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by chriscba
Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:39 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Wiring replacement wall lights
Replies: 1
Views: 2675

Lighting circuits are on a 6 amp breaker. You proberly isolated the wrong circuit,RING means RING MAIN FOR SOCKETS. The bare copper cable is the earth, and must be covered with green/yellow sleeve.
by chriscba
Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:30 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Bathroom illuminated mirror wiring query
Replies: 3
Views: 9514

The other end of the cable has proberly been spured from a light fitting or switch in the bathroom & has been disconected, remove fittings & check, make sure connect the same i.e. live to red or brown, neutral to black or blue.
by chriscba
Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:40 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Motor for Trapdoor
Replies: 2
Views: 2574

try this site-

Google "techdrives.co.uk/html/light_duty_actuators_to_6000n.html"

a light duty actuator might do the trick, you might have to make brackets ect
by chriscba
Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:12 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: replacing 4" inline centrifugal bathroom extractor fan
Replies: 5
Views: 5286

brown=switch live, blue=neutral green/yellow=earth.
like perry said, you sould have bought a standard fan not a timed, but it will till work.
by chriscba
Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:29 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Problems with RCD Tripping
Replies: 5
Views: 4183

Have you got a split load cu, if so is the cooker on the rcd side, if so disconect it & try it again, some times an element starts to brake down & causes a problem if the cooker is on the rcd
by chriscba
Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:26 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Earthing a spur to a surface box.
Replies: 4
Views: 3922

The plastic doesnt need earthing, only if the box is metal it needs a earth. Just connect your t&e from your socket to your spur, make sure you connect the earth in the socket connections.
by chriscba
Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:59 pm
Forum: Gardens and Gardening Forum
Topic: Remove paint fron sandstone steps
Replies: 1
Views: 5507

A grinder with a wire brush attachment
by chriscba
Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:55 pm
Forum: Gardens and Gardening Forum
Topic: seed
Replies: 0
Views: 3586

seed

how long does grass seed need before it stsarts to grow, its been 7 days now and nothing, I'm keeping it damp
by chriscba
Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:53 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Wall switches getting hot!
Replies: 5
Views: 3407

hot switches

The switches should be a 20 amp double pole switch [switches live & neutral] The red light is just a neon light, if you have a 10 amp single pole light switch there, it will get hot, get it checked by a electrician.
by chriscba
Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:27 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: RCD protection
Replies: 8
Views: 4452

rcd

RCD 'S are there to protect you from any earth fault, the regs state that one must be fitted. MCB'S protect the circuit i.e the cable, to stop it overloading. So you should upgrade to fuse board with a rcd fitted.
by chriscba
Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:57 pm
Forum: Bathrooms, Drainage and Waste Plumbing Forum
Topic: Flexy tap hose
Replies: 2
Views: 2639

Flexy tap hose

I got two hoses for my bath, one had a red fiber washer & one had a rubber one, which washer is correct, the rubber one leaked
by chriscba
Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:46 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Central heating not working
Replies: 1
Views: 2452

stat

Problem sorted, new batteries required in wireless stat :D :lol:
by chriscba
Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:10 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Central heating not working
Replies: 1
Views: 2452

Central heating not working

I've just installed a new towel rail in my bathroom, I drained the system, fitted the rad, then re-filled the system & bled the rads, but when I put heating on it does not heat up, well a little bit. The room stat red light is flashing, showing that there is a problem.
Can any one help me out.
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