Recent content by gerryb

yes tried a few good fuses and different sockets but in the end complete new plug fixed it so something is loose in that plug. it happens i guess.

Im also perplexed as to how the plug itself could fail. there was no visible wear around the cable joint or anything obvious like that and its never got wet (insofar as i know). seems odd that something that inert would fail when all the cheap as chips plastic clips and mountings inside the saw...

Cheers. Im clearly not an electrician and sort of assume ill end up being the earth if there isnt one present! Good to know that isnt the case and ill get a heavy duty replacement plug. thanks all

yes it does. the replacement plug is a white domestic one so obviously without that feature. its got the proper fuse in and correctly wired so should be ok to use im assuming?

Evening all My dewalt mitre saw stopped working. i replaced the brushes, opened up the casing and checked connections etc. No joy. Ive now cut off the moulded plug and replaced it. The saw now works. My question is why is there no earth wire in the power cable? And am i missing...

Thanks all, really informative and i think ill be replacing the lampholder and wire after all. And glad to hear my American friends are now better protected!

i know how they work, but dont understand why these lamps dont have an earth, hence the question. not sure if you are suggesting an answer in your response, but i would love to know what it is.

yes, the cable runs up through the threading core and there is space to add a connection

a good suggestion but im keen to keep as much of the original for sentimental reasons and quite like the rotating switch which is integral to the current holder and also concerned about the metric/ imperial dimensinos of the thread, and so on. Is there a sensible place to attach the tag or...

I have a couple of table lamps from the US and im going to rewire them for the usual reasons including adding an earth. The switch is brass or brass coated and theres a cardboard insert around the bulb which is, i suppose some insulation, but there is no double square mark so perhaps they...

i agree, but the new fan has already been bought..... Ill see if i can persuade to change it out as i think you're right. cheers for the advice and quick response. ...

Good morning Can you please advise me. im changing out an extractor fan - the original is wired off a switch which also controls the light in this small ensuite. The original has a timer and is wired with three cables - Neutral, Live and a Timer. The new fan has no timer and ports for...

hello all Im working on a small Victorian Terrace with a Ground Floor Bay Window i recently bought. At some point in the past the Bressumer Beam was removed and upvc windows were installed and the beam was replaced with dry stacks of 2 x 4 resting on the windows (!). Ive rebuilt the internal...

Thanks - the N number is most useful. cheers

Hello im getting new windows in a single height bay window in a 1870 victorian terrace i assume the original windows would have been timber and built with a Bressumer beam to support the brickwork above them. thats all long gone and the existing upvc windows are held in by expanding foam and...