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    Lighting relays overheating. Solution?

    Evening all, Been to a customers unit recently due to some high level lighting that had stopped working. The cause was a relay that had overheated causing the neutral pole to fail open (they are 2 pole relays). When opening the panel I noticed the relays had signs of thermal damage. Some...
  2. C

    Power to tail light problem

    One of my tail lights remains on permanently. When l switch it on it turns off. The other tail light works as it should. Can someone please help?
  3. bigspark17

    Retrofit solution to solar powering an old large lampost

    Could anyone recommend a set up i could use to power an old lampost using pv panel, charge controller, battery and BC led. The system would require some sort of dusk till dawn sensor or timer. The lampost is in a very unaccessible location and cabling it underground is out of the question. Could...
  4. S

    Solution to high cost AFDDs?

    Hi Folks Screwfix have Wylex combined AFDD/RCBOs for over £200 each. For a simple hypothetical installation with 2 lighting and two ring final sockets circuits, that's over £800 for devices alone. So, if one were to install two consumer unit enclosures, one with main switch and two 40A...
  5. N

    lights come on when door opens solution?

    One of my clients has decided he wants this kind of set up, one for a cupboard and one for the garage. Ive tried steering him towards PIR but he not to keen on them. Does anybody know of a sleek solution to this problem? Ive searched on the internets but all of the switches ive found for this...
  6. SteUK

    Washing machine and dishwasher on same double socket - solution?

    Hi, Currently having to plug swap when wanting to use the either appliance (for safety as they both draw appox 10amp each). Looking for advice on what to ask a sparky to fit. Can I ask for a single socket to be spurred off the current double socket, and plug one of the appliances into that...
  7. CHRIS RUSSELL

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  8. GBDamo

    Solution to butchered down lights??!

    I don’t know if I’m just unlucky but every time I’m called out to a down light the thing falls out of the ceiling the minute I look at it. On closer inspection it looks like the “hole” has been “cut” with a twelve gauge. Are there any after market products to resolve this problem? Or is the...
  9. T

    Single Pole Double Throw Switch - the right solution?

    I'm looking to install lighting in my garden, part of the requirement is that the circuit is hooked up to a photocell so that by default they will illuminate at night. As our bedroom window may suffer glare there will be occasions when I want to manually override the photosell and turn the...
  10. H

    An ingenious solution.... please.

    I'm replacing the lights in my office as a trial for LED replacements. Current lights are surface mount twin 6-foot florescents. The lights I'm trialling are these...
  11. A

    Lighting connection solution

    Hello everyone I am a DIYer and I'm hoping this question will be a really simple answer for an experience electrician. But as 'you don't know what you don't know' here goes. I am wanting to put a chandelier up in a room. I have installed a separate weight bearing ring bolt to a joist to take...
  12. marconi

    IT'S TOO HOT - A QUICK SOLUTION

    My wife has been complaining about the hot weather so I put together this 'evaporative air cooler' for her using a plastic storage box. Along the broad front side is a kitchen extractor fan and along the broad back side is a grid of 50 x 6mm holes. The 3 plastic containers contain ice bought...
  13. J

    Slow 18th Edition Draft Viewing Solution

    If you want to speed up the viewing of the Draft try this that I worked out: Open up the draft in chrome Press F12 Press Ctrl +F Straight away Type in the search box "1200px" with no quotes and press Enter You will see the word hidden on the same line as the highlighted word 1200px Keep Double...
  14. Soulsurfer

    Stair lighting solution ?

    Hey all, been to a new client today who would like to have lighting such as small led's installed in stairwell between stairs themselves which could be a hassle due to access ! stairs are accessible only up to around 5 stair via cupboard underneath then they turn 90 degrees and up to the...
  15. O

    Possible room to room networking solution?

    Hi, electrician here with basic networking knowledge. Please see attached picture. Im trying to over come a problem and just wondering if my possible solution will work or not. A router has been installed in a room of a house via a junction box in a hallway where the telephone cable comes in...
  16. S

    I Need Work new solution..

    after 9 years cooperation with a building companies as electrician contractors in end of this year our cooperation its on the end ..i have finished latest project with them and im looking new carrier away with them..our ways it split..new year with new solution..im here just to ask if anyone...
  17. M

    Extending Cables inside a pattress box - best solution ?

    hi all i have a bit of work to do for a friend at some point in the near future. i'm a bit concerned (not looked) that the cables might be a bit short to do what is required. what is the best method of sorting this issue out ? just want to be prepared for the worst e.g. as it is to be enclosed...
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    • box cables double extending inside single socket solution tests
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. Pat H

    Labeling solution.

    What are people using for labeling on jobs? I've used simple thermal dymo labellers before which have been ok.
  19. S

    Hi/Lo LED lights inter-linkable, or similar solution?

    Hi, I'm looking to install 4 outside lights across the front of our house, and i would really like them to be very "green". So i came across Hi/Lo lights, there is a range called P-Lux sold by scldirect.co.uk. The probably is they are totally independent of each other, so depending on the...
    • sg86
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    • led led lights lighting lights similar solution
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. Soulsurfer

    Off peak heating solution required.

    Hey all, I'm looking into a situation where a customer has been told they could no longer have oil delivered because of tank regs etc... so local DNO fitted them a new boiler (Electric) the old boiler was oil fired and 28kW new electric one is 14.4kW but running same amount of radiators. She...

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