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by Gloucester Sparky
Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:45 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: electrical supply to shower pump
Replies: 3
Views: 5305

Yep…. that’s fine. As you said you will need to down grade the fuse at the consumer unit and use the old isolation switch ( pull cord I presume ) as both a junction box and isolation point. If you now find that you have no RCD protection then replace the pull cord with an RCD FCU Good luck with ...
by Gloucester Sparky
Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:05 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Ceiling light loop-in wiring
Replies: 2
Views: 8920

Could it be possible that you have a screw or nail penetrating your switch cable from the new ceiling you’ve had put up…….! Assuming that the light is at the end of the circuit and you have one cable from the circuit and the other is the switch cable and these cables are bunched together. It i...
by Gloucester Sparky
Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:24 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: strip lights
Replies: 3
Views: 4146

Loop them in, then you can split the switching should you wont to later on
by Gloucester Sparky
Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:17 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: earth leak
Replies: 4
Views: 4957

Hi Terry,

Only the sparky who inspected your installation could answer that but I am glad you called one in.
by Gloucester Sparky
Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:41 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: rewiring ceiling light
Replies: 5
Views: 9374

OK,
Connect the two reds together (Safely)
Black goes to neutral terminal on light fitting
Black with red tag goes to live terminal on light fitting
And don’t forget the earth
by Gloucester Sparky
Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:13 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Convert outside light to socket
Replies: 3
Views: 4429

NO ...... Sorry !
by Gloucester Sparky
Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:17 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: earth leak
Replies: 4
Views: 4957

Hi Terry, :idea: I appreciate that you want to do a good deed for your friend and save them some money at the same time ‘but the road to hell is paved with good intentions.’ There are plenty of people on here who could tell you a multitude of ways to test your circuits without buying expensive e...
by Gloucester Sparky
Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:37 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Blown light??
Replies: 2
Views: 4007

Check to see if the light is spurred off from another circuit and therefore will probably have its own fuse in a spurred connection unit which has probably blown.

Hope this helps
by Gloucester Sparky
Sun Mar 11, 2007 12:48 am
Forum: Appliances in the Home Forum
Topic: Dishwasher
Replies: 4
Views: 5444

Yep

The dishwasher has a heater element installed ( like a kettle or shower )
by Gloucester Sparky
Sun Mar 11, 2007 12:45 am
Forum: Appliances in the Home Forum
Topic: Dishwasher - Fills While Washing machine is running
Replies: 4
Views: 5814

I had this problem once

My dishwasher and washing machine were competing for the same waste pipe
by Gloucester Sparky
Sun Mar 11, 2007 12:40 am
Forum: Appliances in the Home Forum
Topic: ELECTRIC SHOWER PROBLEMS
Replies: 5
Views: 10326

Yep the shower has gone …………!

Not worth repairing. Usually better to bye a cheaper model and replace every 5years or so
by Gloucester Sparky
Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:53 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Consumer units
Replies: 7
Views: 7383

Firstly, Any additional circuits you install on the sub consumer unit (Night storage heater side) will only work during the night time. Secondly, If your maximum allowance is 100amps then that is your limit for the whole of the house regardless of how many consumer units (split load or otherwise). N...
by Gloucester Sparky
Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:47 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: 2 lights on one switch
Replies: 4
Views: 11681

OK I don’t normally do this but ……… Both roses are wired correctly, thank your lucky stars that the sparky at the time wired them so you could split them as individual lights should you wont to (as you clearly do…!) Cable 1, is a strapper between the two roses. You should disconnect this a...
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