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    USA Am I stupid to replace a AFCI breaker with a regular breaker

    Long story short: I had a electrical problem on a circuit that powers our backyard lights and outlets a few months ago that fried the circuit breaker too. Electrical problem was fixed and I had an electrician swap out the breaker for a new one. At the time, he offered to replace it with an...
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    USA Replace Oven Halogen bulb.

    Current Oven bulb is Halogen G9 base 12.0V 2.5W, 5W Max per manual; Exact replacement not available. Best match is 120V 25W bulbs. Is it advisable to use these? in general why are oven bulbs low voltage? Thank you
  3. Rockingit

    Replace Nest cams for what?

    I’ve long been a Nest advocate and pro-installer but frankly since they got taken over by Google they’ve gone to scat. I’ve three outdoor IQ cams myself and they’re increasingly tedious to keep going as well as expensive on the monthly subscription. Without it costing an arm and a leg, what...
  4. mg19899

    Ireland Replace EU molded plug with UK plug

    Hi, I am a homeowner and looking for DIY advise. I bought a outdoor patio heater and it came with a EU plug as shown in picture. It works fine with a UK converter but the problem I have is it won't fit with the connector on in the waterproof outdoor extension cable I bought. So, I am looking...
  5. R

    USA Losing a leg? What to replace in the house to justify to the landlord....

    Hey there, not totally new to electrical stuff but always stayed away from anything of a higher shock rating! :) So in a nutshell, a mid 90's mobile home, interior copper wiring, hooked via aluminum underground cables to a 1970's pedestal, aluminum wire again to the poco transformer. Over the...
  6. D

    Replace blank plate with socket

    Hi. Existing standard blank plate, which I would like to change to an electrical socket to feed a kettle or a toaster for example. The blank plate cable run looks like it feeds two separate electrical outlets. One is used for the ignition only on a gas cooker (via 13 amp plug) the other is used...
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    I'm trying to replace an old outdoor switch for a pond pump and need some advice please?

    New switch has an earth terminal in the back box and COM, 1 WAY, 2 WAY on the switch. My power in and pond pump have live, neutral and earth wires, what goes where please?
  8. R

    How to replace mr16 with led gu10?

    Hi there, I'm a competent DIYer that has done lots of with lighting over the years but have just moved into a house packed full of mr16 halogens and they seriously offend me. After a fair amount of reading I gather it is fairly straight forward to replace these with Gu10 leds. Current setup...
  9. M

    Can I replace bathroom extractor fan with different model? Advice requested!

    Hi there! Looking for advice from anyone who knows about bathroom extractor fans. I have a dead one of these P Fan - https://www.greenwood.co.uk/product/138/p-fan ... Is this Manrose XF100LVT/SC 10W Bathroom Extractor Fan with Timer White 12V -...
  10. N

    Replace Friedland Type 4 chime transformer for Ring doorbell

    Installing a Ring doorbell - followed all the instructions and the ring is not powering on. I believe the issue might be the transformer in the chime box isn't powerful enough for the job. Ideally I could just replace the transformer pictured below with a newer unit which has the required specs...
  11. JBW175

    Wylex RCBO’s to replace 3871 MCB’s?

    hi all, does anyone know if you can get replacement RCBO’s to fit an old wylex board with BS3871 MCB’s in situ? Thanks in advance.
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    How do you replace a faulty JCC V50 LED Unit?

    Apologies if this seems like a stupid question but one of our JCC V50s has just started flickering and I need to replace it. With other LED lights, you just replace the LED itself but with these it looks like you have to replace the whole unit. Is that correct? If that is correct, and tips for...
  13. Placemat

    Can i replace a Downlight with one different to the rest?

    Hi, I've got 6 Luceco downlights in my cellar. One is now flashing on & off. I've taken it out & can see that it's a contained unit, I can't replace the bulb. Is it possible to buy a different Downlight to replace or do I have to buy the same model? Thank you.
  14. J

    how to wire up 120 coil to replace a hoist toggle switch

    Hi guys, I have a hoist that operates with a wired remote toggle switch; please see attached the hoist wired remote schematic. I would like to build a control panel to replace the wired remote using two coil contactors. I am planning to use two Siemens contactor switches (3RT2026-1AK60 3-Pole...
  15. S

    which burglar alarm panel is suitable to replace optima hc6

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    USA Replace switch/outlet combo with just a switch

    I have a 3-way switch and outlet combo. I want to replace it with just a 3-way switch but not sure which wires to connect to which terminals on the switch. The pictures show the front of the current switch/outlet, one side as I forgot to take a picture of the other side (it only has 2...
  17. Rockingit

    Replace shower - part p or not?

    Reminer please as I've not been paying much attention to Part P changes - assuming that an existing install meets 2018 EICR 'requirements' - would a replacement swap of a faulty shower unit be notifiable works?
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    Hi all can i use i use a intermediate switch to replace a one way switch ?

    Have a broken switch on a one way switch can I use an intermediate swith to fix it or do I need to go get another one way switch ? Many thanks Dan
  19. J

    Im replacing the original run capacitor in my RV's ac unit.

    Hello. Im replacing the original run capacitor in my RV's ac unit. The label says 45uf + - 10%, 7.5mfd / 370vac, 3.4 amp. The one I have to replace it is all the same except it says 30uf + - 5% and its a bit smaller. Will this work?
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    Can I replace one breaker with another?

    I have a square D panel(QOC16UF) with a 20 amp breaker(plus others). This breaker is too small to handle the various outlets and light fixtures in the small kitchen and living room. I purchased a 30 amp breaker and wonder if I can unscrew the front panel from the wall, turn off the main breaker...

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