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Hi 2 Bedrooms have one single socket only and another has one single socket on one wall and one single socket on another. However one bedroom that only has one single socket does have a fitted wardrobe on the main wall an I have suspicions that there is a socket outlet behind there (as there is...

Thanks for all the options here. Just to clarify the paperwork I got with the house states the installation dates back to 1998. There are many outlets downstairs and in the master bedroom, however all other rooms seem to only have one single outlet. From the advise given can I clarify best...

Thanks guys, it is indeed part of the ring final. I am also centering the new double to the centre of the existing location of the single back box, however all conductors have been left so short that you can only just connect them to the the single outlet. The new double outlets terminals...

Hi many of my rooms have one single socket in them. I am in the process of converting these to double socket outlets. However in some cases the twin and earth from the back box is quite short and as a result I think I am going to struggle with at least one of these reaching the termination...

I have tested the lighting circuit and found that the neutral had only been joined to earth at this switch, this has been removed and tested using the wander lead method, and I have obtained good reads. BTW: Thanks for the background on this, very useful. Cheers!

Thanks for the replies guys. I have tested the whole lighting circuit for continuity of earth and all seems fine, apart from some switch lives not being sleeved on the upstairs circuit. I can not understand why this connection was ever made? I am in the process of arranging a NICEIC approved...

Hi I have recently moved in to a house and wanted to replace the light fittings in my living room. In doing this I quickly found out that the loop in loop out method (which I'm familiar with) had not been used. Instead the switch had been feed (I'm less familiar with this method). However...

I think as the door opening of French Doors has a step with an overhang on it a gap of 10cm - 18cm should not cause too much of a problem. Would this be a suitable space range?

I have offered it up and it looks as though the decking will be level with the DPC or maybe a millimetre or so higher. As a result would the easiest option be to space the decking away from the property as opposed to butting it up to the wall? If so how much space / gap should I leave?

Hi, I have some existing decking on the left hand side of my garden. I have recently had some French doors fitted and would like to deck from my French doors to the existing decking. My question in relation to this is, is there a simple way I can do this without affecting the damp course. I...

Thanks for this, dependent on the work Im doing I may take the approach of isolating the circuit in question and temp cap the neutral (choc block on the end) to prevent the earth and the neutral making contact. Hopefully that should do it.

Thanks, in response to other issues I am aware of i.e working on on a Ring Final which is RCD protected, in order to stop this tripping out would it mean the whole board would need isolating via the main switch. Is this the usual practice, or would the L/N/E for the circuit be broken out from...

Hi, I had to replace a PIR security light for my nans garage at the weekend. I isolated the circuit via the sub board in the garage so the circuit I was working on was dead (I proved this out prior to starting). However during the process of unwiring the old security light and wiring in the new...