I am having a shower installed in a recently revamped bathroom. Im no expert as you will soon realise but it will be installed by...
    • justinbowness15
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    • connections rcd rcd's shower
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Electricians' Talk
  15. P

    CONNECTIONS ADVICE ampy teleswitch

    Hi anyone out there help please we have a ampy teleswitch for economy 7 but electrician on site cant remember how it was wired! at mo it wont switch over to econ7 have we missed something??
    • powervan
    • Thread
    • advice attach connections electrician meter remember switch wired
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. H

    Rcd not tripping when tested ?

    Been to a job today where the customer is saying thier RCD is randomly tripping, TT system new job all wired 6 months ago ZE 0.70 ( Cracking TT ZE) Earth loops and ins res test all fine, But the RCD wont trip when tested with my tester , Started with a ramp test no trip, auto tested all 6 tests...
  17. the pict

    sychronous motor connections?

    Can some one tell me what terminal is live and which is neutral, I have 1 x green,2 x Grey, (together) 1 x black, with the cap between green and black motor giggles about but does not turn I suspect the cap is either knacked or not correctpy connected, Pict
  18. RogertheBodger

    Who's Fault?

    Re-called to a job today. (Hate it when that happens) Motor overloads tripping on a 3ph. water pressure boost pump, but intermittently, not every day. First visit, tested everything - current draw, voltage, winding resistances, IR etc - nothing, no trips, everything working fine, like your car...
  19. Doomed

    home cinema system connections

    at present my system is getting a bit long in the tooth, I have had my present TV / receiver + speakers / dvd player for over ten years. My speakers and receiver were top notch back in their time (before children sapped my expendable income) and are still OK, however at last I am in the market...
  20. F

    DPDT relay connections

    Hi please can someone help on relay wiring. I have a dpdt relay of 30 amps(all 230v) i am using a central heating control to power the coil to turn relay on, as i understand i put the switched live and neutral to pins A1 and A2 from central heating control, to energise the coil to switch the...
    • fog
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    • connections normally relay roman times
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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