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  1. James

    Own up, who did this? - The house with a million plug sockets

    Someone either was on a price per fitting or maybe just had a few extra in the van they wanted to get rid of? https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/house-goes-sale-13m-photos-20794872
  2. C

    How to wire a 240V 3-prong plug?

    Hello! For this device I have one 240V hot wire and one neutral but the socket is for a 240V 3-prong plug (two 120V-hot wires and one neutral). What can I do to install a 3-prong plug having only one hot wire? This is the plug
  3. M

    Plug availability behind built in fridge freezer

    Hello. We’ve moved into a relatively new house (4 years), and want to get a water softener fitted. However, it needs to go in a cupboard next to a built in fridge freezer. The softener will need a power supply. The fridge freezer has an isolation switch above the counter. My question is, is...
  4. D

    Cooker Extractor Plug or not

    HI I'd originally planned to have an mk grid switch located just above the worktop with four modules and each module a DP switch to isolate fridge, cooker fan, dishwasher and washing machine. Each switch would feed a spur to a single socket for each of those appliances. This is on the kitchen...
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  5. haptism

    plug in voltage logger

    Anyone recommend a cheap (no more than £50) voltage logger that records values over days/weeks. A 3 pin plug type would do. Its out of interest really to find how the voltage varies where I live! Ive done a search online and cannot spend ££££££ for fluke offerings, but also dont want some super...
  6. linuxthefish

    UK Mechanical plug in timer with electric water cylinder on economy 7?

    I came across a small electric hot water heater under the sink with a moulded plug in my friend's rented flat. He's on economy 7, and wishes to use a mechanical plug in timer to ensure the water is only heated on night rate. The flat is rented so changing the socket to an FCU is out of the...
  7. A

    UK Plug under leaking sink

    We have rented a house where the landlord had installed a single socket directly beneath the water feeds and plug to the kitchen sink. the socket is mounted on a loose hardboard partition in the back of the under sink unit, which is not an integral part of a carcase unit. The dishwasher was...
  8. R

    Industrial Plug. Can't identify

    Hi All, i'm trying to identify this plug,it looks industrial and for the heavy machinery. So far google search doesn't help. I have only picture in my hand. Please those who ever have seen something like this, help me to identify what is this.
  9. C

    Plug adaptor?

    Can you buy the reverse of the adaptor below? I need the two pin plug (with the hex shape) to convert to a 3 pin uk socket. It’s just for chargers etc in the car. I could make one from a lead and socket but would rather have just an adaptor. Thanks.
  10. Bappibear

    Hottub problem over heated plug

    I also have a hottub mines the lay-z-spa paris specs say voltage 220-240V ~ 50Hz, 2050W at 20°C. I fixed the melted plug my fault used on a thick camping cable plugged into mains in house. so now doing the job properly. I have fitted a double ip67 waterproof socket on the outside of my shed...
  11. Q

    Can connection plate be replaced by plug socket

    Hi, I’ve been living in a “new built” house for the last five years and the time to replace some of the built-in appliances has come. My dishwasher and washing mashine are connected to the grid via connection plates similar to those, although I’m not aware of their exact technical parameters...
  12. J

    How to wire motor plug

    Hi everyone I purchased a bench polisher which looks to have come from China. It says its 220v single phase and should work fine in the UK. The power cable has 4 wires in it so I'm confused how to wire a standard UK plug. I have attached a photo of the cable. Any advice would be much appreciated.
  13. A

    Combing two lamps using 1 Plug

    Hi all, My wife has purchased two vanity mirror lights from Ikea (Musik) which are both fitted with a 3a plug. Each of the lights has an on/off toggle switch like most lamps. Is it possible to have both light comes on using the one switch/plug? I had thought it would be straight forward...
  14. A

    High voltage plug sockets

    Recently changed plug sockets and light switches. Have noticed before this was done we were burning through light bulbs. A few of our plug sockets are high voltage 250 -270. Any ideas

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