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  1. N

    Any ideas, on this one..

    Evening, Visited a site today for an external lighting fault, bollards to be specific. The circuit contains six bollards and a contactor brought in via a photocell. Bollards sited around a mill conversion 4 to the front and 2 to the rear. Protected by a 6A mem rcbo They rcbo trips whenever...
  2. andysparkfree

    Been on a few days but haven't actually said hi , also anyone any ideas on electrical related course

    Hi all , i love these forums , full of semi like minded guys with different opinions etc, so thank you what I'm after is a course that can be mainly undertaken in my own time and not need to sit in a class room , that will possibly actually have some value with commercial type work currently...
  3. L

    builders and there good ideas

    Hi Evening all been to look at a job about installing 2 instant water heaters in this property, no problems you would think. These heaters are zip dex12 11kw nearly 50a each heaters yes 2 of them in same cupboard to power 1 x shower each. The house is 5 bedroom and is only on a 60a supply...
  4. S

    Practical experience; any ideas?

    Hi; I've just started studying to become an electrician. Although I am offered 6 weeks worth of practical experience, I'm wondering how I can get more experience while I'm studying. Prefably paid experience. I'm not studying through a college but through a company called train4jobs. Any ideas?
  5. W

    Any ideas what this is and if I can get a replacement?

    2 wires have broken off leaving 2 still connected.. it is in a switch for a table saw. Upload the image directly to the thread: The most awesome images on the Internet - https://Upload the image directly to the thread.com/6ig2hSn
  6. N

    Main RCD Tripping any ideas?

    Hi everyone. Wondering if anyone has any ideas on this? Last night I got in from work and my board had tripped. Tried resetting main breaker (no good) To cut a long story short I narrowed it down to the ring main (only one ring main for whole house), turned out I had a broken live which...
  7. T

    Hive system playing up any ideas?

    So my son has a hive controller and while it appears to say system is on the boiler does not switch on. Sometime later, maybe an hour the boiler switches on. Any ideas ? It is a potterton boiler quite old and the hive has been tacked on, perhaps wrongly. Anyone in the Farnham Surrey area that...
  8. M

    eicr timescale any ideas ????

    hiya lads have the guidlines changed in the last few months or is somone at it i currently live in a privately rented house that has just had an eicr done the db has the foillowing cooker circuit, shower circuit, 2 x ring circuits, 2 lighting circuits, heating circuit and smoke detector...
  9. C

    Strange motorhome electrical problem - any ideas please?

    I have a '17 Eldiss motorhome based on a Peugeot Boxer and have a strange warning light coming on on the dash. It's the orange triangle , which according to Peugeot is a general light failure warning. The light comes on when I select reverse and then stays on until I restart the M/H and is...
    • ColinM50
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    • electrical ideas motorhome please problem strange
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Auto Electrician Forum
  10. sythai

    Any ideas please....?

    Morning All Just going through some plans/ pricing up. Before I see Client next week just want to see if others have any suggestions for these ? See attached pic of key : track light for pendants & surface light cube (shown on ceiling.) I've used track lights many time before (Robus, Aurora...
  11. weevilward

    Need some ideas - RCD tripping but everything tests fine....

    Hi all, Customer reports sporadic nuisance tripping of RCD. I cannot reproduce it, or fault anything, except SOMETIMES on EFLI test it trips the RCD (megger mft 1553 'no trip' test). I'm out of ideas here, can anyone help? This is what I've got: - TT installation (small domestic); - 30mA RCCB...
  12. SparkyChick

    Interesting IR Readings - Any ideas?

    Hi all, Well, this one is interesting and I have absolutely no idea what could be causing this. Just added a PIR to a lighting circuit, very simple, disconnect the lamp and move the feed cables to feed a PIR and then onto the lamp itself. Nice straightforward. Doing my testing for the minor...
  13. S

    Inverter for 450w array - any ideas

    Ive been asked to price for a small system using 9 x 50w solar tiles (new build slate roof). Does anyone know of an inverter that will be suitable?
  14. C

    Any ideas?

    We had one of our guys on site checking a 10 or so year old system today (not ours). It is set up as two single phase SMA inverters, on two separate phases of a three phase supply. Both inverters have the following error "VAC BER Disturbance" which is a high grid voltage error. When testing...
  15. T

    Lighting for Art school ideas and thoughts

    Just got involved in an Art school that wants a CRI of 95 in some areas and other colour renderings on movable lights perhaps on catenary or maybe scaffold arrangement. I am keen to get involved in this project as I am interested in lighting (I love it!) Thinking of LED products initially. So...
    • The Ghost
    • Thread
    • art ideas lighting school thoughts
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. T

    Commercial kitchen water heater ideas.

    Anyone got any brilliant ideas for a over sink water heater for pretty demanding washing up environment? Could be under sink I suppose. Actually doesn't need to be brilliant could be just a good recommendation.
    • The Ghost
    • Thread
    • before commercial heater https ideas kitchen products small water
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. Andy C

    Old Butler and Maid panel repair, ideas please.

    I have been doing some work for a friend of mine and he has an old wooden indicator box with 6 flags in it for various rooms and an indicator for the main door to the house. The relatively new bell wire that was put in by the electrician that rewired the place (not me) is all fine, I have...
    • Andy C
    • Thread
    • ideas indicator normal old panel please repair transformer voltage
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. H

    Any good ideas?

    Please see the attached files, I'm needing some ideas and possibly some out of the box thinking. This is a surround for an old range cooker in that house of my mate's that I'm rewiring. He's planning to put a range style cooker here but we need to think about extraction. At the top is a...
  19. H

    Cabling Ideas

    Hi, I've got a job coming up that involves networking an underground office. The walls cannot be chased and the Ethernet sockets need to mounted on the wall. I was thinking of running the cable in trunking but I don't think it'll look professional, then thought of using conduit but not too sure...
  20. Smithy33

    Any ideas on a rough price for 3 bed rewire

    Hi Guys, I'm going to look at a job next week, 3 bed semi bungalow. The property is going to be fully occupied whilst works are being carried out which is going to be a full rewire, new board etc. I have only just set out on my own and would appreciate any idea of a fair price (roughly) that...

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