Hi folks. Im a RECI contractor based in Co Sligo, Ireland . I was doing erroneous testing on a domestic board which gave me readings between 90V- 190V-240V on each of all 6 Live circuits of the RCD group.
Whilst testing for erroneous circuits, I had isolated the mcb I was testing and energised...
I have a 2005 Swift Kontiki 610 Low Profile and just been doing my usual pre winter check. I should say at the outset we are still amateurs re van electrics despite having driven around Europe and the Middle East over the past decade or so. Anyway ,to my surprise, the leisure battery reading was...
I’m currently in the home-buying process, and some of the homes I’m looking at have Smart Meters installed. Thankfully, I live somewhere where we can easily opt-out and have an Analogue Meter installed by the utility company, so making that modification would not be too difficult. However, I’m...
Hi all.
I just wanted to see if anyone has had issues with Fans on the same lighting Cct as LED strip lights. I have a job where the fan mech on the
the next switch down on the same light Cct turns a LED strip on and off when running through the Fan speeds. Its not a switched active and the...
Has anyone had any issues with AFDDs, namely from the fusebox brand, thanks in advance 👍.
Socket 20A radial tripped out last night and would not reset, investigated this morning swapped over with another 20A radial circuit and still wouldn't reset.
Just wondering if anyone had any similar...
Hello all.
For years now I've used Phillips Hue smart bulbs in my 3, ceiling mounted lounge lights and have therefore never needed to switch them individually.
I've recently redecorated and moved to a light fixture that cannot take Phillips Hue smart bulbs, so I have decided to go from a 3...
Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well.
Several years ago I purchased an older 1971 home (aluminum wiring that has since been fixed with al/cu purple connections). There is also a sizeable detached workshop (copper wiring) in the back. This workshop's wiring is in such disrepair that I...
Good morning all. I have an issue with some dali lighting. Basic system as far as i can tell. Dimmer, controller and 8 button switch. No other inputs that i can find. All on/off/dimming done at switch.
Lights have now stopped working at switch. It's powered as buttons light green when pressed...
Looking for some assistance. I installed a cctv system a few months ago. Worked ok to start with but now it’s basically impossible to access live view via the HiLook app. Playback of recordings / activation events always freezes too.
Setup is as follows:
NVR connected to the internet via...
Hi sparks, I would appreciate your help regarding a 3 storey high showroom connected to 3 phase. Each floor is connected to a phase but the upper floor is on for about 3 hours daily. The two other floors are heavily used with lighting,air cons and other appliances. How would you account for...
Today I appear to be having great difficulty accessing this site, and only this site!
95% of the time or so I am getting this:
Is it just me or anyone else?
Every other site is ok.
I had a 9kWh array installed in late Dec 2021. By mid-Jan I noticed my energy consumption meter is only reduced by some typical 15% despite solar yields equal to 50% - 90% of my typical use. I have micro inverters with Solar Edge & a Luxpower Tek ACS monitoring system. My home has an ELSTER...
Hi All,
Hope all had a good new year. I’m having a real issue fitting my hive system in my house I’m hoping someone can figure this out for me as I’m stumped( I should of become a sparky instead of a plumber!)
I have currently got a danfoss controller and valiant combi with a wired stat
I...
I have bought a TP Link Home Plug kit to try and get internet in my garage.
The kit works fine in the house but unfortunately I get no connection in the garage.
The garage is on its own circuit, however from what I have read online this shouldn't cause any issues.
Could it be the fuse box in...
When carrying out EIC on a new consumer unit installation and found a existing ring circuit with a Neutral to Earth fault causing the rcd to trip.
The old fuse box didn’t have rcd protection as it wasn’t required.
The problem is after removing all connected and appliances loads the fault is...
Hi. Couple of glitches.
1 - if you try and report a thread it now doesn't let you
2 - it doesn't seem to be possible to open attachments now, clicking anywhere does nothing
Thanks
Tim
Hiya,
I live in a pretty old apartment in Japan. There's only one wall in the whole apartment that has a screw to allow to connect a power cable to an earth. I run quite a few electrical devices and I want to earth as many as possible, so i bought a little black power hub (with 5 sockets) which...
Driving on interstate at 70'ish and dash lights went haywire (check engine, oil change needed, tire pressure warning, etc) all started coming on. Pulled off at the next exit and got to a parking lot. Windshield wipers were running without being turned on. Once engine was off (dont remember if...
Back again with another question about a 230v apple grinder that I am using here in the US. I was able to wire on the correct plug and use the machine at a friends house who has a 240v outlet. Unfortunately, I do not have a 240v outlet at my house and have no open circuits to have one installed...
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