Recent content by jaydee242

I need to wire an outside light with built in PIR, the light has 4 terminals earth, neutral, live and switched live, coming out of the wall is live, neutral earth feed in & out and a live and switched live direct from inside switch. how do I wire it in order for light & PIR to work and does the...

ive pulled a few fronts off and i have found that there are some surface mounted plastic back boxes that have been buried into the brick wall and there is no play in the cables, im wondering if i can move the switches in the direction of cable run to maybe get some length of earth that seems...

i am changing some light switches from white plastic to chrome, when i loosened the white fronts i noticed the earths had been cut right back as the back boxes and fronts are plastic. does anyone know the best thing to do regarding earths or are there any chrome covers that fit onto plastic...

i have a friend who has just moved into a councill property and needs a shower installing, the ccu only has 3 fuses,lights, sockets, and cooker. i have been told to buy a shower consumer unit and a 6W 100A DP Service Connector Block , can anyone tell me the way to incorporate the shower unit via...