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ProDave
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Serious question Electricians vs People who do electrics
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Probably every kitchen and bathroom fitter doing electrics and a lot of small builders.
Oct 31, 2024
ProDave
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Cable size on sockets
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I thought you were planning to move an existing socket up the wall but in much the same place, which would mean jointing 2 cables in...
Oct 28, 2024
ProDave
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Cable size on sockets
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@kerching is asking what type of box are you going to house the wago's in and where? Why not leave the existing socket where it is and...
Oct 28, 2024
ProDave
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Channel 5 - 13 things they don’t want us to know about Smart meters
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Anyone care to precis what they say to save me an hour of my life?
Oct 24, 2024
ProDave
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Extractor fan install is noifiable, plus more!!
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I fitted my own complete MVHR system when building my new self build house a couple of years ago. I was able to borrow the anemometer...
Oct 24, 2024
ProDave
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Adding another circuit to and old cu
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So you spent many many £000's on buying a house including due dilligence and getting an eicr done, but have decided not so spend a few...
Oct 16, 2024
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Not an electrician? Please read this 😣
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Welcome to Talk Electrician Forum. If you are NOT an electrician / trainee / apprentice, this part of the forum (Electrician Talk Forum)...
Oct 13, 2024
ProDave
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Is it possible to take power for a 1.kw towel rail heater and extractor from a lighting circuit
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And 1.5kW in a towel rail it would be glowing red. They are normally between 200w and 400w
Oct 12, 2024
ProDave
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Can I remove this time switch (meter)?
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One house I previously lived in had such a switch that was faulty. After reporting it twice and having an engineer come and look twice...
Oct 7, 2024
ProDave
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Can I remove this time switch (meter)?
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Get the Energy supplier to swap it for a single rate meter, which will probably be a smart meter, that will get rid of the timeswitch...
Oct 7, 2024
ProDave
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want to Understand Fan Wiring
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Thanks for letting us know. Your previous fan had an over tun timer so it would stay on for a few minutes after you turn the light off...
Sep 29, 2024
ProDave
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want to Understand Fan Wiring
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Convention is grey= neutral, brown= permanent live and black = switched L, but there are variations so you would normally check to...
Sep 29, 2024
ProDave
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Best way to find a short circuit between L and N? I.e a tripping MCB.
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I can't imagine what "appliances" you are thinking of that cannot be unplugged or switched off at an FCU?
Sep 29, 2024
ProDave
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Best way to find a short circuit between L and N? I.e a tripping MCB.
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And to trip an MCB it is just as likely to be a L-E short, which is much more likely with a nail through a cable.
Sep 29, 2024
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And if it goes instantly with a loud bang, rather than after a number of seconds, you can assume its kicking out on the mag, for a B32...
Sep 29, 2024
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