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    Sensor to detect when a light is turned on

    Hi, I'm looking for something rather specific and I don't know if it exists or not. I'm trying to plan a system that allows the lighting circuits in a house to be powered by a solar system and a small inverter when the battery has enough power, and will revert to a mains supply if the battery...
  2. W

    Ceiling lights flicker when turned on

    Hi Our first floor ceiling lights are all on the same circuit on the breaker board. The have started flickering sometimes when turned on. The flickering will last up to 5 second then the light will turn on and be fine. Sometimes when another light is turned on within the same circuit all of...
    • Weymark
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    • ceiling ceiling lights flicker lights turned when
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. H

    RCD trips a few minutes after lights turned on

    Hi all, I am trying to diagnose the following problem. After coming back from holiday, we noticed that our RCD keeps tripping a few minutes after our kitchen lights have been turned on. If the kitchen lights are kept switched off, then everything is ok. The lights were GU10 spotlights...
    • harpoon
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    • after lights minutes rcd trips turned
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. B

    Light blew, flipped switch, replaced switch/fuse but still no lights... help!

    Hello friends, I own a shop in Wimbledon and upon entering the shop I turned on the light switches when one of the bulbs blew out and shorted all of the wall and ceiling lights of the shop. Electrical wall plugs still working but all lights are not working even after flipping the switch that...
    • BenSW19
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    • help! light lights power replaced still switch turned
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
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    commerical fridges being turned off

    My parents run a shop and have several chillers and freezers. the sockets are in an area which customer frequently walk past and it appears someone is getting a kick of turning them off. we have lost 2 freezers worth of goods now. We have covered the sockets with a crisp stand but it is still...
    • not_today
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    • being off turned turned off
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Help with fuses that don't seem to do anything

    Hi, So last year we bought a house and didn't go through and label the fuses. There are 15 in the box. The previous owners wanted to install an infra-sauna in the upstairs bathroom, and put in a cable but never put in the sauna. This was turned off at the fuse box, but we never paid attention...
    • stomalomalus
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    • anything don't electrician everything fuses turned
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  7. D

    LED GU10 bulbs still glowing when turned off

    Hi Guys, Just need a little advice if possible. I have recently fitted 6 GU10 Downlights 230V on a customers landing with 5W Cool LED GU10's. When he turns off his light one light is still slightly on. I know this has something to do with the two way switching for the landing and a bit of...
    • Dannydigger
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    • between bulbs glowing gu10 led neutral off still switch turned turned off when
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Dodgy kitchen and lighting circuits

    Hi there, I'm new to the forum and looking for some advice on what is and isn't acceptable when it comes to household wiring. Our flat was wired by questionable electricians (before we moved in) and over the years lots of problems have cropped up. Each room has at least 4 spotlights, 90% of...
  9. J

    Flashing Lights When Turned Off

    This is a message that I received a few days ago, I am going to have a look on Tuesday. "I have a problem with the 2 ceiling lights in the sitting room flashing on and off every second or so when they are turned off, and cannot understand why. When I initially put them up and checked each one...
    • Jaymack
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    • flashing lighting lights off turned turned off when
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
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    15 volts on lighting circuit with circuit turned off?

    Hi guys, Whilst carrying out an ECR yesterday I was doing an r1r2 test on a lighting circuit (downlights) in a new extension and noticed that I was getting 15v L-N and 15v L-E with the circuit de-energised. To cut a long story short after some investigation, I noticed that the 15v was coming...
    • 230volt
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    • circuit lighting lighting circuit off turned turned off volts
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  11. H

    A light switch with a mind of its own

    Im currently in a vacation rental and have been staying here for just over a week out of two. Last night, I know i turned every light off however when I woke up this morning both the light switch next to my bed had been flicked on, and the shower light was on - the switch to which was on the...
    • Half
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    • light light switch switch switches turned wiring
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. D

    Multiple arcade machines turned on all at once

    Hi All, Got a customer that runs a games machine company selling various arcade machines, such as pinballs, fruit machines, duke boxes e.t.c they are currently moving premesis to a new warehouse, and in the display area he will potentially have 20-30 machines all plugged in at once. The exact...
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    Throw that switch there!!! ... Yes that on DOH!!!!!!!!

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b87_1459097394 Makes me cringe that he tries extinguishing the remaining fire with handfulls of snow... :38:
    • Darkwood
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    • power switch turned usually video
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. A

    Short when light turned on sometimes

    We have been doing work in a flat where we had taken down light and put a temp ceiling rose. All was fine for a month then we fitted new expensive chandeliers. Worked fine for a few weeks then on some mornings the circuit would trip with a bang. Went back did a ir test all was clear 10m ohms...
    • aaelectric
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    • light short sometimes turned when
    • Replies: 53
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. K

    periodic inspection where power can not be turned off

    Hi Guys, Wonder if any one can help me, I have been offered a periodic inspection at an office block where it is not possible to turn off certain circuits and working out of hours is out of the question due to files that are kept in the building. Does anyone know where I stand with not doing...
    • karlr
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    • can't circuits inspection off periodic power testing turned turned off where
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. shanky887614

    am2 advice

    here is some advice for anyone doing there am2. sit back and relax, its so easy a baby could pass it at least jtl think so
  17. U

    Cooker connection turned into a rewire

    Hi, I went to a house today to connect a new cooker up. The old one was on a plug top. The kitchen had all jus be fitted last week. The cooker control switch was plastered into the wall, I managed to gt it off to see there was nothing connected o the load side... I said ideally you need an...
    • uksparks
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    • connection cooker rewire turned
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    30v on 2way switch when turned off??

    Went to a job today, where the client had removed 3 halogen bulbs to install LEDs. When the light was turned off from one side it would make the bulbs flicker with switch off, but if it is switched from other side it was ok. I dissconnected 2way switch and if was working fine. There is a new cu...
    • aaelectric
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    • 2way cable damaged off switch tester turned turned off when
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. U

    Quote turned into a job

    Hi, I went to quote for a potential rewire this morning, either that or new fuse box with remedial work etc.. anyway, the kids were all watching TV and in the middle if a film or something, oh it's a rewireable fuse box. anyway, I thought I'd just loosen and pull a faceplate forward to just...
    • uksparks
    • Thread
    • electrical work faceplate first job never quote screw turned
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. D

    Meter Reading check / inspection - PV System

    Thought I had posted this back in Jan, but looks like it didnt post. A meter reader turned up unannounced to take a reading/inspection of the PV installation at my setting, said this was normal and would happen every 2yrs !

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