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  1. M

    Ceiling Light Issues

    I stupidly failed to take a picture of the original wiring and only realised afterwards that I had four earth cables and 4 black cables going to the older light fitting. The red wires were all in a connector block and tucked away in plasterboard. How do I determine what each black wire is to go...
  2. N

    Standy generator control panel issues

    Control panel attached to the standby diesel generator gets frequently damage despite of earthing of the body and separate grounding of the generator.What might be the causes to damage the control panel of the generator frequently during lightning sound and light rain condition? only backup...
  3. C

    Electrical Discrimination Issues

    I have an electrical installation in a garage. The supply from the house to the garage is protected by a 80 Amp 100mA RCD. When I use certain tools in the garage, mainly an orbital sander and a finger grinder the main RCD in the house trips and plunges the place into darkness, seemingly by...
  4. J

    Any issues with the new ENA process?

    I know the ENA introduced a new process for informing DNOs, previously it was OK to advise the DNO after if you were within the maximum demand up to 100A, but now this only applies up to 60A, and you must apply to the DNO ahead of installation if it's between 60 and 100A even if with the new...
  5. Gavin John Hyde

    Rolec and Tesla issues

    I install a lot of EV Chargers from several different manufacturers. Got a problem that is baffling me though. Fitted a Rolec unit yesterday, standard 32 Amp Type 2 Tethered non smart one as its not OLEV eligible. Customer has a Tesla S. Overnight it didn't charge. When we plug the tethered lead...
  6. Gavin John Hyde

    ISSUES WITH OLEV PAYMENTS

    As most electricians know, if you are fitting ev chargers then 90% of the time you need to do it via the OLEV scheme for domestic customers and claim the £500 grant from OLEV or you just aren't competitive on pricing. OLEV now have such a backlog that from when you submit the paperwork to them...
  7. T

    led replacement issues.

    I am in maintenance at a factory. I have been replacing the mercury vapor lights with 2' by 2' led lights. I replaced one today, on the circuit, there was already an led the mercury vapor and a fluorescent. the led was working. the vapor was not. the fluorescent was flickering. when I plugged it...
  8. L

    Velux remote (battery controlled) issues

    Hi all. The short question... Can electric velux windows send a signal to a AA battery-controlled control pad that causes the control pad to quickly deplete the batteries? The details... I have three electric velux windows in my kitchen and two in my bathroom. All recently installed by the...
  9. NDG Elecs

    Premier elite 24 little issues

    Hi folks and wishing you all a lovely festive break.. Fitted a premier elite 24 panel recently. Few teething issues. The user manuals are atrocious and I have found other answers from YouTube and forums - namely LeeSparklyKent for saying to input the eng code twice in a row to access the...
  10. J

    Light fitting.

    Hey guys. I've fitted 3 LED chandeliers with no issues. Doing the 4th and having a big issue. Everytime I switch it off, the breaker trips. This one has 2 mains connections coming into the light as opposed to just one with the others. Any ideas?
  11. S

    Havin random breaker fault issues with my home where random circuits trip breaker with no pattern .

    So bought my house in june . When i moved in I hooked ac window unit in my bedroom it tripped the afci breaker for that circuit so I temporarily ran extension cord from spare room to my bedroom to solve the issue . After a week i decided to try hook ac up normally again . Never tripped breaker...
    • SuttonA
    • Thread
    • breaker circuits fault home issues random trip where
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: USA
  12. Y

    Garage sub panel issues

    Hello, I’m having trouble determining the issue that I’m having in my garage. I have several shop lights, 110v air compressor, and a ammco 110v brake lathe. When everything is running At the same time, the double poll 60 amp breaker in my basement which is 65 feet away from my garage keeps...
    • Yakemovicz92
    • Thread
    • garage issues panel
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: USA
  13. dlt27

    Agricultural Loading Issues

    Hi thanks in advance for any advice.. A long story, but have been asked to install new electrics to a new milking parlour on a local farm. The issue I have is that I am convinced the existing supply is not big enough, the existing supply is single phase and is installed about 30m from...
  14. E

    GFCI and 3 Switch Outlet Rewire Issues

    Hi Everyone, I'm trying to upgrade my bathroom GFCI and 3 switch plate in a metal box with a new GFCI and switch plate, but I'm running into a couple issues with the wiring. The first thing that immediately jumps out at me is the fact that the neutral load white wire is grounded directly to...
  15. H

    Bathroom extractor fan isolation switch issues

    Hi I need some advice should I try to fix this isolation switch for the extractor fan or buy a new one. The switch part of the product has come off. It seems it was previously attached into the plate using some resin of some sort. Over time it became loose and has come off. I can manually insert...
  16. R

    Dimmable Light Issues

    Hi All. New member. I have a perplexing issue which I am hoping someone might be able to help with. I have two suspension lights which are installed. Both are relatively high-end LED. I have linked both of them below. Arrangements Square Small lamp | Suspension | Flos -...
  17. J

    Light issue

    I changed a light switch in my master bath that had 3 black wires into the switch. I kept them oriented in the same way on the new switch, but now the light in my hallway bathroom doesn’t work. Why is this ??? I haven’t changed any other wires and I have checked the breaker. House was built in 1977
  18. R

    LED don’t work

    Trying to replace 12v halogen downlighter with led but the replacements don’t work.
    • Russtobin
    • Thread
    • anyone conversion electrical work halogen ideas issues led plug replace trying
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  19. D

    Hyundai dhy12500se Generator Issues with 1000w MH Lights

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone could pass on some much needed help. The local rugby club have just built a floodlit area to use for training on. It consists of 3 12m columns with 1 Philips 1000w metal halide floodlight on each column with running gear etc with in the columns. The power comes...
  20. M

    Megger 1711 issues

    Evening - I went to turn on the megger today and was instantly met with a battery flashing symbol and it turned off. So I replaced the batteries with 1.5V Alkaline batteries that were new and the same thing happened! Before I loose it for a week to get repaired has anyone else experienced this?

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