Search results

Talk Electrician Forum

Help Support Talk Electrician Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. J

    Ceiling light fitting - attempt by a home DIY fool!

    I'm going to have a revisit of this problem again. Just posting so I can upload an image to confirm my suspicion. 
  2. J

    Washing Machine Power Switch

    Yes, we got rid of the power strip and left the heater on its own switch while putting the low load units onto a new power strip. 
  3. J

    Washing Machine Power Switch

    Ours bit the dust just a couple weeks ago. I had a power strip connected to the switch with the washing machine and wall mounted heater. We only use the heater in the winter, but either the quality of the switch or the demand of the heater sent it to an early grave. Picked up a new one for about...
  4. J

    Solar UK market; Is it dead? What’s your opinion?

    It always seems like we make decisions that economically make sense for a few who are in the business of making a profit. These reactors look promising as well https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeder_reactor
  5. J

    Introduction

    Believe it or not the same process happens internally as well. Let's say you need something electrically or hydrostatically tested. That equaled a job order and time wasted. So we'd usually 'acquired' a five pounds container of coffee grounds to expedite the process. Comshaw is what we called...
  6. J

    Introduction

    Don't take it to heart, but we always called you guys our little borrowers. I was a steam engineer and later worked on gas turbines and the fuel distribution systems and the pilots used to refuel from our ship and never brought the right paper work. We would do the numbers to reflect consumption...
  7. J

    Introduction

    US Navy in the states 
  8. J

    Introduction

    Thanks, only eight more posts before I can upload images.
  9. J

    Ceiling light fitting - attempt by a home DIY fool!

    This diagram is the best I have seen and represents what is currently wired, but for some reason still isn't working. What are the odds that anything would be loose in the connection between the leads I see and the two lights on opposite sides of the room.
  10. J

    Introduction

    Not a qualified electrician, but gained experience in the forces working with electrician friends and doing renovations on three homes, two of which were in the US. Looking for a solution to a problem which probably is very simple to a knowledgeable person about ringing lighting circuits.
Top