Electrical Advice

Thermostat Problem Discussion ThreadThermostat Problem Electrical Advice

Hi, First post and would be very grateful for any help.

I have a Honeywell DT92E Thermostat that is only intermittently communicating with the wireless relay box BDR91.

There is a full green light on the BDR91 and if I switch the Potterton programmer on HW and CH the radiators come on and switch off when it it reaches the temperature on the DT92E after that any communication stops. The BDR91 is in a very...

 

close account Discussion Threadclose account Electrical Advice

hoW the ---- do you permanently ---- this ---- off? I thought if I added enough profanity they would close my account. I have searched for an hour on how to close my account and stop getting ----ing emails. I want out of this ---- of a ----ing forum/.website electricians.net ----ing thing and stop getting ----ing emails - everytime I untick all email alerts i go back to the page and its ticked again ---- me!!

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New member Discussion ThreadNew member Electrical Advice

Hi there,

Thought I’d register at last and see what’s going on.

Jacob

New member for the original thread on Electricians Forums

 

Todays fault finding Discussion ThreadTodays fault finding Electrical Advice

I had a bit of a head scratcher today, I think I've got to the bottom of it but thought I would run it past you guys.

0.15MΩ between N and CPC on a ring circuit.

I started breaking down the circuit and when I disconnected one of the sockets the fault cleared. I now got 15MΩ. Nothing obvious to see, but it cleared so I was happy.
I then started putting the sockets back on. One of the sockets was a spur and...

 

Heating Wiring Problem - cylinder thermostat not working Discussion ThreadHeating Wiring Problem - cylinder thermostat not working Electrical Advice

Hi there,

I've had 4 plumbers & 1 electrician look at my problem (seemingly without dedicating too much time unfortunately), spending more than £1000 already 😣, but none of them has found the issue to my problem - that's why I'm reaching out to you!


I have the below set up

• 1x gas system boiler (Vaillant ecoTEC plus 624 R1) New...

 

Ctec smoke base Discussion ThreadCtec smoke base Electrical Advice

Hi
Conventional

I have four detectors L1L1 L2L2, eol last one.
Smoke test red light on detector on but it doesn't trigger the panel and sounders.
Is there a further resistor required anywhere on the run.
Thanks

Ctec smoke base for the original thread on Electricians Forums

 

Fault finding for display not working on water softener Discussion ThreadFault finding for display not working on water softener Electrical Advice

Hi everyone. I'm not sure how this works but if anyone is able to help point me in the right direction that would be great. I've got a Monarch water softener and the display isn't working. When I turn on the power it shows just a blue screen. When I press the buttons I hear a beeping noise and the machine starts regenerating, so clearly...

 

Church wiring advice Discussion ThreadChurch wiring advice Electrical Advice

Hi Guys

Been to look job in a church grade which is also grade 1 listed, installing infra red heating.

Can't see anything in particular in regs specifying what type of wiring system should be used for a church ?

On looking round could see a right old mix of PVC conduit, metal conduit, surface TE and pyro.
Haven't done pyro for about 20 years , so this is out of question for me!
My preferred method would...

 

Hot Neu. / Reverse when on inverter power Discussion ThreadHot Neu. / Reverse when on inverter power Electrical Advice

I have a small camper. When connected to shore power my receptacle tester shows "Correct" (two orange lights). However, when running on my solar generator's (a Jackery Explorer 1000 v2) inverter it shows as "Hot Neu. / Reverse". Is this expected or is there something amiss? If something is amiss then what needs to be done to correct it? (Note: AC appliances seem to...

 

Smart Meter - Alternatives? Discussion ThreadSmart Meter - Alternatives? Electrical Advice

Hi All, we have just had our 5th Smart Meter installed and once again, it is not communicating with "Big Brother"....

A little history, we had our first Smart Meter installed when we were with Robin Hood Enery of Nottingham, nice clean install, and within a few minutes a Display in our front room, showing all the data we needed to see what we were using etc, great. Thanks to this we saw our...

 

Diyer, Discussion ThreadDiyer, Electrical Advice

FCU warming up over approx 6- 8 months before switch starts arcing out, supply in kitchen is from weirdly up stairs to fcu, then down to double unwatched socket for dw and washer, then up to switched double socket above worktop, never have both on at same time, and a desk top pc again now and then plugged into top socket , fcu is 13 amp, has it been wired incorrectly, any way round this slight over heating? Many thanks in advance...

