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    Battery/UPS for home with leased solar PV, looking for hardware & installer

    Hi all, I am looking for battery/UPS system to install in my home, so I have power in sockets in the rooms when mains AC is off. I have leased solar panels installation on the roof, it comes with inverter, smart meter etc., I can't modify their unit. But their power could re-charge battery/UPS...
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    Home Car Charger 7Kw

    I am looking to order an electric car and noticed on the suppliers of charging pods websites they generally ask if its a complex or simple install. It would be 7KW charger ideally I would like installed. I'm just trying to work out if I would need lots of additional work doing or not so hoping...
  3. V

    Hi everyone! I'm in the home security business

    Nice to see you all here! I'm in the home security business. I can help DIY home security and troubleshoot for burglar alarm, fire alarm system.
  4. S

    Home Outdoor Studio Set up

    Basic question to see if what I wish to do is correct: Client wants to build (or is building) and outside room (roughly 8m by 4m) to be used as a sound recording studio. He wants power to it and has ran 10mm SWA from the house to the studio, ~7m underground direct and 10m clipped to wall and...
  5. J

    Hired a GC to remodel a 95 year old home that will be rented. Wanted all the knob and tube removed and other areas brought up to code.

    Originally one all the bedrooms had plaster ceilings. In one bedroom someone added firing strips and installed acoustic ceiling tiles on top. The ceiling tiles were removed during renovation and then a licensed electrical contractor ran Romex along the firing strips to the center light and...
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  6. S

    Supply feed to holiday home

    Hi all, Customer wants to install a holiday home in one of their fields 300m away. They want a 63amp supply so I just ?? Quick calc comes out at 95mm swa not sure what size drum it would need. I suggested they should ring sse and get a quote for a new supply of off the power pole at the house...
  7. B

    UK Working away from home

    Hi All, I work as a sub contrctor for a electrical company in London & i have been asked to work away for a few days a 4hr drive away & staying in hotels for a few days. I have been asked to go up on the bank holiday in Aug early evening so i can be on site first thing on tuesday morning,I...
  8. D

    Is it coming home ?

    Will football finally come home ?
  9. FatAlan

    Complete Home Repairs - Beware

    Just received an unsolicited email from this company looking for contractors in my area i.e. GU postcode. Aberdeen based company touting maintenance work for 27 properties a month. This fits exactly with the MO used by previous Scottish based operator who has caused issues for other members of...
  10. P

    Smart home relays conformity?

    Hi Guys, Hope someone can advise. Going to be rewiring my house soon and going to be designing it with smart relays for all the lighting circuits. The relays will be in one central location with all lighting circuits ran to the central JB. The electrician inspecting and testing the install...
  11. motopsycho87

    Partial home rewire?

    Hi all, I'm new to the forum so I'll give a background first. I've been a mechanical engineer for years, qualified to HND level so numerous electrical science modules completed. Come COVID the factory I worked at was penned for closure so I decided to retrain in electrical as the jobs market...
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    Code based rewiring requirements for home renovations.

    Planning a home renovation where about half the house is being significantly altered (moving walls etc). All of the wiring, outlets, fixtures, and switches in those alteration areas will be replaced and a new electrical panel will be installed. The other half of the house just gets new outlets...
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    Thoughts on future proofing the home

    Bit of an outside question here but interested on hearing other electricians advice. Im having the master bedroom redecorated and re skimmed this month and the bedroom is straight above the internal garage where the consumer unit is. We have spoken recently about maybe doing a loft conversion...
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    Tiny Home Circuit Breaker Help

    I purchased a 2020 tiny home in November of 2020. Since then I have had one 15 amp arc fault breaker tripping frequently. The arc fault light comes on when reset. Another 15 amp arc fault breaker has also tripped a couple of times, but not nearly as often. I have checked outlets and...
  15. R

    Hi. New to DIY Forum. Home built '83. Main bath has a 1-gang receptacle

    Do I secure an additional 1-gang pvc box to this original 1-gang box or do I have to somehow remove the 1-gang box from the stud and install a new 2-gang box. I'm trying not to destroy the drywall and if I can secure a new 1-gang to the old 1-gang, will the 2-gang wall plate fit ok or will there...
  16. B

    Full rewire needed? First time home owner

    Hi All, Thanks for all the helpful advice in this forum. We've recently bought our first house - yay! With that being said, our building survey highlighted the wiring in the house, and an electrical installation report from 2017, when a new consumer unit was installed, suggested a rewire was...
  17. S

    Why am I getting a 420v supply from the power grid to my home when it should be 220v. All my applicances blew last night

    Why am I measuring 420v across the Live and Neutral feed into my home, when it should be 220v. My appliances have all blown
  18. B

    Rewiring the correct wires for an internal heating element to a Belling Home Oven.

    Hello first post I inherited a secondhand freestanding Belling Oven (make and model below) BEL FSE 60 MF Model Number 444449575 Serial number 31222241 Was working fine for just over 1.5 years until I smelt burning plastic. Disconnected the "cooker flip switch" power supply in my home's...
  19. E

    New Home Build Electrical Panel Advice

    I am an owner (not an electrician) and plan to commission building a new house in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The home will have a legal basement apartment (so 2x ovens, 2x laundry, etc), 2x car chargers, elevator, some electric heated flooring, electric heated driveways / paths, HVAC, and some...
  20. A

    How to install home wiring

    So I have a circuit breaker switch which receiver current from outside the house. I have a red and black wire attached to this switch and I have run the two wires around the house. Question 1: Should I connect the red and black wire together to complete the circuit? If i dont do this, one of...

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