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My day two: build a gsm monitor/alarm for a pump house Discussion ThreadMy day two: build a gsm monitor/alarm for a pump house Electrical Advice

Made a little progress, decided to add battery backup.
This is just to get it up and running initially.



My day two: build a gsm monitor/alarm for a pump house for the original thread on Electricians Forums

 

Earth bars interconnected hager Discussion ThreadEarth bars interconnected hager Electrical Advice

Hello,

Just wondering, can two separate earth bars in a consumer unit be interconnected with a 10mm earth cable, or is it necessary to create an entirely new earth bond? Also, what are the pros and cons of each option? Many thanks in advance.

Earth bars interconnected hager for the original thread on...

 

Day 2 Network Stuff Discussion ThreadDay 2 Network Stuff Electrical Advice

trying to find something to post about is always hard I guess but might as well share network stuff I guess this time haha

currently I have a ubiquiti edgerouter x and a 5 port poe switch with a old 8 port switch (eventually I should consolidate it all)
also has a u6 pro at the side that I need to mount eventually when I get round to it™.

then I have a old thin cilient machine at the side that I git from...

 

An Invitation to Retired Electricians anywhere except the UK with 4 Days Monthly Discussion ThreadAn Invitation to Retired Electricians anywhere except the UK with 4 Days Monthly Electrical Advice

An Invitation to Retired Electricians anywhere except the UK with Four Days a Month for a Niche Opportunity That Can Earn 15K a Year.


There are 800K Acorn stairlifts out there. But ~70% of disabled users are very unhappy. At Indeed website: Acorn engineers get "absolutely no training...

 

Day 2: Solar and Wind for Domestic Properties - is it worth doing either? Discussion ThreadDay 2: Solar and Wind for Domestic Properties - is it worth doing either? Electrical Advice

I apologise for doing my day 2 late on in the bloody day again. I'll do my day 3 tonight. My daughter had her mate stop over so they were partying till 3 so I couldn't sleep until they were lol - now my sleep has been knocked out of whack. So I'll do my day 3 after midnight I think.

Anyway my day 2...

 

Day 2 - What commercial fire alarm systems are common in the UK? Discussion ThreadDay 2 - What commercial fire alarm systems are common in the UK? Electrical Advice

I'm currently an Adult L3 Electrician student however there are a lot of industrial and commercial areas that the evening class doesn't cover and was wondering what are common manufactures in the UK worth having a look at? Any help would be appreciated.

Day 2 - What commercial fire alarm systems are common in the UK...

 

Long time no post, but thought youd like this one Discussion ThreadLong time no post, but thought youd like this one Electrical Advice

This is quite lengthy so get comfy...

I had a bizarre call out relating to a job I attended about five years ago. The situation was they were getting regular short term low voltages across all phases, only a few seconds, but enough to make lights flicker.

In the intervening years they had done precisely nothing.

This is a corporate HQ with data...

 

Littlespark A Thread A Day (2): "A Career in Korea" Discussion ThreadLittlespark A Thread A Day (2): "A Career in Korea" Electrical Advice

Ive mentioned it a couple of times elsewhere, but my eldest daughter is (finally) away to South Korea to teach English for a year... and its been a marathon effort to get her there.

Pages and pages of forms, sending qualifications away to be first stamped by a notaries public, then apostiled... (new word for us!) then sent back because the...

 

How is everyone's Summer? Discussion ThreadHow is everyone's Summer? Electrical Advice

Hey everyone!!

You may have noticed I haven't been around as much lately - I have been busy with other things whilst @dan has been doing forum upgrades and stuff! But I am still here floating around in the background and making the brews!

How is everyone's Summer? Have you been away, if so where? Have you been on any day trips with the kids? The weather has been pants this year and the TV...

 

Day 2 Thread 2 - Soviet Union Electrics Discussion ThreadDay 2 Thread 2 - Soviet Union Electrics Electrical Advice

My mate who I went to college with has recently moved back to Lithuania and sent over some photos of the old Soviet Union era wiring.

Line & Neutral, no CPC and the Conductors aren’t identifiable. The cores are aluminium. No Consumer Unit inside the flat, just a 3 pole MCB in the big Meter box along with every other flats 3 pole MCB.

He thinks it dates from the late...

