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Hello all. Thank you in advance for any guidance. I am in south Florida and I am a DIY person. About a year ago, I hired an electrician to install a new exterior main breaker panel and also a new sub panel in the garage. The house was built in 1975 and had aluminum service wires. The...

Can anyone identify the manufacturer of this panel? What type of breakers it takes? Slim breakers possible?

The panel has started blowing bulbs and shot fire back up in panel on the load side

Hello Can any one explain please how to connect Audio intercom phone ? Would it be possible?

I have an Eaton 125 amp panel with a ground bus bar with 24 slots and 14 neutral slots. I have a 6 breaker Reliance 7500w transfer panel connected to it. The main panel has 4 unused breakers. I need to increase slots on my neutral side. Can I add an additional neutral busbar to the existing one?

I noticed some brackets along the sides of two breakers in an Eaton BR panel board. One is along one side of a 20A Type BR Combination AFCI breaker (labeled for the dishwasher and disposal), and the other along one side of a double 40A breaker (for the Range). They look somewhat similar to a BR...

My guvnor recons that all submains from the main Distribution Panel, should go via metered supplies. Although they are all for one customer who owns the building. Any reg on this, as I would like to look it up! Whether BS7671 or a Building reg.

Hi, This is a 10 year old 10 panel installation, recently output has been droping and somtines reaching zero mid afternoon. I think it is a sunnyboy inverter. Does it look like a panel, inverter or high mains volts? Could I have names of installers in West Yorkshire who may be able to help. Thanks

Hi guys. Unfortunately due to the coronvirus the the house I was going to be building is now on hold. Due to this the solar panels I previously bought are now for sale. I purchased this from the wholesalers for £1600 and am open to offers. Its all brand new still in boxes. Included are: 8 X...

Hello all, after some advice please. I have got a small job installing some 16a commando sockets in a farm workshop. The workshop has a 3ph sub DB on the wall which is fed from the main DB on the other side of the wall, about 25m away. The sub DB is supplied from two lots of 6mm2 twin in 25mm...

Hi all I want to replace the switch that turns on/off the gas fireplace and cannot find a breaker that would shut off the power to the switch. I thinks it's a stand alone switch to the fireplace. Is this correct? Is it safe to disconnect and replace? Thx!

Hello, does anybody know of a part number of this type of busbar kit thing for a Square D Speed D Panel Board? Couldn't find any part numbers on the unit itself. Some Pictures

How many feet can 10-gauge Romex run (inlet box to service panel) and still properly support 30-amp inverter generator? Do I also take into account the 25-ft of 30-amp wire (3-pronged locking) that connects the generator to the inlet box?

Hey guys, I just purchased a home that was built in 1960. It has a 100 amp service coming Into the house with only 12 breakers in the panel. A buddy of mine who is familiar with electrical keeps hounding me to upgrade the service to 200 amps. I don’t think I really need 200 amps. I was...

I built a panel for brewing and tried it out yesterday, it's is designed to power a 6kw element in a a 70 litre stainless kettle. It ran great doing a 66 degree mash controlled by the PID for 60 minutes, all other controls like pump control, amp and flow meters ran like a dream. When I stepped...

Good evening all, I was just wondering if anyone could lend a word of advice/help. I am not very good at DIY unfortunately I am a first time buyer having moved in around 3 weeks ago and today virgin media come to install my internet, however I think he has drilled through the wall close to...

Yesterday, I replaced a light switch (as I've done several times before). When I turned the breaker panel back on, the light was working - but now the other lights connected to that same breaker panel do not work. I re-checked all connections and reset the GFI (the outlet works) but no luck with...

Hi, looking for a bit of advice for a DIY’er. I’ve got an electric panel heater to instal in my bathroom - there is a previous entry point for power that I can use for it, but the issue is the space around this point can’t take the heater as it’s meant to be orientated. I can however fit it if I...

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...

