Any electrical experts? (1 Viewer)

[olderskyblue]

Anyone running a book on this ? See who kills nick. ?

 

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[Nick]

Anyone running a book on this ? See who kills nick. ?

I have been checking who is saying what and who I have insulted before.

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

Hi nick I'm a sparky..two lives together are live loops keep them in a connector separate as they keep your feed other lights...the single red is a switch wire which connects to live in your new light..blacks in same connector connect to the neutral N on new fitting and earth wires to earth terminal on fitting...you should have green and yellow sleeving over bare earth wires. Obviously turn circuit breaker off before doing anything ..obviously that's just going on what I can see and you can never be sure without checking it out for myself but that would be a standard wiring situation at a light..hope this helps..regards lee

So where is the third live for the "loop" - you need a permanent live to the switch as well, but i can only see three reds in total, one of which doesn't go anywhere!

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

I have been checking who is saying what and who I have insulted before.

You might need to narrow it down a bit ...!

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

Any progress reports Nick? We're all on 'hooks here!

 

[Nick]

Sorry, I'm not trying to keep it like an X Factor winner reveal.

Haven't had chance to play about with it yet.

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

Sorry, I'm not trying to keep it like an X Factor winner reveal.

Haven't had chance to play about with it yet.

:jawdrop:

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Sorry, I'm not trying to keep it like an X Factor winner reveal.

Haven't had chance to play about with it yet.

If you fail "You're fried!"

 

[Mcbean]

Unless you are proficient with A multi meter I would get one of these pens that you just touch the insolation and it will light up if live - much simpler and less chance of not being right

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

Unless you are proficient with A multi meter I would get one of these pens that you just touch the insolation and it will light up if live - much simpler and less chance of not being right

Or the audible ones, which are very useful if you're visually-impaired !

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Or the audible ones, which are very useful if you're visually-impaired !

Why would you be fucking around with fiddly electrics if you're visually impaired?

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

Why would you be fucking around with fiddly electrics if you're visually impaired?

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

Like spoken commands for blind drivers, sort of thing!

 

[Nick]

So I treated myself to a testing screwdriver and it was pretty simple.

I connected all the reds together and left the black ones seperate, then I tested which had current when the switch was on but didnt when it was off.

Put the earth in, the switched wire into Live and the others into N and job done.

 

[olderskyblue]

How much did the electrician charge you ?

 

[Nick]

How much did the electrician charge you ?

2.50 for screwdrivers.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

Stick a brown collar around the switched live feed for future reference. Or a bit of brown tape. Something to identify it. Electrical compliance and all that !

 

[wingy]

2.50 for screwdrivers.

Tttttut.
Should have gone to the Range only ever a quid from there .
Thrift and all that.

 

[Nick]

Stick a brown collar around the switched live feed for future reference. Or a bit of brown tape. Something to identify it. Electrical compliance and all that !

Cheers, yep I did! I put a connector on the ones going into the light and marked the cables the same colour as the ones in the light to make it easy next time!

 

[fatso]

What are the odds on Nick elecricuting himself and ending up another covid19 victim?

 

[Nick]

What are the odds on Nick elecricuting himself and ending up another covid19 victim?

I've completed it, now fitted a dimmer switch too.

Fully qualified electrical, next week I will be up a cherry picker fixing the cables on pilons.

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

I'm gradually changing my switches and sockets to brushed steel from ghastly outdated brass with rope-effect detail ..
Slight problem i'm finding is that they only put 3/4 inch back boxes in the walls, so something like an LED dimmer struggles to fit. Really looking forward to doing a 3-gang switch at the bottom of the stairs, which controls the outside light, the landing lights (as a 2-way circuit), and the hall (which is THREE-way, and i can't remember which is the intermediate switch, which are a bastard) - so many wires of all sorts of colours and collars!

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

One little job i've been doing while on lockdown is to put perspex "finger-plates" round the sockets and switches in the kitchen. I chose a light grey transparent one, to match the stone-coloured paintwork. Finishes it off nicely ...

 

[fatso]

I've completed it, now fitted a dimmer switch too.

Fully qualified electrical, next week I will be up a cherry picker fixing the cables on pilons.

I can see a new career ahead!