 

DAY 2 Look what I've dug up Discussion ThreadDAY 2 Look what I've dug up Electrical Advice

Doing the cutting around garden area at my caravan, saw something protruding.
Tool box open got me big footprint screwdriver out and prized this out of the ground.
Old redundant earth electrode. Must of worked its way up to the surface. lol

DAY 2 Look what I've dug up for the...

 

4.5W heating wire Discussion Thread4.5W heating wire Electrical Advice

Hi, I am not an electrician. Not even good a physics. My question is basic maths. I want to check an answer I got from AI from someone fluent in terms.

So I asked AI, how long a 3mm 8AWG Heating Resistor Nichrome Wire for Heating Elements would have to be to raise temperature of 100ml water from 20°C to 40°C if connected to 2A mobile phone charger. Here is what it writes.

Let's recalculate with the correct...

 

Pirate's Rant#4 no. 2 of 1 a day Discussion ThreadPirate's Rant#4 no. 2 of 1 a day Electrical Advice

Not sure whether to post here or in the Dan's Collection thread.
Anyway, it's not electrical, it's a rant about parking!
Why is it, when I go to a car park and select a quiet spot where I can park in the middle bay of 3 or 5 empty bays, folks come along and park right next to me when there's plenty of other spaces?
Why...just WHY???
I went to Tesco a while backl, just as it opened...

 

Delayed tripping on RCD Discussion ThreadDelayed tripping on RCD Electrical Advice

Not even sure where to start with this…

Got a split board RCD which is tripping after 10mins of being ON. Never had this before. I thought I identified the circuit with the fault (RCD trips immediately when circuit on) but looks like a fault on more than 1 circuit

Customer just had a brand new rewire, I don’t think I have seen it this bad before on a brand new rewire

• Lights sockets no earth...

 

At what voltage should a 1.5V battery be replaced? Discussion ThreadAt what voltage should a 1.5V battery be replaced? Electrical Advice

Hello,

I used two 1.5v batteries for the remote AC. (AAA/R03P/1.5V) and Its expiration time is 03.2025.
The battery is weak, and the air conditioner cannot be turned on. I replaced it with two new batteries and the problem was solved.

I measured the voltage of both batteries. They are 1.54 volts. Why did they weaken and not work on remote AC? The...

 

Not sure what is going on with the below mess Discussion ThreadNot sure what is going on with the below mess Electrical Advice

I recently tried to change a light. When I pulled out the old light fitting there were 3 cables.

The light point had 2 neutral (black coloured wires) 1 going to the neutral terminal and 1 going to the live terminal
green cable was ok.

Now for the other the remain wires in those 3 cords.
There are 2 active wires joined by a cable connectors
A active and...

 

Day 1 experiences with retrofits, wafers, cans, battens and more. Discussion ThreadDay 1 experiences with retrofits, wafers, cans, battens and more. Electrical Advice

Switch by the door, pendant holder and a 100W bulb, some will remember, others weren't born yet when it went out of fashion, but this was the standard lighting for most rooms.

Then the residential energy saving craze began, 2 and 4-pin CFLs, starter vs no starter, 2D, U-shaped, M-shaped, spirals, Circlite and Circline...

 

Sharing and providing electrical (or Gas Plumbing) advice online - Discussion thread Discussion ThreadSharing and providing electrical (or Gas Plumbing) advice online - Discussion thread Electrical Advice

IMPORTANT: Please note that nobody on this forum should be seeking or providing advice to people who are not competent in their field. If you live in a country where electrical advice is only to be shared between professional qualified electricians, then clearly you need to...

 

UPS specification for pool pumps Discussion ThreadUPS specification for pool pumps Electrical Advice

Background
A pool installation uses two single phase pumps to circulate the water (through a boiler, and filtering, dosing etc). The pumps are controlled via contactors in the pump house, plus a remote emergency stop close to the pool. The location is somewhat rural, and prone to power cuts, usually of a short duration. If there is a power cut, the pumps can be tripped until someone...

 

Fluke 1662/1663 issues Discussion ThreadFluke 1662/1663 issues Electrical Advice

Having some issues with my companys fluke 1662/1663 tester.
Zeroing 2 leads for continuity test we get the value 0.08 which is expected. The issue comes doing the Zi (loop impedance) the instructions say to zero 3 leads for this test ( if you try to zero two leads L and PE it reads >3.00ohm) you have to zero with all 3 leads connected, the value for 3 leads is 0.14.