Just a quick one! I believe this time delay switch should work for my old panel heater (1.25kwh) because it handles loads up to 16A. Can anyone confirm this for me? I had someone tell me I needed a fused spur switch but others tell me I don't. FYI: the aim is to ensure the panel heater turns...

Hi, sorry didn’t know where to put this thread. Mag4 panel going into fault for around 10 seconds intermittently then automatically goes back to normal, could go off 10 times a day or once. Any ideas please?!

I have a small condo and the panel cover broke off the load center/box (i think thats what you call it) It looks like this one...

autolifters of America autopro 2 post lift, does anyone know where that wire would go or maybe a pic of the same lifts control panel? ty in advance

was told the entire panel would need to be replaced because that part that is circled is loose. Wondering if that is in fact the case or if it could be repaired?

I’m making breakout (‘Distro’) boxes to distribute power from three phase sockets in my workshop to clients’ temporarily-installed single phase equipment. My question, given that I want to have pilot lights on the boxes to both confirm supply and to indicate from across the room which sockets...

Want to know if I can add two 50 amp breakers to my 100 amp service panel that already has 2 x 15, 8 x 20 amp, 1 x 30dp amp, and 1 x 60dp amp breakers Source URL: Electrical Forum - https://www.electriciansforums.net/forums/electrical-forum.15/

The detector is working properly. We have checked it physically. But the pannel is showing fault in that detector. Please give me a solution

do panel builders need previous experience with manufacturer’s or is it ok to hire them

Hello, Can I connect 10 of them lights in 1 circuit?

We are due to have new LED panels installed in a room with a false ceiling. Do the panels need to be TP(a) or TP(b) or neither? If they are neither and the ceiling needs to be fire rated would a hood cover it? School premises manager

Good morning, I'm hoping that a crusty retired construction super is welcome here. I'm remodeling a cabin that has the old 2-wire electrical system panel, so all the neutrals and grounds are attached at the same ground strip and the cabin service drop is 2-wire URD. I already updated all the...

Hi, I have 4 x 72W 1200x600mm brite source panel lights and want to know the best way to effectively dim them all together. (ideally by remote control and ideally cost effectively!) each panel has 2 x 36W standard drivers to drive them and I wanted to replace these with something which will...

Hi Looking for manual for my old scantronic 3400 panel year about 1992, needs reprogramming after power and battery failure

Hi, just started a brand new install, the building has 160a 3phase service head. Waiting for meter install but N power are requesting CT panel photos and also pictures of main switch. Last job I did from scratch had a 250a 3phase supply and Northern power supplied and fitted the CT panel which...

A question/advice requested re: solar panels (the context is a van/motorhome conversion)... I've got a question re: fusing/breaker for a solar panel setup I'm installing on a van conversion - just want to sense-check my thoughts against someone else's brains, maybe someone with more experience...

I purchased a portable generator and I need to wire up the transfer switches. I am using two Reliance manual switches so I can individually control breakers that will be fed by the generator (and manage load). This is the type of switch: 306A Pro/Tran 2 - Reliance Controls Corporation -...

Hi chaps I have a Reason 8 bell box and I want to wore it to my galaxy dimensions alarm panel . Can anyone help me as the alarm panel has 4 connections - a picture of a bell ?and a Aux and a GND ? The Readin 8 has 5 connections. Can anyone advise me where to wire what . Thanks in advance guys ...

Hi everyone - I appreciate your time/opinion on this: I'm lucky enough to have a 200 amp electrical panel with a lot of open spots for new circuits/circuit breakers. I have an unfinished area in the basement that I'm wanting to make into my shop and it currently doesn't have any outlets. I...

Hi guys Probably easiest to understand from looking at the attached picture. I'd like a new socket right next to the main panel in the basement [red box in photo]. It'll power my router, and maybe a battery charger for power tools, etc. The closest socket is for the washer [blue box]. This...

Hi, so I am looking for a good solid answer even though it might seem obvious. I need the proper technical answer so I can stop being bothered. So I have a proper backup panel installed in the house with the proper plug outside to receive a generator 4 prong plugin. I have been loaned a...