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    Repairing damaged Under Floor Heating Element...?

    Just been to a customer's who has just had LVT type flooring installed on top of under floor heating. Unfortunately now whenever its turned on, it trips the RCD. So seems the floor fitters have damaged an element. Its in 2 sections, one reads 50ohm, the other is open circuit. So defiantly...
  2. B

    USA Power to meter, no power directly under meter at breaker box.

    I am trying to move into a house that has been vacant for 2 years. I called the power company because the power isn't working. They sent someone out, but said the meter is good and we need to hire a electrician. The electrician came out and used a device to see if power was coming out. It...
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    Why isn't tip of wire under outlet screw (photo attached)?

  4. C

    Under cabinet lighting

    Hi, am installing under cabinet lights as part of new kitchen installation. Would prefer to use 230V light fittings, but one,s I,ve purchased only allow one cable into them, so will need junction boxes. The junction boxes will be on top of the cabinets and lights on the bottom of the cabinets...
  5. Rockingit

    CT meter going nuts under load

    So, I've had one of those days of chasing my tail... What should have been a simple hour's job of fitting a 3ph CT consumption meter..... no / little load = fine, behaves as expected. load (ashp compressors) = meter claims incorrect polarities, meter claims it's generating... much weirdness...
  6. telectrix

    under warranty???

    clutch on my van is finally succumbing to lack of friction, as in, slipping. it's only done 220,000 miles. can i claim under manufacturers warranty? ??
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    Do I need to upgrade my earth bonding under my sink to pass EICR?

    (Rented property) The current bonding under the sink is 6mm - the electrician said it has to be min 10mm in order to pass the EICR. Is this correct? It looks like the wire has been there since the house was built and electrician said he would have to take a new one from the fuse box and somehow...
  8. C

    Kitchen under cabinet lighting

    Hi, getting a new kitchen installed and I will be installing under cabinet lighting on wall units. Is 240V appropriate for this or is low voltage lighting required ? Thanks
  9. B

    What comes under PAT testing...............?

    Since my father-in-law passed away recently we've been renting out his house and had Gas Safety and EICT testing done. There are no 'portable appliances' as such, but an oven and hob and extractor hood are provided in the kitchen plus an electric shower and fan in the ensuite plus an immersion...
  10. B

    UK Cooker dedicated RCD tripping under zero load

    Hi, I am new to the forum, and a DIYer. For a couple of weeks our cooker circuit has been tripping the RCD in the Breaker dedicated to this circuit at the CU. The cooker is a Falcon 90cm induction hob unit, it is installed with a fused dipole isolation switch. The tripping has always happened...
  11. D

    Under Cabinet Lighting Wiring Solution

    Hello everybody! My kitchen is being decorated and i am planning to wire under cabinet lighting, which will be turned on and off from separate lighting switch. I would like to hear your advice, which is the best practice to wire under cabinet lights connected from switch? I become across...
  12. C

    Spur of a Cooker unit for under cabinet lighta

    Afternoon guys quick question It’s been a year after the kitchen has been competed and now I’m looking at doing led strip lights under the cabinets on the plynths. on one side of the kitchen I only have available 2 cooker isolating switches that I wired in for the induction hob and the...
  13. S

    Under cabinet lighting advice

    Hi, I recently decided to add some undercabinet lights to some kitchen cabinets and bought 240v robus undercabinet spotlights, but upon installation I found that they all flickered slightly - not noticeable from a distance but definitely noticeable close up, especially when doing something on...
  14. HappyHippyDad

    Earth rod 'probably' buried under conservatory, which code?

    I have just carried out an EICR. Earthing is TT. A 4mm green/yellow conductor leaves the CU and disappears under the conservatory, I get 158Ω when I do a Ze test. There is a 10mm that goes to both gas and water. ZS tests are around 40Ω 's on sockets/lights. I started a similar thread some...
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    Can this fitting be used as an under cabinet light?

    Hello I hope you are all well, can this fitting be used as an under cabinet light in a kitchen? I assume as its an LED fitting heat won't be an issue? Thanks Andi https://www.toolstation.com/v-tac-led-weatherproof-fitting-ip65-6500k/p96140
  16. J

    Pump under 1megohm

    If a pump is below 1mega ohm should it be condemned? Pumps reading about 0.9meg? Thank you for your replies
  17. gazdkw82

    Blue pipe connections under build

    Builders broke ground today with the digger down the side of the house. They busted a lead water pipe which runs down the side of the house. Houses are fed in bunches of 5 from the street. That means me and 4 other houses share the same stop tap. Builders repaired the T joint and replaced...
  18. P

    Under cabinet lights to led

    I have 12v halogen lights under my kitchen units and the last one has now packed in. I want to replace with a led strip. The leds are 60pc /m 12v, 4.8w/m, 270/300 lumens/m and came with a miniature type jack plug but I didn’t buy the phone charger type plug to power them as there’s a transformer...
  19. L

    Under cabinet hardwired lighting.

    I have some old fluorescent 230v undercabinet t5 fixtures that are wired from junction boxes and operate from a single wall switch.Electrician will fit but i need to buy replacement. Im very confused what would be a suitable replacement. Want them to operate and wire them in the same...
  20. M

    Wago 224 Use On Under Floor Heating Mat

    Would it be acceptable to use Wago 224 connectors to join a cable that powers an underfloor heating mat that has been damaged? The mat is powered via a thermostat that is connected to a fused connection unit fitted with a 13 amp fuse. The wire feeding the mat is 1.0mm2. I see Wago call the...

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