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  1. D

    Electric charger - lack of access to fuse box

    Hello all, I need to have an electric car charger installed but at the moment I'm puzzled about what my options are. My garage is at the back of my house (access through a back road) which begs the question, with the electric car charger installed there,do we need to run a cable to the...
  2. P

    UK Shared income supply main fuse

    Hello, my incoming supply has one main fuse that feeds the next door naghbour it leaves my house to go next door as shown in picture..it's the single cables going through the hoteCan this be split, and how would be responsible for any changes.Thanks Paul
  3. newfutile

    Click UK switch fuse

    How would others code the switch fuse not meeting IP4X on the top surface? The live terminals are very close to the top edge
  4. F

    FUSE REPLACEMENT

    Merry Xmas!!! My Nobo electric heater has stopped working. Everything seems fine but there is no continuity in a part that I believe is a safety fuse. See attached picture. As you can see there is black from I suppose a flame and the part has on the underside a small metal piece that does not...
  5. sumith

    Can a bulb trip the fuse

    I have a bulb that causes the fuse to trip. Had it for a couple of years, make is Diall. Maybe it's dead now, but I don't understand why it trips the fuse. I did a continuity test and it fails.
  6. S

    UK Query regarding replacing a fuse box with a new consumer unit

    Hello, Is there an actual age limit on house wiring that would prevent a traditional fuse box being replaced with a consumer unit please? Background - my elderly mother recently had an issue with the fuse wire on the lighting circuit in her 60's built house blowing, I visited and replaced the...
    • stejjh
    • Thread
    • box consumer consumer unit fuse fuse box new query regarding replacing unit
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. WILLIAM EASON

    UK Blown 13amp fuse on extension lead

    I am using a 160watt-200watt multi uv tube stand alone sunbed,When the 2 power leads (plugs protected by 2x13amp fuses) plugged into a double wall socket (protected 32amp circuit breaker)the sunbed works as it should,When an extension cable with one plug top (protected by 1x13amp fuse)and...
  8. P

    Short circuiting dough mixer

    Hi, I’ve got a brand new dough mixer which won’t work. Out of the box it just popped when switched on and tripped the power in my shop. Using a voltage pen I’ve detected that there’s power getting into the circuit board but not out. Noticed the fuse in the board was gone so replaced it and when...
  9. k281rrn

    Adexa commercial dishwasher blowing internal fuse when put onto the wash cycle.

    I have an Adexa dishwaser (7kg EMP.500 under counter style) that fills, heats and empties ok but has stopped working on the wash cycle. I replaced the internal 500ma fuse and it worked for a few minutes on the wash cycle but blew the fuse again. Ive chcked the capacitor is working using a...
  10. rfinch23

    Replacement fuse DU/C GFE 10A 250V (PF) - 10A

    Hi I need to find a suitable replacement for a DU/C GFE 10A 250V (PF) - 10A fuse it needs to be glass fast blow Any advice would be appreciated as I am struggling to find a replacement or where I can get the same one. Thanks Roy
  11. Waterhouse1989

    Switch fuse or rotary isolator?

    Hi we have been asked to run a 3 phase supply into a boiler house to feed a DB fed from next to the existing meter. Would we need to install Tails to a switch fuse or could we just install a rotary isolator? Just tight for space near the Meter and switch fuses are big. Thanks
  12. g3nt73m4n

    Using aR fuse instead of aM

    Hi, We used lately aR fuses instead of aM fuse. Can you please inform will there be any problem? The application is water boosting and originally aM fuse was used. The circuit has also thermal magnetic relays for motor and motors are 0.55kw. Fuses are 6amp. Thanks,
  13. ChrizK

    Wiring in +/- into car fuse (piggyback)

    Once again I am using the Engineering chat as I think my question is more theoretical rather than 'diy advice'. If I am misusing the forum, please let me know. This question is back 'in the car' again, but I think it is a fundamental question about 'how electricity works', more so, a circuit...
  14. J

    Zs Values for BUSSMANN - ED355 FUSE BS88 355A 415VAC

    Hi All, Can anyone help with calculating a Zs value for the fuse described in the title. The fuse sizes in Fig 3A3(c) of the 18th edition wiring regulations do not have a 355A fuse and jumps from 315A fuse to 400A fuse. I've searched and searched but struggling to find an answer. Any help is...
  15. R

    What does the main fuse protect?

    From another thread: I'm thinking about this and it's got me all confuzzled. Don't fuses protect anything downstream ie my laptop's charger has a fuse that protects the charger cable, the socket has a breaker that protects its wiring, the boards wiring has a main fuse that protects it from...
  16. R

    UK Old rewireable fuse boards, alterations and additions

    Hi all, I am looking for some advice regarding old rewireable (3036) fuse boards in regards to additions and alterations. I am an electrician and have a relatively good understanding of the regulations, that said I have been working for myself until recently and now work for a company that...
  17. R

    Adding a Fuse Spur on to a Consumer Unit Circuit

    I’ve had a disagreement with one of the Engineers in work. So we are doing an install. Installing an Intruder Alarm. Rather than go with my suggestion of coming off a Socket and adding in the Fuse Spur as he’s been doing it 15 years it’s now going next to the Consumer Unit. Which at a guess is...
  18. S

    Why MCB and Fuse cant protect Voltage Surge?

    Hi Everyone, I got some Power Module damaged cause by Voltage Surge. My device protected by 25A MCB and Fuse. Why my device still damage although its already have the protection? Any other way to prevent this from happening again?
    • Shafiq Azmi
    • Thread
    • fuse mcb protect surge surge protection voltage
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  19. V

    combi microwave 2900w on switch fuse or 16a supply?

    when installing circuits protected my mcb's , i have always used the 80% rule. eg a lighting circuits where the load won't exceed 80% of the mcb rating. i have a combi microwave. max 2900 watts . 2900/230 = 12.6 Amps. does 80% apply to cartridge fuses? i guess this could be classed as a...
  20. ThisWire?

    LED mirror won't turn back on

    Hi, I was having trouble connecting the bluetooth on my mirror so reset as per the manual by turning off at the fusebox. After turning it back on, there is no longer any power to the lights on the mirror, however, the charging socket still works. What could this be and how can this be...

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