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  1. J

    Can someone please tell me how I can bypass this ?

    Is it possible to bypass this ? I know it is a bit rough looking. I think it was a latching 3 dpdt switch that was there. ( push in - on) I want to no how I can bypass this or make it always on. Any ideas on how I can make it work would help. Also please note * I do not need power to come...
  2. C

    LED Lighting

    Hi,Im just a fresher as design engineer. While browsing, I read that 330ohms resistor has to be placed parallel across an LED light, can someone tell me if it is necessary and why?
    • Ceejoh
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    • design engineer led light lighting parallel resistor someone while
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  3. B

    UK Seeking some advice from qualified electricians or someone in the know

    My partners ex husband installed a trunking strip in the office of the house. There are x4 double sockets x1 single socket and multiple data connections. This is all ran off 1 outlet from and existing double socket. The plug is rated at 10A. Just curious what legal requirements are for this. She...
    • brianoi
    • Thread
    • advice double electricians installed knowledge outlets qualified socket someone
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. P

    Help, I’m sure someone can answer this very quickly

    Sorry, I’m new to this. Can someone just explain how I should wire these cables in the ceiling light unit as per images, there seems to be a lot of cables,
    • Pjs412
    • Thread
    • answer cables ceiling explain images light someone these unit
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  5. J

    Can someone help me fix an issue with my doorbell?

    Ok so I tried to replace my door bell, but when I took it out the wires were twisted and snapped off too short to rewire. I’m a trainee electrician with little to no experience so I’m stuck. Can I get some more wire and try to extend it by wrapping it around the old wire and covering it with...
  6. J

    UK Can someone help me wire a new light fitting into an old house with old wiring systems.

    I’m a junior electrician, fresh out of college. I did some minor electrical work for a friend buI tried to put up a new chandelier I came across: Two Line wires (RED), going into one connector block Two Neutrals (BLACK), separated into different connector blocks - Two CPC wires, going into...
    • JayLynch712
    • Thread
    • fitting house light new old old house someone systems wire wiring
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. R

    Is someone trying to rip a customer off? Advice on a Fire Risk Assessment

    Hi So a customer of mine has just had his fire extinguishers tested and for some reason the guy doing the fire extinguisher check removed this 600x600 flat LED panel and looked above it and said that what he sees is not safe and it's a fire risk. He proceeded to quote £600 to have 7 of these...
    • robbo777
    • Thread
    • advice assessment commercial customer fire off risk someone trying
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Commercial Electrical Advice
  8. K

    Earthing and Bonding question

    I need someone to enlighten me about Earthing and Bonding. We've just completed the construction of four Fabricated Steel Bay Structures with a total of 354 Stansions 102 Beams, all connected to the Porlins, the place is to be used to seat 120,000 persons. I am not in doubt of the importance...
    • KINGSLEY
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    • bonding completed construction earthing question someone steel we've
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. S

    can someone please advise on this type of light?

    Hey electricians forum, my grandparents are knocking on 90 and the main light in their living room has packed up... by packed up i mean that when they switch on the light it does nothing but fire up (try to light but keeps flashing and never catches... you know what i mean right every...
    • stixwitch
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    • advise light please someone type
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  10. H

    What should someone do if they see their electrical socket sparking when inserting a power plug?

    What should someone do if they see their electrical socket sparking when inserting a power plug?
    • Hellengeek
    • Thread
    • electrical plug power socket someone their when
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. M

    Can someone help me with the electrical installation path

    So I went to college and got my City & Guilds 2365 level 3 electrical installation diploma, but what do I do next, I know I am meant to look for an apprenticeship but I remember my teacher saying something like you need to apply for an NVQ or some ECS thing, can someone explain the steps AFTER...
  12. pirate

    Can someone advise me what type of gland this is?

    Here is a pic of a sign at my local reservoir, front thereof: Probably won't be flashing anytime soon... And here is a pic of the back of that sign, and I would like to know what you call the gland where the big cable exits from the metal post supporting the sign Thanks in advance!
  13. littlespark

    Someone was a lucky so and so

    Working on a kitchen where I have to reroute the cooker cable (now extend the cooker cable) Customer has been in the house at least 10 years, kitchen was done a good while before that. First picture shows how NOT to run a cable down a wall. I'm surprised it has capping on it, to be honest...
  14. Pete999

    Glo in the dark screwdriver someone was asking about them

    CK TOOLS T49283PD VDE SLIM SCREWDRIVER SET 5 PIECE GLO IN THE DARK | eBay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/113708847892 CK dextro VDE slim glo, a while ago someone was enquiring about this item saw this in Mays PE
  15. N

    Garage consumer unit, I think I should call someone out!

    Hi I was going to change the lights in my garage to LED's but the consumer unit looked a bit old, so switch the garage circuit off on the main board, removed the cover and found this. At this point I thought "I'm outta here" and put the cover back on. I presume this is all sorts of bad...
  16. T

    Hi, Qualified on old electrical installation regs

    I qualified in 2009 on the old Electrical installation Regs but was unable to find an apprenticeship so diversified and became a lightning conduction engineer for a few years. I am now working on site assisting electricians and want to get my gold card but am unsure if my certs will be...
    • Tom Cebreiro
    • Thread
    • electrical electrical installation installation new old qualified question regs someone
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  17. D

    Electrician Jobs Someone needed to sort issue with economy 7 in East London

    We’ve been having a long running issue with our economy 7 not kicking in at night, which means we have no heating from our storage heaters or hot water (luckily the boost still works). Our electricity supplier said that getting a smart meter would fix the issue- which we had installed last...
    • David.7
    • Thread
    • east economy economy 7 electricians london issue london needed someone
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Electricians Jobs
  18. D

    Someone replaced a light switch with a timer..

    Bit of a first for me. Looking around a house to tidy up as a buy to let and couldn't find the light switch in one of the bedrooms. Some searching later revealed the previous owners had replaced the switch with an analogue timer o_O It was the front bedroom so best guess is they had it to give...
  19. R

    Could someone check this wiring diagram?

    Gaffa asked me to knock up a "laymans" wiring diagram for Client. Before I hand it over, be nice to have a few thoughts so I don't make stupid mistake. Thanks in advance, its a UH8 centre (hence my earlier post), coming off a existing honeywell junction box. Wiring Current Future -...
  20. T

    Testing someone else’s work

    Evening all! First post but been a lurker for a while, finding the information on the site very useful when i’ve searched for bits of info and other peoples opinions, as a quick introduction i’m an early 30’s self employed handyman training to become fully qualified electrician. I have gone...
    • TomB
    • Thread
    • electrical work someone testing work
    • Replies: 72
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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