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Just wondering, what would happen if you were to connect a 110v rated motor straight to a 230V supply. Would it 'blow'??

What do the following tems mean refer to: X10 Home Automation Thanks, declan

Two issues i was wondering about: What does SELV stand for? Is it possible to get plastic surface box with a 20mm conduit knockout like the steel ones? If you were to drill a 20mm hole in a standard box, how exactly would you go about it? Thanks, Declan.

What do the following terms mean: MCCB RCCB thanks.

This might sound like a silly question, but it's just something I wondered about. I have seen houses which have been 'first fixed', and where cables enter mounting boxes, ceiling roses etc., a little outer insulation is removed from the end of the cable (with the edge of a side cutters for...

Can somebody put a name on this kind of cable for me. I can be got in the standard sizes just like T&E however it is circular in section. When the outersheath is removed there is rubbery stuff that you can pull off with your fingers underneath. This cable is sometimes used outdoors. Thanks...

did anybody hear of this company? they make cu's and MCB etc. Are they any good? DOEPKE

I have a few questions regarding 3 phase electricity. I would like to think i have a reasonable basis in domestic wiring but know very little about 3 phase. I am fully aware that putting into practice some of what i say here would be very dangerous. I am asking purely out of curiosity. 1. I...

Q1. Are legrand a good make? Q2 Whats the story with domestic wiring in houses which have concrete upstairs floors (i.e large slabs lifted in when the house is being built) How are the cables got upstairs, are the floors chased? Sounds like a hell of a lot of chasing. Does round conduit have...

anyone have any experience of aga's new 'all electric' cooker?

Any 'practical tips' for what to do when a socket screw (M3.5) breaks in the flush mounting box and your left with a 'bit of screw' stuck in the box! Also what do you call this: it's like an M3.5 screw with the head cut off and a tapped M3.5 tapped hole in place of the head. I would imagine...

Just two things i was wondering about, If an earth fault occurs in my garage, the breaker (Type B) on the garage board trips, as it should, however the MCB in the house CU which is protecting the SWA supplying the garage also trips despite being larger (rated). would it be permissible (or even...

I have noticed some catalogues stating very different ratings for cable depending on whether the cable is surface mounted, installed in conduit, buried etc. I thought that 2.5mmsq was rated for 27A full stop but a table in this catalogue shows that it can carry up to 33A (i think) in certain...

Something I always wondered about was how the emergency 112 system operates, where do you actually get through to, how do they know where the nearest fire brigade for example is?

What happens when the fire brigade arrive at a serious house fire in relation to electricity. Does it have to be disconected first? What about in factorys etc.

Our dishwasher makes a noise when it is draining (i think) as soon as you switch it on and several times throughout the cycle. It sounds like there is a load of little balls or something loose in the bottom. Filter clean Whirlpool Dishwasher about 1yr old. Thanks

How are mobile phones unlocked? what exactly is done? can i do it myself?

I'd like to know about the earthing system installed in my home. At the meter i have a 16sq T&E cable with the earth wire going in with the neutral cable at the meter. (Is the other end of this earth going to the earth block in my cu?) I also have an earth rod outside the back door. what is this...

I know that this is a diy forum, but as BR works with the esb in Ireland i was wondering if i could ask 2 slightly off diy questions anyway. Here goes, What is flashover, what causes it and how can it be prevented? I am interested to know as a friend of my brothers was killed recently in a...