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LABC have been told The original cables supplying 2 double sockets are clipped/covered by thin galvanised trunking I will move the cables into the room side of the celotex and cover with plasterboard

Thanks for replying Sockets were already there so have not told lcbc I am not changing anything,just insulating the room.no additional electrical work being done Was just going to add celotex and plasterboard

i am turning my garage into a habitable.The architect has specified covering walls in 100mm celotex Can I cover over the 2.5mm wire that's supplying two sockets,or what can I do Don't know if I need an electrician as nothing I am doing is changing just need to know if it's ok to celotex over...

thank for that i will go ahead and get started now

i am going to replace my facias and was thinking of using over facia vents and upvc felt replacement. are over facia vents any good and is there any problems with them will i have to trim the width of the facias to compensate for the extra with that the vents will add? is this system ok or...

does any one know where i can get a salamander shower pump seal repair kit as my pump is leaking and its out of guarantee this is my third one. the other two had the same problem but were changed by salamander thanks

thanks for replys iam still confused one guy wants £860 the other wants£1350 i want the cooker switch in the cupboard because they are ugly and i want it out of sight if poss

i need a socket moved and one added in my kitchen and some down lights installed. i got a couple of quotes one guy said that the kitchen should now be on its own circuit for sockets ect the other guy said no who is correct. i also want to put the cooker switch inside a cupboard is this...

can any one advise on the following i am having a few sockets removed from kitchen and 2 new ones repositioned.cooker switch moved along same wall 2feet,and some halogen lights in celing i have been given a quote by electrician (a bit steep in my opinion)but he said quote if you want to go...

thanks for replys the tranys are dimmable and 20-60 va i will now try a different make the dimmer switch is new and has a 1000watt rating the fuse box only buzzes when the dimmer switch is half dimmed its ok when turned on full. all the wiring is tight and seems ok.i might switch back...

thanks for info does any body know where i can get or recommend some decent transformers

thanks for reply another 2 transformers went yesterday the air space around them is ok they are inbetween joists in celing void and i used aliminium coated halogens that throw heat downwards. i did the same thing in a previous house but used different transformers and had no probs. i...

i have recently installed 10 x 35watt lv halogen down lights in my kitchen all wired with individual transformers every couple of weeks a transformer blows i have replaced them at the shop i got them but they still blow am i just unlucky or are the transformers rubbish. they are green brook...

thanks but the wife has already chosen halogens as she thinks that the cfls are ugly

i want to install approx10/12 halogen lights 12volt in my kitchen celing i was planning to connect them up via the celing rose switched live and neutral.then daisy chain them together each one with its own transformer is this ok and or do i need to replace the rose with a junction box...