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  1. E

    Replacing a Lutron system

    My son has moved into a house with an obsolete Lutron system. It has started to go wrong and I'm looking at replacing it with a wireless Quinetic system. Although I am very capable of doing this, I'm not a qualified electrician so my question is, if I did this work myself, is it legal in the...
  2. R

    Replacing undercabinet lighting, unsure of how to handle existing armored cable

    I live in a warehouse condo, converted about 20 years ago. The building dates to about 1870 but with the conversion, all of the electrical was replaced. Most of the branch circuits use armored cable, running from the panel in the bedroom up into a drywall ceiling that covers about 20% of the...
  3. M

    Replacing run to detached garage sub panel.

    I have a detached garage with a 60 AMP subpanel which has lost power. I traced the failure to the wire running under the walkway via conduit (about 15 ft) and can see it fried on the detached garage side. I suspect age, critters and or water got to it and shorted it out. If I replace the wire...
  4. R

    Will 12vac replacing 120vac mitigate stray current situation?

    I have an inground pool with a 22 year old, 120vac light fixture in a niche connected to water-holding conduit running to a switch in an outbuilding. I removed the fixture to clean the niche. The fixture was just floating at the surface, still connected, with the wall switch off. A little extra...
  5. S

    Replacing septic tank motor

    I need to connect a replacement motor for a septic tank agitator. I've identified that the motor needs to be connected to a 4mf run capacitor but the wiring diagram (attached) looks strange. I was expecting to see one set of windings connected straight to live/neutral and the other set connected...
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    Implications of replacing a 40A with a 125A rotary isolator.

    An isolator had heat damage and was replaced, not by me, but the new isolator is 125A instead of 40A. They found one and threw it on. I locked it off last night and today it is back on line, deemed okay to run until a replacement arrives. This is on a 20yo piece of packaging equipment. Anyone...
  7. CopiamElectrical

    Pricing for replacing lights (private) cash

    What does everyone charge for replacing a light fitting? Price worked With slack on cable using existing cable there. Without slack on cable (extended w/ Wagos) Materials used FIXINGS NON SCREW COMPRESSION EXTENDERS (Wagos) 1.5mm T&E 1 Meter
  8. R

    Tips for pulling 2.5mm T&E under galvanised metal capping

    I have a two metre length of 2.5mm T&E running from the loft to a spur under galvanised metal capping (installed during building). Its needs replacing with some new cable ( long story). As the cable is buggered, I decided to see how much force it would take to budge it, and it appears to be...
  9. M

    Replacing ceiling rose

    Hi. Looking for some guidance please as I’m wanting to replace a ceiling rose fitting into a ceiling pendant. Done this many times but never come across a ceiling rose with so many wires. What should go where please? The rose has blue, red, black, brown and yellow/green and the new light has 1...
  10. J

    Replacing Switchboard Panel with smart meter

    I am organising a switchboard upgrade to my property and have recently had a smart meter installed. I am receiving conflicting information regarding whether the meter provider will need to also come out on the same day as the electricians to re-install the smart meter after the new switchboard...
  11. neilos1985

    Replacing 2 gang switch for another but has different terminals

    I'm looking to replace old 2 gang switch for a new one. 2 separate lights and one is also controlled by another switch. Old has 4 wire holes including loop? New is what I'm used to seeing. Any ideas on how to wire up?
  12. S

    Replacing 2 gang switch

    I'm just replacing a 2 gang switch that controls the two ceiling lights in the living room with an updated one and I'm puzzled about the current wiring. First of all the all the wires are red and because of the length of the wires I can't easily remove one and insert into the other switch, so I...
  13. B

    Replacing 2 x 4 flourescent troffers with LED units. Not sure about lumens/brightness.

    This in a kitchen/dining area of maybe a little over 200 sq. ft. (10 x 21ish). Presently have 4 flourescent troffers with standard 2 40w lamps each, mounted in the drop ceiling. Pic is attached. Want to convert over to LED troffers. I would not want any more brightness than I do now, and...
  14. Jake88

    Replacing pull chord light switch

    Hi all. DIY question. I've gone to replace a broken pull chord light in my bathroom (switching off mains power at MCU and testing before touching with a Voltage Tester Pen). There are 2 exposed red wires from two separate sets of housing, an exposed earth wire and a neutral wire that is...
  15. T

    Replacing a fan in a mini cooler

    Hi, So I'm simply trying to replace a noisy fan in my mini cooler as I think the bearing has gone. Seem a pretty simple case of open it up, unplug and remove the old, insert and plug in the new, job done. However, for some reason, the new fan(s) doesn't spin up. The only difference in the fans...
  16. A

    Replacing 12v GU4 downlighters with LED.

    In the bathroom we have a panel above the wash basin with 3 x 12v Halogen downlighters powered through a single transformer. I am looking to replace the halogens with LED equivalents with a 12v LED driver. I have removed the bezel and there is a very thin black plastic ring but I can see no...
  17. HappyHippyDad

    Are you replacing type AC RCD's with Type A?

    Just looking for a bit of clarification regarding RCD's. A type AC RCD is no longer acceptable for offering additional protection for socket outlets. If you are (for example) adding one socket to an existing circuit are you all updating the RCD to a type A? I can see this being a bit tricky...
  18. S

    Replacing Old 2 Gang Switch?

    Hello! I want to replace this very old looking 2 Gang Switch (all one way). The left switch is for an exhaust fan and the right a light. I decided to buy a new plate for an electrician to install, but I question if it is the right one. There are no numbers or labels on the old terminals. With...
  19. A

    Replacing an immersion heater

    Hi. I've taken my immersion heater out and want to replace it with an instant hot water heater. The unit will be placed on a wall at chest height from where the immersion heater control was sited (Horstmann economy 7 quartz) The fuse on the fuse board says it's a 16A. I only need it to heat...
  20. C

    Replacing Flush Mount Light.

    Hello, Looking for guidance on a flush mount light replace. The current setup is I have two light switches on the opposite end of the wall. The two switches control two lights. I replaced one of the lights and when I turned the breaker on the lights come on, but the switches are off. If I...
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