We have tested a sub main and the...

 

Getting 'back' into the industry.. Discussion ThreadGetting 'back' into the industry.. Electrical Advice

Hello all - my first post. I'm looking to get 'back' into the industry, or on the tools should I say and looking for opinions on the best route to do so.

A little about me, I started my career as an electrical apprentice and a few years after, working in a manufacturing setting. My main skills were in LV installation, maintenance, PLCs, Drives and general manufacturing...

 

Legal question Discussion ThreadLegal question Electrical Advice

I know for example the requirements of Part P, and new work
A question … if somone installs an item that is plainly in contravention of Electrical safety, do they actually break any law.
The question relates to a house owner and own work - not work for others.

I give an example, I have seen a Hot tub installation where electrical sockets are closer than the 2m requirement, and also a television plugged into one of the...

 

My day one Discussion ThreadMy day one Electrical Advice

This week's mission is to build a gsm monitor/alarm for a pump house.
It needs to monitor 3 mains circuits, 2 borehole controllers and 2 tank levels.

My day one for the original thread on Electricians Forums

 

Post a thread a day DAY 1 Discussion ThreadPost a thread a day DAY 1 Electrical Advice

Today has been successful in removing an old control panel and physically mounting a new one.
Made challenging by being wired in pyro.

All I have left now is to make it work.
Couple of day left I think!

Better than the old one.

Post a thread a...

 

(Day 1) figured I'd share my adsb-b and acars plane tracker setup I built over time Discussion Thread(Day 1) figured I'd share my adsb-b and acars plane tracker setup I built over time Electrical Advice

system is currently very much a WIP hence the janky mounting for the raspberry pi boards atm
eventually they'll be getting a case and another custom 3d print to secure them to the joist also

the raspberry boards are running of a tplink 5 port poe switch and also a decent cheap...

 

Removing Transformer From Halogen Light Fitting For LEDS? Discussion ThreadRemoving Transformer From Halogen Light Fitting For LEDS? Electrical Advice

Hi all,

Great forum with lots of advice read and greatly received over the years!

I have a question here that I am hopeful somebody here can assist.

We have 6 x decorative light fittings that all currently take 5 x G9 Halogen bulbs per fitting. And we also have another 5 decorative light fittings that each take 6 x G4 halogen bulbs...

 

Anyone used these funky sockets ? Discussion ThreadAnyone used these funky sockets ? Electrical Advice

22 System - https://22system.com/en-gb?utm_medium=paid&utm_id=120208573762770582_v2_s09&utm_content=120208573762740582&utm_term=120208573762670582&utm_campaign=120208573762770582&fbclid=IwY2xjawEwSYNleHRuA2FlbQEwAAEdRkdAMq5kPMZU_mq4wyQOElGVqyMIPk4sB_kB8hkFUC92NpHQLaWh7ReU_aem_GbY89zPWnJH3zbNCABROBw&utm_source=facebook&campaign_id=120208573762670582&ad_id=120208573872200582...

 

Using existing oven circuit for 2 ovens Discussion ThreadUsing existing oven circuit for 2 ovens Electrical Advice

Hi, Can 2 double ovens both 6.3kw (12.6kw combined) go onto an existing circuit which is 10mm2 t&e, 45a DP switch, 10m length into a 32a MCB at CU?

Haven’t employed an electrician yet to be able to calculate and want to buy the 2 ovens with our new kitchen on the finance. Really hoping one of you helpful lot can help me out.

Using existing oven circuit for 2 ovens...

 

DAY1 How old is this conduit system Discussion ThreadDAY1 How old is this conduit system Electrical Advice

Took a few snaps of this conduit install in Poland, as you can see still functional my guess 1940.s



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240v Single Pole vs Double Pole Discussion Thread240v Single Pole vs Double Pole Electrical Advice

I'm now in West Virginia but my wife and I also own a home in the Philippines. The current in our province is 240v, but single pole.

I have experience wiring houses in the US so I know that the 240v here consists of two 120v wires that are 180 degrees out of phase.

That brings me to my question. Some expats who are planning to live in the Philippines want to know if their 240v US...