electric

Hi Folks, I have a commercial kitchen in an industrial building which has a single ring of 6 x double 13a plug sockets. I have just bought a commercial oven and a coffee machine which both need to be wired into an FCU. Ideally I'd love to add a new fuse in the consumer unit and wire both on...

Hello Everyone, I was doing my routine hob cleaning, (NEFF Ceran Schott) as soon as I attempted to lift one of the knobs to clean underneath (so my gf wouldn't have a go at me) the hob fuse in the main control tripped. I tried to lift the fuse switch twice but it failed straight away both...

Looking for some advice.... Can I fit both a wet undefloor heating system and also then fit an electric underfloor heating mat? The idea is not to use both, but have the choice of which source of heating will be most cost effective in the future. It is a new floor consisting of 80mm insulation...

As it says in the title I need to fix a broken cover for a socket but once I unscrewed it I realise the box at the back didn't sit right and I had double the amount of wires I'm use to/seen before seems that a new socket ia running of this which is running from an old spur....?

What is this type of resistor called? No markings on it, is it a ballast resistor from a car possibly? Measures at 40 ohms

Hi all, I know it's allowed to wire in another socket from a ring main socket using a fused spur, but is it allowed and safe to also wire in a light from the same spur? So basically, the ring main socket to the fused spur, and two twin and earth cables from the spur, one to a single socket...

What outside TV aerial should I get. Do you receive more channels if you have an aerial with a wider frequency range? If it helps I live in Honiton Devon!

A Diplomat adp1120 LPG gas fed hob (electric oven/electric grille) is around 20 years old and is not manufactured anymore. I was told that the existing 6mm2 cable on a B32 MCB was sufficient to power an 'all electric' cooker (electric hobs/electric oven/electric grille). The existing Diplomat...

Ok, I’ll try and keep this as brief as possible but give you a full picture of what I’ve done. I am getting an occasional crackling/arcing type sound from behind the wall in my kitchen. My flat is an attic flat and I am able to get in behind the walls via a crawl space (handy!). In the kitchen...

Is it worth spending a few quid on a junction box to house this bit of cabling here below floorboard or just electrical tape it?

I need help/advice about my boiler, please. it’s an electric immersion unvented boiler (big 180L tank) - Tribune make A month ago I started hearing a loud knocking noise at night, which I though was originating from neighbours, and only in recent days I realised that it’s my own boiler...

Hi All, i need to change the 1no Ceiling Rose in the bathroom to 4 x Downlights. I have access in the loft to the 3 Cables running in and have ordered 4 x https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-fixed-led-downlight-white-370lm-5w-220-240v/3046v which I understand can easily be Linked from 1 fitting to...

I live in a new build and the other day I had someone round to install some security lights. He turned off the sockets from downstairs and all the sockets in the house turned off, or so it appeared. When he went to look at the socket that would be used to supply power to the security light, it...

Hi All, Newbie here. I have just had a service report for an electric boiler as follows: "SERVICE COMPLETED. 04/05/2021 AMP READING (CLAMP METER) 12.6 EARTH CONTINUITY CHECK 0 EARTH LOOP IMPEDANCE PASS L TO N 240 POLARITY CORRECT...

Hi, Looking for some advice on switching away from Economy 7. Currently have a 2 bedroom flat, all electric, no gas, There's 1 storage heater in each room, 2 in the living room and 1 in the hallway. The water heating system is an Immersion Heater. I understand the concept of E7, off-peak...

Hi there, I have installed a shaver socket (or toothbrush socket), in our bathroom. Bought a cheep one and it buzzed so replaced with MK one someone on here had recommended, also buzzes.. have worked out the reason it buzzes is to do with where the socket is mounted. it is a a surface mounted...

Hiya guys, been living in a new build since may 2019 and been having issues with both the heating and hot water throughout. I’ve narrowed the heating issue down to faulty wiring and has been rectified however I’m at a complete loss with the hot water. We have a 210L tank heated via electricity...

Last week I cleaned the shower (Bristan Bliss) and the shower stopped working in the main bathroom. I have checked all the fuses in the fuse box and all are OK. There is one fuse marked as ‘shower’ which is fine. When I remove the fuse the shower in the other shower room stopped working too. I...

Hello Have any of you used these downlights before? I’ve had a look online and they look good, with a shallow depth and choice of light colour and dimmable. Just wondering on quality and reliability. Is it correct that insulation can be laid directly over them, so touching the light fitting...

My experience with cordless drivers is that they lay around unused for ages and then when you need it, it's out of battery. So, I am looking for a battery powered screwdriver or drill that works as a corded driver while plugged in. Are there any, i looked online but can't find any. Thanks