electrical

Hi! Am looking to replace a 1 gang 2 way switch. The new switch I have bought has different labeling to the old one. The old one has Com, L1 and L2 as in the image The Com is labelled in the new switch - so that is clear. But I am trying to figure out where my L1 and L2 would go into the...

Decorating the spare bedroom which has a pretty old built in wardrobe. This cable protrudes from there. Any ideas? Aerial cable maybe??? I don't want to rip it out if it could be useful

I need to replace this double socket, but the replacement is slightly different to the old one and not sure if I need to add a new earth cable going to the box please? Here is a picture of the existing socket that needs replacing: and here is the new socket:

I've not long had a new Beko vented Tumble dryer and couldn't understand why I was getting static electric shocks as I was pulling out the clothes after drying but now I think I find the cause. Although the metal cabinet on the tumble dryer is earthed (I tested to the earth pin on the 13a plug...

Hi, can anyone please help? My old Satchwell LT25 room thermostat has 6 terminals 1-5 plus an Earth, but only has 3 wires, Brown to 3 Blue to 1 Yellow to Earth.. The Flomasta 2923G wired digital non programmable thermostat has: NO - Call. NC - Satisfied. COM /LIVE. What goes where please...

Hi, my 2kw wall heater (maybe 2 yrs old) stopped working and I noticed the switch wasn’t switching. I opened it up and found the wire had melted completely.(I saw a crack on the front of the switch before but it looked ok inside at that point) The heater still seems to work so I just replaced...

Hi all, Currently having some battery issues with my ford focus. The battery light will come on after a while of driving and eventually the battery died while i was driving when i had to brake. i went to halfords and they replaced my battery for free and the car was fine for a couple of long...

Hi all, trying to install a hive, my current system is combi with a hot water tank, drayton room stat and horstman h27xl programmable unit. it was wired as below however i had removed the earth and neutral when i took the pic https://ibb.co/qrvTdMd The room stat is below...

Hi all, I had a similar thread a while ago but not wanting to necro-post it and also to try and ask a more specific question, I wanted to start a new one. So: I have a double socket in a hallway, with 2 cables going into it, so assuming that it's either part of a ring circuit, or the mid-point...

Hello forum. I have a - in my opinion - strange problem with the lights on my Peugeot 206 CC. First off, it's a 2001, 1.6 16V with a good history for service. It makes no fuzz, doesn't chew oil or weird sounds. All of a sudden, the rear lights, number plate lights, rear foglight and the front...

Been using a portable spot light for when I'm working in dark spaces or at night and never really paid attention to the plug used on it. It was given to me by my dad. Looked at the back of it and noticed "Empire Made" with "Unbreakable Rubber" written on the front. I'm guessing it's '50s to...

Please can some one help! A while back I had a cooker hood put in by a electrician. This is how my wall was left behind my hob. He said the wall could be tiled over. Since then another electrician has looked at it. (related to a different job.) He said as a blank switch had been attached to the...

Hi guys, Just wanted some advice about changing/wiring a pendant light (photos attached). Basically how do I wire it? No instructions in the box - not sure if the terminal block supplied is big enough. Cheers for any advice!

I've just moved into a Victorian property with a cellar that I'd like to convert into a proper utility area for now and liveable space in the long-term. There are effectively three rooms in the cellar: one below the hallway, one below the living room (front) and one below the dining room (rear)...

I'm going to run cat5e cable under my floor boards I was wondering if I could run the Ethernet cable up through the plug back box and then out to the left through a hole and through another hole I drilled in Ethernet back box and then terminate there. Picture: https://ibb.co/m3m0jx Obviously...

Hi All, I'm having a bit of difficulty trying to work out what electrical work I am permitted to do myself in my Scottish flat as most information I can find online relates to England or regular houses. I keep coming across this PDF online which seems to state that I can do very little outside...

Hi everyone, I can't believe my first post in this forum is asking for help to change a lightbulb, but it is so. I have recently moved into a new house and I've never had bathroom light fittings like these ones. I have tried twisting and pushing up (the outer ring turns but clicks in a way...

Just wondering how many of you shop at Reichelt and how often? Bought a few bit's from them before, but only stuff like Network cables and related Patch panels. Site: https://www.reichelt.com/de/en/ Reagrds: Elliott.

Hi All, I have a socket in the bathroom which has gone dead. I can tell this is not on a ring main as it only has one set of wires connected to it, could anyone tell me how I would find out whether it is connected directly to the CU or it is a spur off another socket. I was going to open all...

Moved into this new house in Dec 2016 , house was built in 2008 - and I notice that although every heating controls (time clock, zone valves, boiler, pump) says protect with DP switch fitted with 3a fuse that the only thing that is protecting the circuit is a SP 10a MCB in the consumer unit...