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    Off-peak circuit not working - what next?

    thanks for the update, I am glad you got it sorted in the end
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    Swap dial thermostat to Heatmiser?

    I think you have got the grey and black wires crossed over, I am surprised that you did not blow it off the wall , hope it will still work after this
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    Hi

    Hi, what's your background?
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    Struggling with re-wiring my garage lights

    not quite right, the old 2 ay switch is correct, at the smart switch join the blue and black in the "N" terminal then but the reds on the right in a block into the "L" ( permeant live ) and the red in L over into L1 (switched live)
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    Off-peak circuit not working - what next?

    the op needs to turn off both switches he thinks are his, then he will have a starting place
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    Off-peak circuit not working - what next?

    possible but not likely , check the simple things first, ( just think if it was you that installed it, what could you have got wrong?) more likely that it was crossed over between flats, but the op needs to check that he thinks is his meter is in fact his meter, I have seen meters marked up...
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    Off-peak circuit not working - what next?

    if its crossed over it will be in the meter room and is a simple fix, if that is what is going on, but you will be a while if you have not got the correct test gear, first make sure that the meter you think is yours is really yours, ( turn both of your switches off and make sure that there is no...
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    Off-peak circuit not working - what next?

    it depends where you tested with the non-contact probe, as they cant read voltage through that sort of cable, it looks like concentric cable to me, you need to get to the brown cable in the middle of the black cable for that to work, do what Murdoch says, to verify that that is your meter...
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    How do you find work after finishing level 2-3 electrical installation dipmoa after college?

    I cant tell you how far you can travel to work , that depends on the rate, and how willing you are to travel for that. not all work is close to the a agency normally they are close to the head office of the contractor needing the guys, why would you not use Google? I would go around some of the...
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    How do you find work after finishing level 2-3 electrical installation dipmoa after college?

    join as many agency's as you can find, they will find you work , you might get thrown off most sties, but you will get better each time, and after a while you will have the experience you need,
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    Heat resistance behind a cooker

    why not cut a piece of plasterboard to fit behind the cooker and fix that to the wall?
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    RIP MFT

    I have Avo 8 with it case (the straps are broken) ,stopped using it when I could no longer get a battery for it, I also have a AVO MULTIMINOR with its case, bought it second hand when I was an apprentice back in the late 70's still use it some time's as it sit's on my desk
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    Intro

    Go ahead, its all about the degrees kelvin,
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    hello

    hi
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    Light circuit random tripping mystery

    the fault is always in the last place you look , as you have found the fault and so stop looking
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    Fan Motor Starter

    I agree , maybe I was a bit quick to pat him/her down, but he did not say how he would do it, just how would we do it , there is so much to go wrong with a drive as big as the one he has
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    Why is RCD tripping after replacing light fitting?

    split the wires and see if that fixes the fault, both the brown and blue wires is there other lights on this switch?
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