Recent content by jim1000

I don't recal anyone having a spec for the crimps being discussed a game of football ball with you must be so hard as goal posts keep moving to suit

No just thought as I've seem many sparks use crimps. Who have spent many years on the job and having at least my papers which im lvl 3 instalation and test and inspection, if you were an inspector you may of been aware of something I or my colleagues may of missed

@ joframe sorry you post looks as its been hijacked by bickering. As you stated you have 1.5mm which will do exactly what you need it to if you can follow the cable back to where it was first joined ( the last fitting) that's always best practice as there is less chance of faults with fewer...

Are you an inspector for niceic, napit, elecsa or another aproved governing body? just wondering as you seem to be 100% sure of your views where I have found many sparks who seem to disagree with you through many posts I have travelled through tonight and by sparks I mean not your 12day 17th...

Never the less?

Well as you stated appropriate compression I thought you may know! The reason most people didn't crimp was due to poor cable copper and aluminium mixes from the 1960's from what I have been reading tonight many see crimping as acceptable as the near pure copper cable in use now will mould to the...

Ok cheers for the heads up to thr scrap yard it is

Thats what I thought but was hoping i was just missing something. Is it a software problem or something I could swap out on board?

What would be appropriate compression? Surely a join that can not be manually pulled apart would be classed as secure? Im always open to new info will ask my tutor fron my test and inspection course when I see him next for he's thoughts.

If he has already bought 1.5mm as stated then there is no problem using 1.5mm in fact I only ever use 1.5mm. Wagos will be alot easier to find as screwfix stock them. I missed where you are not allowed to crimp solid conductors , I never do but seen many a spark do it I wouldn't mind going...

1.5mm is fine I use some thing called a wago connector which are a push fit permanent connection you can buy them from screw fix or wholsalers. I always tape them as well even though you dont need to ive wired many a house using wagos, as I really dont like using junction box's don't think you...

Hi all hope you can help me out, I have a hotpoint wt540 which seems dead when I plug the machine in all the lights flash for less than a second then nothing at all. I have changed the c17 cap but that has made no difference

Hi all i have just been given a whirlpool aquasteam 9759 by a friend of mine, which is the good part the bad which is where i could do with some advice is it wont power up. I was told the machine had taken the rcd out and then smelt of burning. i checked the pump which did look as it had been...

Hi again folks think was barking up the wrong tree with motor triac fault as i thought the problem was the machine will spin on spin program but when i try to run a program, it fills then flashes the 4th extra rinse and door lock lights and starts to empty the drum, then keeps trying to empty...

Hi all does anyone happen to have a diagram for a wixl163 pcb as i need to identify which component is the motor triac. cheers all jim