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    MIRA Shower Thermal Cut Out

    I replaced the Thermal cut out on the shower and all's good then 3 days later I receive a call that its only pushing out cold water again, any thoughts what's causing the operation of the cut out, the water pressure is good
  2. R

    find out the cable section

    Hello everyone.. I'd like to know - what cable section should be with a three-phase asynchronous electric motor power of 132 kW, at a voltage of 690V, and with a cable line length of 800 meters. I know that there is a calculator, but I would like to find a formula for calculating the cable section.
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    Service cut out 80 meters away from the installation. Is it OK and Cable Size

    Hi All, I have a client who is developing a plot of land for a single house. Currently, their 100 amp service cut-out is in a cubicle fed by overhead cable, however, this is in the way of the build. Rather than having the cubicle moved before the build and then again once the build is...
  4. H

    Light fitting: two neutrals and two lives coming out the wall.

    Hey there! I am fitting four lights in my kitchen and have come across two issues (pictures attached - this is really the best quality I could do, sorry). 1: the light fitting takes one live (brown) and one neutral (blue) wire in a white junction that goes inside the fitting. In two of the...
    • hspottinger
    • Thread
    • coming fitting light neutrals out wall
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  5. G

    UK Economy 7 meter out of phase

    My Economy 7 meter is running out of phase and gaining around 2 hours a day. Any ideas why this is? Thanks, Gez.
  6. sythai

    Hamilton switch... burnt out !

    Hi Guys After bit of advice please.... Called back to kitchen job today, Hamilton light switch we fitted has burnt out?! Normally decent gear so just trying to make sure nothing we have done (as Client not so friendly on this one.) Switch in question is powering all the feature lighting which...
  7. M

    Help an idiot out? Diversity and manufacturers' instructions.

    Hi all, I'm getting a 32a induction hob and a 13a oven installed as part of a kitchen refurb. The existing cooker circuit is 6mm protected by a 32a mcb. After a long trawl through various forums I think the prevailing view is that this is fine to use this for both appliances, because of...
    • mat_12345
    • Thread
    • diversity instructions manufacturers out
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. W

    how much to charge out apprentice

    Hello, Looking for advice on how much to bill out of apprentice electrician on jobs. Do you have a % to add on to their rate to allow for expensies, PAYE, NI, Holiday pay etc?
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    Pulled out BT Master socket 🙃

    Evening, I’m wondering if someone could give me a little guidance. Whilst removing some old carpets I pulled out what I now believe is the BT master socket. I didn’t realise it was the master as it’s in the spare bedroom upstairs. Anyway before realising I decided to disconnect it from what I...
  10. buzzlightyear

    I'll just throw this out there.

    When doing R1+R2 at the sockets what Items do you use regarding leads or so.
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    Del Sniffs Out Another Rats Nest

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    LED lights flickering and going out

    Hi all, just joined the forum, have a weird problem, wondering if I could get some ideas. We built our house about 6 years ago. The downstairs was professionally wired, I wired the upstairs, when I finished that part of the house. All our ceiling lights are LED's. A while back, one of the...
    • AaronW
    • Thread
    • flickering going led led lights lights out
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  13. OnlQQker

    So, I Took Alice Out For Her Afternoon Walk And An Rcd...

    Conversation developed with a middle aged lady who has recently lost her husband. Note to self, stop walking dog around the graveyard Anyway this lady who I find extremely polite and respectful, said to me her electrics started tripping out early Saturday morning @5:00am To cut a long story...
  14. Y

    Work out breaker size?

    Hi, I'm a first year apprentice... just trying to get an edge on theory. Calculating breaker size: W ÷ V = A So say appliance needs 4000 watts 4000w ÷ 230v = 17.39amps Then, from research I seen a rule that the breaker shouldn't be running above 80% of it specific ampacity, so you multiply...
    • YaHandys
    • Thread
    • breaker electrical work out size work
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. D

    Can anyone point out where ive gone wrong , my Iz is always to low

    Can anyone point out where ive gone wrong , my Iz is always to low. Thanks for any advice
  16. W

    Whats this on the cut out?

    I have seen this red single core cable coming out of the old cast cut outs quite a few times now and just wondered what they were? Anyone know??
  17. B

    Cooker circuit tripping out with no appliances on it. Not immediately tripping.

    Even if the cooker and the plug is turned off it still trips after about an hour. It doesn't immediately trip out but it usually always turns back off after an hour or two, it doesn't immediately trip out. Do you think I need a new plug? Can a device plugged into another circuit trip a different...
    • brongochungus
    • Thread
    • appliances circuit cooker out tripping
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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    Failed RCD socket given post-mortem out of curiosity

    Many years ago I fitted some RCD socket outlets to my parents home for the two likely to be used outside, the front hall and the kitchen one next to the window. Being the paranoid sort of person I am I always test-trip them when I have cause to use one, and in the case of the front hall that is...
  19. bigspark17

    Solar i boost taking out thermal cutout

    Hi all. Has anybody experience solar iboost creating problems with immersion heater safety cut out? Does the iboost somehow heat the tank higher than the thermostat or does it have something to do with the iboost heating via DC.
  20. M

    Check this weird thing out.

    Having trouble getting into the panel. Customer does Not want to cut it down.

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