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    Help with installing a Timer on a Power Supply.

    Dear Friendly Electricians, I am an IT specialist. I am currently in a sticky situation. The company I'm working with is a digital advertising company. We have LCD screens to display ads. They asked me to install a timer on the screens. So they turn off during the night when the mall is closed...
  2. C

    Installing outlet in hardwood floor VS recessed in brick???

    Hello! I need to install 2 new outlets in my living room — an 1887 brick home that we are gradually remodeling. I don't want to do any surface mounted boxes b/c of the historic aesthetic. So I see my options as: Floor outlets recessed into the hardwood floors, or Wall outlets recessed/chiseled...
    • COamateur
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    • brick floor installing outlet recessed
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  3. S

    Gland installing

    Can you use bw glands outdoor if installing from underneath the electrical point?
    • springhy
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    • gland glands installed installing outside point
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Battery Installing FIA Battery Cutoff Switch

    Hi I'm installing an FIA battery cutoff switch into a Megane R26 Race Car. I have no issue with the main battery contact and the resistor install. I need an a way of stopping the engine because just cutting the battery will leave the engine running from the alternator. I'm looking for an easy...
  5. gazdkw82

    Installing data points

    I'm about to start pulling in the data cat 6 cable from the loft down to every room. I plan to have a switch in the loft which will then be connected to the router. My question is about cable routes and boxes. Iv only ever seen data outlets either surface mounted or in recessed in stud walls...
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    Installing LED low-voltage wire in kitchen cabinets

    I have LEDs under wall cabinets and in the bases of plinths to provide floor lighting. All looks good until you look inside or under the units. The required 12v drivers (power units - 240 to 12v) are free to float around and the very small twin flex to the LEDs themselves is difficult to fix and...
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    Installing Ceiling Fan/Light and Light wiring

    Hi all- just got a fan/light combo as a replacement for a fan only setup, in existing junction box, and utilize a Lutron light and fan combo switch instead of a simple on/off switch that was last there with the old setup. Been a while since I removed the old stuff so now lost on how to make it...
    • Ysbenjamin
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    • ceiling fan/light install installing light screwfix wiring
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. R

    Advice on Installing Brick Lights

    Hello all, I've recently begun building a retaining wall in my garden for a patio area, I decided to go for 6 brick lights along with other lighting for the area (not decided exactly what that will look like just yet). The brick lights I went for are these. I've been having a read up on how...
    • rjdainty1
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    • advice brick installing lights
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. M

    Installing metal light

    Hi I have a metal light that I am looking to install. I was going to take a cable from my current 2.5mm lighting circuit through a junction box. I have a pull switch that I was going to add. My questions are What is the best way to add the pull switch? Can I use a ceiling rose without the cover...
    • Mikedry
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    • installing light metal
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  10. R

    Tricks for installing CarFlex/LiquidTight along narrow Fence Rail

    I have a project coming up to add a few outlets along an outdoor fence for outdoor lighting. It's a wooden fence and I am planning to run the conduit along the horizontal rail. I'm planning to use 1/2 CarFlex/Liquidtight since the fence follows some hefty curves in the yard. Where I'm...
  11. M

    Advice on installing a hot tub

    Hi all im needing some advice on installing a hot tub, the spec of the hot tub says it requires a 32amp supply, My plan is to run 6mm t+e from a 32amp mcb rcd protected down the wall and drilled out into a weather proof adaptable box, from there I will then run a 6mm 3 core swa cable clipped...
    • Mikey10695
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    • advice hot tub installing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Help installing Lutron Caseta dimmer

    I am a DIY with low/medium electrical knowledge. Just moved into a house built in 2009. Custom home in very good shape. In dinning room previous owners have a switch that has built in timer. I want a dimmer. I planned on installing a Lutron Caseta dimmer. In the room on the opposite wall is...
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    Problems installing lights

    Hello, So i have this light hps 400 Watt, that i took from a selling place on a cheap price. But im facing problems installing it. Its faelluce jet1 ip55 E 40
    • Richardgh95
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    • installing lights problems
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
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    Installing an in-line switch

    Hi, I recently purchased this extension lead (not sure if im allowed to post links or not, apologies if not allowed): Masterplug Surge Protected 2m 4 Gang Extension Lead The wall socket is behind a wardrobe so access to turn off the extension lead is very difficult. I know the extension lead...
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    UK is twin and eath aloud in hot tub installs

    hi, just a quick question for installing a 32 amp hot tub a friend told me it HAS to be in SWA but I have seen lots of 32 amp tubs installed with 6mm twin and earth in conduit, Is he correct? and is there anything in regulations not allowing me to use twin and earth in conduit? many thanks
    • adam1852
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    • friend hot tub installed installing installs question quick swa twin
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. C

    Installing loft socket

    could someone tell me what this is and would I be able to wire a plug from it
  17. M

    Installing outdoor socket

    Hi My aim is to have an outdoor socket sited near a new garden structure approximately 5 metres from the back of the house. SWA will be used for the entire run. I have an existing external socket (IP66 without RCD) on the back of my house fitted by an electrician during a kitchen refit. It is...
    • mark452
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    • installing outdoor outdoor socket socket
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. K

    Installing a Celling Fan w/ light

    Installing a celling fan w/ light. Just purchased the house, and my wife and I are installing all new celling fans throughout the house. The house is an older house, built in the 80s. The celling box has the following wires coming out: Celling Box: (2) Black, (2) Red & (2) White & (1) Ground...
  19. M

    Hi, from France. Installing a micro-brewery..

    I am installing a micro-brewery in our barn in France; as you can guess that, means that I am a brewer, not an electrician :) I did 'fess up to being a DIYer when signing on. The brewhouse runs on 3-phase, both for the 12kw heating elements and for the pumps. All use a delta configuration i.e...
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    Installing multiple USB charge ports in a vehicle

    Hi guys I'm interested in installing usb charge ports in a 14 seater passenger vehicle, Please understand I'm not a auto electrician but I'm keen on learning... my queries are : (1) How many ports can I safely install? (2) Is there enough power from the vehicle, it uses a 12V battery...
    • Protdo
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    • charge installing multiple usb vehicle
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice

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