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I have power that runs from my house to my garage, that was installed when I moved here. It's run overhead and is secured to a metal wire attached to the side of the house and the garage. The cable has been secured to the metal wire with zip ties but they are starting to fail. It's too high in...

My decking is being slowly invaded by these things. Anyone know what they are and the best way to deal with them?

I have to say I have a healthy respect for people that know more than me. The reason I posted my request was that I wanted to know if this was something I could do myself or not. I wasn't in any way put off by BAS's advice. In fact it made me quickly realise that this wasn't something I could do...

The previous owners were a bit B&Q. I'll see if I can get an electrician in to sort it. Cheers guys, has been an informative experience and good for me to realise when I need to leave alone. Now that is the purpose of the forum right? Friendly constructive advice so us commoners don't kill...

I don't own a multimeter no and if I did it's beyond my skill level really. But I really appreciate you all taking the time to try and solve it. It's been good learning for me too.

Don't think there is any overheating on closer inspection. Think it was just the photo. The main switch and all the breakers are off before I do anything. This is what I found when I took the ceiling rose down in the hall. The blue wire was tucked in the ceiling.

No sarcasm intended - It's not my work and I will get a professional in if I need to. Downstairs has three cores - each with red blue yellow. I can't see the cores in the landing, and the cabling for the outside lights are difficult to access. Hall ceiling rose Landing ceiling rose

Here is a better picture. Top L - Blue with red sleeve L1 - Yellow with red sleeve L2 - Red L - Blue Bottom L1 - Yellow L2 - Yellow L - Red L1 - Blue with red sleeve L2 - Red I'll look at the diagram - many thanks.