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    What do I search for on Amazon: WIFI continuity Switch No current, no load

    I have a bathroom fan with a moisture detector that turns it on and off. It also has a control circuit to turn it on/off when moisture is not connected. This is a no voltage/no current circuit. I want to add a parallel control circuit that would of course be no load no current that I can turn...
  2. D

    Adding a new feed from a single light switch

    I have a single wall switch powering 1 light and I want to add a separate light and change to wall switch to a double to power them both separel;y, how do i do this please?
  3. B

    Mains Isolator Switch Advice

    Hi there, Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated! (Note, this is not a DIY, I'm using a fully qualified electrician, just posting here looking for advice) We need a new fuse board fitted in a property I manage, which we hope to use for short term lets in the near future (Air BnB etc)...
  4. J

    Switch doesn't turn on chandelier

    Hi guys. I will start by apologizing for the elementary question. I'm sure you get them often. The chandelier is in a hallway controlled by a switch. There is another light source in that same hallway but separately controlled by a pull chain bulb (still works). (in case it is important)...
  5. Pretty Mouth

    What code? Shower switch in zone 2

    A pull-cord shower switch is located in Zone 2 of a bathroom, including the ceiling base containing the electrical connections. With a little effort it may be possible to get spray from the shower onto the base. I assume this is a C2, but wondered if anyone here might give it a C3, based on it...
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    Smart Switch without Earth Terminal

    Hi, I've bought a "yagusmart" smart switch from Amazon and it has no earth terminal. Although there are no metal facing parts I would think the device itself still needs an earth? Or if not, where do I put the earth cable? It is a plastic back box with no earth terminal. There is no indication...
  7. J

    Increase clearance of light switch

    I have a rocker type light switch the sticks out bit too far and interferes with a drawer, as in the picture. The switch seems properly installed, and I don't want to move it and the drawers are in a built in unit in a walk-in closet. As I need only about 1/4 more clearance, I wondered whether...
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    UK Quinetic switch question.

    Hi everyone :) my first post here. Quick background I'm a newly qualified installer of somewhat advanced years whose just starting out in the trade. The reason I'm posting is because I've been having a puzzling issue with Quinetic light switches, I can't seem to get any sense from Quinetic...
  9. W

    2 way light switch wired incorrectly (by myself)

    Hi everyone I've moved into a flat and I've decided to replace the original electric switches and sockets with white ones. I've done them all however I'm having problems getting the last 2 switches to work correctly: There is a double light switch in the entrance hallway of my flat, the left...
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    Wifi switch with volt free contacts.

    Anyone know of a decent (and cheap) WIFI switch powered by 230V AC, but with isolated switch contacts? I've used Sonoff BASIC R2 for a few things, but these only give a switched 230V output.
  11. David916

    Can't figure this out this 3-way switch for the life of me.

    I know this is probably very simple for a lot of you, but I just can't get it to work right right. I've been close, but no cigar. I disconnected the switches because I painted the walls and I can't remember how I had them wired. There are two 3-way switches that control two exterior lights...
  12. newfutile

    Click UK switch fuse

    How would others code the switch fuse not meeting IP4X on the top surface? The live terminals are very close to the top edge
  13. C

    Need for isolating switch

    Should a small 500W electric rad on a fused spur also have an isolating switch? Some of these small rads have fancy timers that might get confused if switched off at the wall rather than their controls.
  14. C

    remove switch from multiple outlets

    Recently moved into a house from the 70s. There's no ceiling light in the living room. Assuming the switch for the room was to one of the outlets for a lamp. After testing to find which outlet it was, to my surprise, it was all of the outlets in the room. Yes, One switch turns ON/OFF every...
  15. mattgriff88

    Changing light switch

    Hi I want to add a light to my attic. There is a single switch on the landing that I want to change to a double switch and then use it to still operate the landing light but also the new light in the attic. I can easily run a cable from the attic to this switch but I am a little confused on...
  16. D

    Switch wiring to accommodate a security light (ideally that’s permanently on)

    can anyone please advise on where the wires go? My electrician installed a new cable ready for when I bought a security light. The cable as shown feeds in a two way switch that currently operates the garage light. Only the one switch is used and is connected to a single switch at the other end...
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    Help! - Shower Pull Switch, wires too short!

    Hi, The shower pull chord switch has snapped at my mom’s home and having unscrewed the switch I discovered a horror show(see pic). So I’ve had cut the wires back to clean them up but having done so it’s left me with nothing reasonable to wire up the new switch. There’s nothing left on the...
  18. D

    UK Wire extractor fan to bathroom pull switch

    1964 house old style wiring Need to wire a extractor fan up Is it possible to wire the extractor fan to report switch there's 2 red wires in the pull switch both red. one is a permanent live Can I wire it up to the pull switch some how or do I need to go to the ceiling rose wiring which is in a...
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    Wiring an off on switch into a Contactor for electric motor?

    I have a sawbench motor that needs an on/emergency off switch fitted, have the hylec on/off switch and a contractor 240V coil with NC contacts. Any advice on how to wire it up? Please see attached photos. Can’t seem to get my head around it and failing to make it work on the on off buttons...
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    Two ovens on single cooker switch?

    Hi all, I'm about to replace our kitchen and one of the upgrades is to install two full size ovens to replace the original twin over under counter unit. The existing 45a cooker switch is in the right place but no convenient space for a second... Is there a reason I can't or should not connect...
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