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I'm putting up an external ariel and running the drops down the side of the house. As it enters the main living room (1st floor) I would like to protect the cable with some galv'd steel conduit. TLC near me stocks it cheap enough but I don't understand one part. If that's at the...

I've got a Multirate electric meter (Ampy Type 5224E) in order measure and record the units used on a power circuit. Not that it's important, but I thought that you could open up the unit to "reset" it but after further reading, it looks like it has an opitcal connection which is interfaced...

[/url] That's probably exactly what i'm looking for. PB1 allows me to re-energise the ciruit after it's either been started up for the first time or been cut. I can then add 3 relays in series with PB2. The water and stat can be added onto a normally open relay where the cutting of...

[/url] Appreciate that. Don't appreciate that. Yes, I do use google but I wasn't aware of a latching relay. Your comments would have been deserved if I know I should be searching on a latching relay. See the OP... bernardgreen - thanks for the post, noted. ban-all-sheds - It's...

Taylourtwocities - Thanks for the links. How would I create some type of "reset switch" within the circuit? I want a final layer of safety in this. If I go and buy a N/C relay, I want to have to "reset" the circuit. e.g. If the water sensor opened the relay thus stopping the circuit... I...

The stat is only one of three sensors. The remaining two are a firealarm and water sensor. Using the stat on it's own with a contactor is easy. However, trying to intergrate the firealarm and water sensor into it not so much so - hence my post (didn't want to bore everyone with the...

It's a safty switch. When the heat gets too hot, it'll cut offf the circuit. My stat does, but it doesn't have a high enough load to switch the circuit. Could you expand on that? I just want to be 100% clear. Are you saying contactors come in two flavours - N/O and N/C? If so, I can't...

Hi all. Thanks for picking the thread to read 8) I'm interested in finding a unit that works the same way as a contactor (able to switch a high load current using a low load current) BUT I’m interested in doing it in reverse. So to try and explain, I have a switch (thermostat) that...

JohnD, how dare you. :) Nothing of the sort, getting a small music recording room going on ;)

Spark123, Thanks for your reply. I honestly didn't know that a double socket wasn't able to take 2 x 13A, this shall be noted and I've since swapped a few appliances around to make sure this is well below. I see your point about having an MCB rated at higher than 13A being a waste, it's...

Thanks for your reply. There will not be anything added onto the current circuit within the small room that is mentioned above. It isn't possible to extend the ring as it's a rented property. The socket which I'm hopefully planning to plug the circuit into will be on the upstairs 32A ring. By...

Thanks for your quick reply. I've just gone through all the labels of the items, and totted the wattage up: 200w, 600w, 20w, 25w, 125w, 125w, 25w, 200w, 450w, 8w, 8w, 13w, 40w I make that 1839watts Now, If I've done my calculations correct... this means that's 7.6625watts based on...

Hello, I've been reading through this forum and found many reasons to ask a few questions before I plan on wiring this up. Into this small place, I have the power source from an upstairs wall socket - which I presume is 32A. I wish to add a MCB & RCD into this circuit of heaters, lights...