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  1. R

    Advice on fixing this outside mess

    Basically I’ve attended a friend house who asked me to see why his power to his sheds had stopped working. Any help or advice on fixing this mess please
  2. T

    Why are single gang boxes still made with 4 fixing lugs?

    Hi all, I am an experienced DIY electrician and I just wanted to ask a quick question about something since I am new to this forum, if it hasn’t really been answered anywhere else. The question I have in mind is how come most electrical manufacturers still make single gang (25, 35mm etc) back...
  3. J

    Help with an Air Conditioning install

    Just had three split Air Con units installed at my home, the ones with an indoor and outdoor unit. I (perhaps naively) trusted the installers when they said they could tap into the existing socket ring to power them. I had assumed they meant installing a couple of fused spurs. What I've ended...
  4. H

    Electric screwdriver for 2nd fixing?

    Looking for an electric screwdriver for 2nd fixing. Seen people use milwaukee M12 sub -compact screwdriver and bosch go. I didn’t know if there’s any better ones or are those 2 the best? TIA
  5. G

    Fixing Floor Lamp Halogen Light Dimmable

    Hey folks Apologies if my question is too basic. I am an Electrical Engineer but do not work in the field. I am looking for feedback to ensure safety. I have a dimmable floor lamp that uses Halogen lights. It takes 300 Watts or 500 Watts Halogen lights that run on 110Volts The dimmer stopped...
  6. LewisM

    Best way of fixing boxes to crumbly walls.....

    Hi I'm doing a rewire of an old victorian terraced house built in the 1890s the plaster and bricks are extremely fragile even with a hammer and scutch chisel the brick just crumbles away leaving no solid fixing, what is the best way of fixing boxes back square? I've thought about expanding foam...
  7. T

    Cable Poles / Fixing

    Looking for some help / advice on how best to route some SWA cable over a track. I’m running SWA to some land at the rear of our property however I have a single track to go over. Burial is not an option and others have erected timber posts to send the cable up and over. I was going to use...
  8. nomadicsoul

    Insulation added after second fixing!

    Hi everyone. I need a little advice please. Several months ago I first fixed and second fixed a timber frame loft conversion ( open plan living area and kitchen) for a friend /client. I haven't signed it off yet as I was waiting to install I new CU for him and for him to fit the kitchen. I...
  9. S

    fixing to fence?

    hi i have an outdoor socket that needs to be fixed to a sort of chain link fence? im trying to think what can secure to fence to get a good fixing. chipboard etc wont do will just get damaged with weather . any ideas please ?
  10. DPG

    Ladbrokes banner! - Dan is fixing the forum ads, and other things - Sorry lads!

    Why have I started getting a Ladbrokes advert at the top of the screen? Very annoying. I'm signed in. Anyone else seeing this? Or am I special? Don't answer that.
  11. Vortigern

    Ideas on fixing the below High bay

    So you can see the high bay model number and control gear with the LED array below. DC volts coming out of the control for 100w LED is putting out circa 50 V. Polarity is correct. There is continuity to the terminals on the array. No light from the LED. Any ideas of how to test the array or...
  12. W

    Fixing storage heater

    Was changing a storage heater today, I’ve used 6 spring toggles to fix it to the wall. No straps behind the wall at all, is this safe? Seemed solid when I was giving it a pull. Didn’t have any wood for fixing a pad
  13. B

    Fixing wiring above suspended ceiling

    Hi all regarding securing cables above suspended ceiling. Is there anything against the regs from tie wrapping down a threaded rod to a light fitting. To keep it off the ceiling. This is run in FP200 so has earthed shield inside ?
  14. Z

    Help Fixing a Toaster Oven

    Total electrical noob here. Please bear with me. I have a 100V toaster oven in which I plugged into an outlet of 220V. Needless to say, the heating element (tungsten quartz tube) blew. I would like to know, if I replaced the heating elements with 220V ones will it work directly with the 220V...
  15. M

    Fixing Of Tampered Meter

    Hi, I have tampered with my meter a month ago and the tamper relay disconnected the power . I then by passed it for the lights to be on.. now wanna fix it without my landlord knowing, when can I get help? I need to get it fixed no matter the cost.
  16. S

    Fixing unsheathed twin and earth

    Under my floorboards I have a short section of twin and earth which is unsheathed. The outer grey coating has been stripped over a 10 cm length and the two inner red and black coatings have been stripped over a 2-3cm length to expose the copper cables. The cable has no marking to indicate the...
  17. S

    How to fix to shipping containers!

    I’ve been asked to do a job wiring and fitting out lights and sockets in a single skin shipping container. How do I fix to the walls? I don’t want to self tap to the walls and I don’t weld. Any other options?
  18. M

    2 switches for one light

    I’m a bit of novice but trying to fit a new ceiling light in a room where there are two switches. I have taken off the current light fitting and as you’ll see in the picture one of the black wires is going to neutral and the other to live. My guess is the one that is going to live is the...
  19. C

    Looking advice on fixing laserlevel battery

    Hello, first time poster. I am here looking advice on how to connect my batteries in my laser level. I dropped it and it stopped working. Opened it up and the attachments to each battery have broken. I tried to.solder it but it doesn't seem to have taken to it..any tips or advice on how to join...
  20. J

    Can someone help me fix an issue with my doorbell?

    Ok so I tried to replace my door bell, but when I took it out the wires were twisted and snapped off too short to rewire. I’m a trainee electrician with little to no experience so I’m stuck. Can I get some more wire and try to extend it by wrapping it around the old wire and covering it with...

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