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Thanks for the reply. The new lights don't have an earth, what problems will that cause and how best can I deal with them? And the mirror light is just a small light above the mirror. It said on the box mirror light.

hello, I'm replacing a ceiling rose in my bathroom with three downlights and also a mirror light. Do I just replace the rose with a junction box, keeping the wiring as it is and use the cable that used to be the flex to the pendant to connect to the first downlight, then from there to the...

excellent! as long as its correct I'm happy. thanks for the quick reply!

I've removed a light fitting from the ceiling in my living room and the connection seems a bit weird. it has 2 x 1.5mm cables going to it. one of them is the switch and the other one must be the power (can't trace that one back) but shouldn't it have 3 going to it? also, when I removed the...

thanks

what kind of cable is it between the consumer unit and the electric meter?

I'm putting in cable for a kitchen extractor while my cieling is being replaced. I'm not getting the extractor yet just putting in cable ready. There seem to be two ways to wire in the extractor. an extractor on a spur with a pull switch. or one with a seperate on off switch - similar to...

Thanks for the advice everyone. I've managed to get this working by..... turing the fixing on its side :) not ideal i know but its not in view anyway so its fine. I have been cutting my cables way too short because I was afraid to squash them into the box. The first socket I did the wires...

i was thinking of using a blank and a new socket because its a bit cramped as it is in the backbox so i didnt think i'd be to fit a connector in as well. is there a specific type of connector i should use for this? there seem to be quite a few to choose from. cheers.

I've made a school boy mistake and cut a cable too short when wiring up a socket in a backbox. the cables part of a new ring main and its already been platered into the wall. this is what i'm thinking of doing instead of having to put a whole new cable in: add a connector to the cable to...

Do you have any suggestions to how I can do this? I need to move the consumer unit 8 ft from the meter. It goes from under a kitchen bench to above a kitchen cupboard so it needs to be hidden. If I can't plaster it in could I box it in? Or is this the same problem? Thanks.

Could I add an rcd and then have the cable run from that to the new consumer unit?

It's combi flow and return system.

its about 8ft.

im installing new plumbing pipes for a boiler in my house and i would like to know where i should install a service point where I can drain and flush the system. also how do you add inhibator to the syetm? I'm using old radiators and some old pipes so I'd like to give them a good flush before...