electrical

I noticed today that the mains switch in our CU is a single pole (63a fused) switch (only Live attached) - when did they do away with Double Pole mains switch and wouldnt Double Pole be safer than single pole so that when you turn off the main switch in the CU it kills both live and the neutral...

In the process of doing up the house (3 bed,terraced) from top to bottom in stages (whilst living in it) - just had a new kitchen/dining room extension done which included new wiring and consumer unit - however the rest of the house (downstairs/upstairs lights and sockets) minus these rooms...

hi first time post and your help would be appreciated I have 3 dimmable circuits in kitchen/utility room with mr16 halogen. Historically too many blown bulbs, transformer overheats etc. Decided to try LED on one circuit. Visited local electric shop for advice. Very helpful. Recommendation was...

Just wondering what all you trades people on here think of the TV program DiySOS and it's crew? Have any of you ever worked with the crew of the program? Regards: Elliott.

I live in Ireland and over here we have a TV advert running at the moment on nationwide TV station about "If you are going to call out an electrician they must be RECI (Registered Electrical Contractors of Ireland) certified electricians and they say 'Its the Law!' " What's the score in...

Hello - I have this 4" Extractor Fan with a Timer and Humidistat circuit board in it - there are 2 adjuster screws (pots) and one is for timer, one controls humidistat. For using timer you need 3 wires, 1 neutral, and 2 Lives (1 switched live, 1 permanant live) - the wires I have coming into the...

Hi, got a Osram T8 ballast to install. Could someone please tell me the type of tool used to insert the wires to the terminal and/or a link to one to see it? I thought it was idc type but that doesn't fit. Unbelieveably I cannot find decent inf on the net about the type of tool to use. Thanks...

Hi all, My Neff b45e52 Oven just went bang. I switched it on, the light briefly flashed on and then t went pop and tripped the breaker. After turning the breaker back on, I turned the oven back on and although I have power (the clock is on), it doesnt do anything else. I removed the bulb and...

Hello all, I’m looking for logic check on some work I’m planning to do, it’s quite a read so settle in, but please check my logic, anything else I should do or check? First things first, no I’m not a qualified electrician but am a competent person, well at least more competent than the...

Hi all, I have been having some problems with my Vivaro 1.9 cdti 2006 100bhp 6 speed. Where the glow plug heater light has been flashing on and off and losing all power. I have read alot of post with several other members having very similar problem. I have diagnosed the problem and wanted to...

Hi About 3 months ago the door lock on our washer was clicking constantly. I ordered a new branded door lock and fitted it fine. The plastic connector from the wiring harness to the lock showed some evidence of burning but it fitted OK, still, to the new lock and functioned fine. This...

Good evening and thank you for accepting me into the I don't want to get electrocuted so please help me fold. I have recently moved into a rented property and have permission to remove the old dated tube florencent lighting in the kitchen and wish to put a more modern rose type fitting in its...

Hi, I am really struggling to get our Graco airless 3kvs paint sprayer working http://magnum.graco.com/products/x7/ . So far I have a yellow transformer from Screwfix http://www.screwfix.com/p/portable-transformer-with-2-output-sockets-3kva/84144 which should work with 3Kva tools. To plug...

Hi Forum members! I added new electrics to my shed this weekend. All new wiring and components. As per the attached circuit diagram i have wired up what i think is correct; but am not getting any lights to come on. I have checked at the consumer unit i installed in the shed and have 240v out of...

Hi guys, I was enquiring about purchasing an extra height integrated dishwasher (86.5cm tall), it needs to be a taller dishwasher as my cupboard space is bigger. Unfortunately, this size dishwasher from all of the major brands in the UK is very expensive, starting at about £600, I have however...

Hi folks, looking for some advice: This morning when the heating/hot water was scheduled to come on the RCD tripped. I traced the problem to the ring circuit, and then isolated various parts until I identified the fault in the central heating and hot water system - there is a fused switch to...

Hi everyone, I've got a flat with electrical heating and hot water. The timer on the immersion heater is a Greenbrook T106-C (http://www.greenbrook.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=T106-C) and has become faulty. I need to do a like for like replacement. 10 minute job. I do a lot of my own electrical...

Hello... I've spent ages looking at this and cannot figure it out. I have replaced my old boiler timer for a Hive Wireless. The replacement was simple the old timer pulled off and the new one fitted on the old faceplate. I set it all up and it's great! But my reason for replacing it in the...

Can any one help me what the hell some one were thinking! I'm wanting to hang a new light up at my new house and the old tenants have took there old light and left me with this, I'm quite handy but I've no idea why it's like this?

Hi all, I have a Baxi Bermuda 552 back boiler which is working fine, however, when it kicks in on occasions it is tripping the power and those occasions are getting more frequent. It works fine once I flip the trip switch back. It usually happens when it first starts in the morning, but in the...