 

DIY - Detached garage Discussion ThreadDIY - Detached garage Electrical Advice

DIY ADVICE / POST

Hi All,

It's my first post on this forum, I hope I'm posting correctly, finding the guidance of where to post a little confusing!

Intro
Just after some advice on my current set up and whether I can and can't do this without getting a sparks in. For reference, I'm happy undertaking any electrical work I'm allowed too, and would like to think I'm competent in that respect (have...

 

Electricians Forums is not-for-profit and we are allowing subscribers and high esteemed members to have a 48% of the share of forum profits available. Discussion ThreadElectricians Forums is not-for-profit and we are allowing subscribers and high esteemed members to have a 48% of the share of forum profits available. Electrical Advice

Okay been thinking about this for ages. TEF are really trying to make their forum make profit for the 8 owners lol. Won't ever work. They don't get...

 

What is your hourly rate as a self employed electrician? (2023) Discussion ThreadWhat is your hourly rate as a self employed electrician? (2023) Electrical Advice

I did a poll last year on exactly this.

Below I have pasted what I wrote in thread last time so there is a degree of similarity. We can then see if we have changed out prices much (again, bit of fun, not accurate)

pasted...

I thought I would start a poll to see 'roughly' what the average hourly rate is for self employed...

 

Best cable type for in floor heating Discussion ThreadBest cable type for in floor heating Electrical Advice

I am planning on redoing my basement floors and debating on adding underfloor radiant heat. It would be supplemental to my HVAC as the basement as being 70 year old house all registers are roof mount.

My question is due to the large area of main room roughly 13' × 30' (4m × 10m) 400 square feet or 40 square meters. This leads to my current problem, most single cables are less...

 

How is 0.2s disconnection time met on TT? Discussion ThreadHow is 0.2s disconnection time met on TT? Electrical Advice

Hi all, studying for 2391 and confused on disconnections times for TT systems

Now I’m comfortable understanding the disconnection times for TN systems that need to be met which is 0.4s and because the Zs will be low enough to cause a high Ipf to cause the MCB to operate within 0.4s… also from Rcd/RCBO which disconnects in 300ms (0.3s)

But what I’m baffled on is...

 

What type RCD when PV on system? Discussion ThreadWhat type RCD when PV on system? Electrical Advice

Hi all.
Try to keep this nice and short.
Had an EICR fail on a health centre due to corrosion on main supply which was causing high Ze values (DNO not interested in changing the supply).
Option is to install earth rods and change main switch to a time delayed 300ma 4 pole RCD main switch.
Question is….due to 3 phase PV being on the system would you recommend the main switch RCD to...

 

Filling out an EIC when multiple people have worked on a circuit. Discussion ThreadFilling out an EIC when multiple people have worked on a circuit. Electrical Advice

Hi quick question, we are a maintenance team in a factory, sometimes we have jobs that carry on to the next shifts, sometimes up to 3 people could be working on a job at different times, how do you go about filling out a certificate, should you just list all the installers and signitures on a seperate page? And the...

 

Smoke alarms Discussion ThreadSmoke alarms Electrical Advice

Does a new lighting circuit have to include smoke alarms.
It’s not a full rewire of the property.

Smoke alarms for the original thread on Electricians Forums

 

How do I talk to a real person at British?~𝔸𝕊𝕂#ℚ𝕦𝔼𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 Discussion ThreadHow do I talk to a real person at British?~𝔸𝕊𝕂#ℚ𝕦𝔼𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 Electrical Advice

How do I talk to a real person at British?

𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕥 𝔹𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕙 𝔸𝕚𝕣𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕔𝕦 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕓𝕪 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕠𝕣 𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕥:+𝟙-{𝟠𝟘𝟜}-𝟠𝟝𝟛-𝟡𝟘𝟘𝟙

𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝔹𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕙 𝔸𝕚𝕣𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕔𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕠 𝕞𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕌.𝕊. 𝕒𝕥 𝟙-𝟠𝟘𝟘-𝔸𝕀ℝ𝕎𝔸𝕐𝕊 (+𝟙-{𝟠𝟘𝟜}-𝟠𝟝𝟛-𝟡𝟘𝟘𝟙) 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝟟 𝔸𝕄–𝟙 𝔸𝕄 𝔼𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕋𝕚𝕞𝕖. 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕒𝕝𝕤𝕠 𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝 +𝟙-{𝟠𝟘𝟜}-𝟠𝟝𝟛-𝟡𝟘𝟘𝟙 𝕍𝔸ℂ𝔸𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝟟 𝔸𝕄–𝟛 ℙ𝕄 𝔼𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕋𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕒𝕤𝕜...