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  1. M

    Light switch replacement (lights flickering)

    Hi, Friend asked me to check out their light switch cause the kitchen lights were flickering and the faceplate was getting hot. They sent the photos below to show what it looked like, obvious issue is the common looking fried, which I put down to a loose connection, hence the flickering...
  2. S

    Bathroom light Pull Switch

    Good afternoon guys! Trying to change this bathroom pull chord light switch in my house as the pull chord has pulled off. When taking the cover of with the 2 screws, there's literally no flex for me to take the wires out... any ideas on what I can do? I've tried to get my fingers in and try...
  3. J

    Two way switch controlling two lights

    I have recently upgraded my hallway lighting to a two way system and it worked perfectly fine on my original ceiling lights. I have now replaced the original lights with new fittings and now having issues. Only one light will work at a time depending on the removal or changing of bulbs in the...
  4. notShai

    neutral wires yes but not on the switch i need to upgrate to smart

    I want to make the outside ligth fixture tun on and off based on schedule / wifi switch enabled. There are 4 switches. lets call them from left to right, 1,2,3,4. 1 is the one i need to convert to a wifi switch, its for two outdoors lights each with 4 bulbs (one of them is pictured here). also...
  5. W

    AJAX 2 way dimmer wiring

    I'd like to replace the existing top and bottom landing switches for a set of AJAX 2-way smart dimmers. Before I splash out, I thought its best to understand if these dimmers are compatible with the existing wiring. The lighting circuit is wired in the 2 plate method with neutrals available at...
  6. T

    Using manual transfer switch to distribute power

    The application is providing AC to a camper. The goal is to provide AC input to charge a solar 'generator' when the camper is connected to shore power. Then, when the camper is disconnected from shore power the transfer switch is moved to Position #2 for the solar generator to provide AC power...
  7. M

    How To Wire A RV Rotary Cam Selector Changeover Switch

    I build teardrop trailers as a hobby. In my electrical box where I supplied power to the trailer interior, I have a lithium iron battery, a 120V Power Converter /Charger, and a 12v to 120v Inverter to power 120 outlets. I want to power the outlets from grid power without back-feed powering the...
  8. Michael4321.

    assembling and using both Diferential Switch Triphasic and Monophasic;

    I am confronted by people with experience in using them for lighting circuits and sockets in a three-phase installation, as it is only allowed to assemble in an electrical panel four-pole differential switches and one cannot assemble single-phase switches for the protection of sockets or of the...
  9. T

    Where does my cooker switch connect to?

    I have a cooker switch which isn’t connected to a socket. The socket behind the cooker doesn’t have a switch so assumed it’s connected to the cooker switch but it doesn’t switch the cooker off. I checked the circuit breakers and the switch is connected to the “cooker” breaker but the socket...
  10. BodgeJob

    4 pole rotary isolator... Switch the neutral or not?

    Hi there, Just a quick question. I am rectifying many problems on some 3 phase immersion heater circuits in a plant room. There are 4 pole rotary isolators just before the immersion elements and the earthing arrangement is TN-S. I noticed that the neutrals are connected into a dedicated...
  11. impish15

    Dimmer switch and normal switch on an intermediate switch

    Probably a silly question as I haven’t come across it yet. On a 2 way switch I assume a dimmable lamp will work ok with 1 switch on a dimmer and the other on a normal light switch? So no dim when the normal light switch is pressed (just on/off) but when the dimmer switch is used the light will...
  12. J

    3 PIN AC Pressure switch

    I have an AC system that is not working. All fuses and relays tested successfully. Blower comes on, but blows hot. System is completely empty and I was told compressor is dead and needs replacing. Clutch was not engaging. I removed compressor and bench tested it by running 12V to it directly...
  13. J

    Isolating switch needed?

    Hi, I have an underfloor heating system in a room (just less than 2kW). It works absolutely beautifully but an electrician who came to swap a socket in that room said that it looked like a ‘lazy install’. He was unprofessional and a rip-off - so I want to get someone else to check it - but I...
  14. C

    External halogen light wired directly to hallway light circuit - No isolater / switch

    Hello All, I hope that asking this does not annoy too many Members who think that the answer should be obvious to me: Last night at my next door neighbour`s house who is away on holiday for the next 12 days one of his external halogen PIR controlled lights above the front door came on and...
  15. jharries

    Unexpected colours in (older) light switch

    Hi, I'm looking to change this double switch over to a trailing-edge dimmer for compatible LEDs. We have three bunches of wires. The colours I've encountered don't seem to conform to the old system, we have two blues and two whites in the mix. See pic… So the advice I need is, does it look OK...
  16. S

    Looking for a 'touch' switch for bathroom wall light.

    Hi all. Situation is that a friend's currently-refurb'd en-suite has its main ceiling light switched from outside as normal. They also want a light, separately switched, above the mirror. Problem is, they hate pull-cords - both beeg ceiling ones, and wee light fitting ones - and the modern...
  17. MaintenanceSpark

    When do Neutrals need to be switched?

    Sorry if this is a silly question but I can’t get an answer from colleagues as it’s a “I dunno”. So I thought I’d ask here! Some of our TPN DB’s have a 3 pole main switch with a block for the neutral. Other TPN DB’s we have here have a 4 pole main switch which switches the neutral. It’s the...
  18. D

    Segment timer switch

    Does a segment timer switch need PAT testing
  19. S

    Help for Smart Switch

    Hi all, I've been at this all night for a smart switch I've installed for exterior lighting for the house located in the eve's of the house attic (2nd photo is the original) It has 2 neutral (both wired in N) + 2 live wires that i've tried both wiring in L and L1 and simultaneously in other...
  20. notShai

    New wifi light switch need neutral wire

    Got an outside light I want to be able to control from the phone, got a wifi switch which is asking for a white neutral wire. Just moved to this house which was built in the 60s. The box it's in has white cluster of wires not sure if those are neutral or something else. 1. Are they neutral? Can...

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