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I have a mini fridge and a sky box running off the same double socket, but have noticed that when the fridge reaches temperature, and the compressor switches off, it turns off (or at least interrupts) the sky box, so I have to put it in standby and turn it back on again. Any idea what could be...

Hi all, I had a cupboard fitted recently and the chaps had to disconnect the control panel. I powered down the system, alarm went off, code entered etc, then carefully took the pad off. It's all back in place and the tamper alarm works, sets off the speech dialler and the external siren is...

Hi, we have 4 electric underfloor heating systems in our house, all managed by 4 Thermotouch 5220/5226 thermostats. We recently had a solar system installed which is working brilliantly. When we turn on any of these 4 underfloor heating systems the power draw (regardless of area being...

I have resisted getting a Smart Electricity Meter installed. Last week a man from Scottish Power came out to do a equipment check and said we must get a replacement meter as our non smart one is now old. It must be a least 30 year old by my guess. He asked me how I did my meter reading and I...

I have recently bought from Lidl a Parkside Power Sander, Model PPS 200 C2 and am trying to obtain the appropriate sandpaper attachment for this model, which I am finding hard to find. Anyone got any ideas?

Looking at a friend's laptop, model 13-d002na which will not boot, even to BIOS.. When the power button is pressed, it lights up but nothing else happens. A few seconds later it goes out, apparently powered off. No screen, no beeps. We tried a 'hard reset' by removing the battery/ power/...

Hi, so recently my electric shower started running lukewarm at settings where it would usually run nice and hot. To get it to run hot, it has to be turned to higher settings, but with that, the water pressure drops significantly. I’ve also noticed that the half power light is no longer lit...

Hi All. Our joiner has just completed a TV cabinet w/ bookshelves in our alcove. Unfortunately, while he has accommodated a hole at the top (for cables) it is now no longer possible to plug any reasonably modern plug into the standard UK 2x socket as the bottom shelf sits flush underneath the...

I use a standalone Electric Heater just to heat the room where I'm sitting as i'm working up in the attic/loft so its cold at this time of year! However this has suddenly stopped working for some reason? I have changed the 13A fuse as a precuation but still nothing? The heater did fall over...

Hi everyone, looking for a bit of advice on extending an existing radial circuit in my home (England, UK). I'm fairly experienced with basic electrical works, and regularly convert homes to 'smart homes', however the following has me stumped. The house was rewired 5-6 years ago, prior to my...

Hi Im new to this forum, hopefully im in the right area for this. Ok, so i need power outdoors to power some decking lights (16 x 0.6w) and a pond fountain, which i believe was around 400w- may be wrong there but its definitely a very small amount. So, i have no power in that area. Closest...

I have a 5Kv transformer 110v for my tools that suddenly stopped working. Checked the fuse on the plug and is fine. With plug off I removed the cover and inside seems to be a block of glue which I believe the transformer is inside it. Is there any way to check what happen or just have to...

Hi people I'm looking for advice.we have an electric 10.5 kw shower but the flow is not impressive,we have a big cold water tank in the loft and a big hot water tank in the airing cupboard( I assume the shower is connected to these to work) we really need to improve the water power coming from...

Hello, I have a TS690. After a recent power cut the battery also died. When power came back, the alarm would not silence saying battery fault, so I disconnected from mains and ordered a new battery. Fitting the new battery (whilst still disconnected from mains so not to activate outside...

Some may know that I have a APC Smart 1500VA UPS that protects my network and rack server at my home. It is normally at a 25% load. The UPS was original manufactured in September 2007 and I bought it second hand on ebay in 2013. I have replaced the batteries twice since having it and are due to...

About a month ago, I was in one of the office wings of the building that I work at. Went out the fire exit to enter the internal fire-escape stairwell of the wing that I was in to grab some network cables that were in a box that I needed (box of cables was in stairwell). On coming back into...

Hi, I will soon be having most of my garden paved and would eventually like to have a new larger shed with power and water. So, I need to put in a pipe for water and an electrical cable to feed the shed I will eventually build. Never done this before so I dont know what to buy. For the time...

I was given an Atco Admiral SE Lawnmowe a few years backr. It has a pull cord to start which is fine but also has electric ignition with a key and a battery. I've spent some time servicing and cleaning the machine up and I'd like to be able to use the electronic ignition just because...

A trip switch box has recently been installed into a new build, where I am just now when a bulb blows say in the dining room all that happens is the bulb itself has blown and obviously unusable and the trip switch for those lights is isolated and off, is this normal or should the power in the...

I know you can find reactive power out from the alternative formula below, but using the formula "P(W) = V(V) × I(A) × cos φ", how do you obtain the complex power phase angle (φ) from knowing the Voltage, Power and Current? Alternative formula: Reactive Power=√ (Apparent Power²– True power²)...