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  1. J

    How to terminate 20mm PVC conduit into a back box/socket - preferred method, whilst maintaing IP rating ?

    Hi All. What is the best/preferred method when connecting 20mm conduit to a back box of a socket on an outside wall ? I am connecting a BG Weatherproof Storm DP 13A socket to an outside wall, fed from socket directly behind the socket from the kitchen. Would using a 20mm female or male...
  2. J

    How to connect meter

    Hello How to connect meter to transformer in colony there are 100 homes how to give 11kv bill
  3. T

    How to check if 3 phase is easily available for a flat ?

    My daughter lives in a flat in London in converted circa 1900 5 storey terrace in Bethnal Green. She is considering getting a Stiebel Eltron instant water heater fitted, however if she wants one that is powerful enough for a bath, she needs 3 phase. Are flats like houses in that each flat is on...
    • tommmm
    • Thread
    • 3 phase available check flat how to instant phase
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  4. W

    How to wire a new drop in range from old one.

    The old one has red, black and bare copper wires and new one has white, green and black. No plug it's hard wired. Thanks for any help
  5. S

    How to co-ordinate circuit breakers trip for overload and short circuit?

    Can 50A B type circuit breaker be coordinated with upstream 50A C type circuit breaker to trip earlier on shorts and current overloads?
    • SparkyAus
    • Thread
    • ausie elec breakers circuit circuit breakers how to overload short short circuit trip
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  6. D

    HI new to forum doing my own work on my RV dc to dc charger how to hook it up

    I have a 200 amp stinger isolator and a 200 amp alternator what wire size would I use can I get away with 6 to 8 AWG and what size inline fuse would I use I was thinking 225 amp
  7. J

    How to wire in india

    Hello How to wire from dehradun to delhi from road who will make this possile
  8. J

    How to make capacitor

    Hello What is difference between dc and ac capacitor as dc work on 26v and capacitor work 440v
  9. S

    Hi all, How to automatically switch my pool pump on when I have excess solar energy.

  10. F

    How to install rigid conduit between two surface mounted panels?

    I need to re-route some circuits from one surface mount panel to another. There is a 4” gap between the two. I want to use 1” PVC or EMT. Because of the limited space, I am looking for suggestions for a legal, secure method.
  11. S

    How to add a sub board when existing DB is fed by an armoured?

    Hi, I have been tasked with a kitchen rewire. The current DB is fed by a 16mm armoured. There is a split load old contactum DB which I don’t fancy buying MCBs for. I have quoted to add a sub DB with RCBO to cover my new kitchen wiring. My question is how would you feed the new DB? Usually I...
  12. H

    How to choose AC motor？

    I need an AC motor with output power of 25w and voltage of 50v. Do you have any suggestions
  13. T

    How to remove old ceiling rose

    I need to change the light to led and the traditional ceiling roses are stuck to the ceiling so how do i remove this without damaging the paint.
    • TonyandCheeny
    • Thread
    • ceiling how to old remove rose
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  14. J

    How to make smps at home

    Hello How to make smps at home with 220v dc to transformer and 12v with transistor
  15. J

    How to make transformer

    Hello How to make transformer inverter
  16. Mr305worldwide

    How to power headlights?

    Just want to start off by saying that I have very little electronic knowledge. I'm a headlight geek and been wanting to mess around with headlights from cars, say the HID system that I pull off of headlights or LED headlights. I recently found an entire LED headlight from a car wreck. The thing...
  17. HappyHippyDad

    How to extend cables neatly when replacing consumer unit.

    I had a consumer unit replacement today. It was a bit of a nightmare as most of the cables were too short for the new unit. I extended the ones that required extending with crimps and a bit of heat shrink, but it took forever. Are there any other options that are easier? I don't really like...
  18. Mr305worldwide

    How to find right size carbon brush for electric motor?

    Hi all. Im looking to replace the carbon brushes on the ABS electric motor in my car that no longer works correctly. Thing is, I don't know how to find the right size and I don't want to remove the motor from the car unless I have the part on hand. I'm looking on Amazon but it seems that there...
  19. HappyHippyDad

    Can I confirm how to test for and how to find a borrowed neutral?

    During some testing I found a N-E IR fault on the kitchen lights of 0.1Mohms. I also found a N-E IR fault on the ring sockets, again 0.1Mohms. This could have been a coincidence, but I disconnected both neutrals from the neutral bar (i.e the kitchen lights and sockets) and tested between them...
  20. M

    How to connect lights to one switch?

    Hi Folks, My unfinished basement has five light bulbs hanging from the ceiling with pull strings to turn each one on. I would like to add a switch somewhere so I can turn on all five with the one switch. I looked at all of the bulbs and they are all connected together, in series. Or at least a...

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