Recent content by mcpathetic

Thanks all. Will get a junction box and connect with that, and will make sure there's decent access. Cheers

Cheers, foxhole. I'll get my chisel back out.

Thanks for the info. It can be made to be accessible: I can leave a gap/ something similar. So you mean (ensuring I leave some sort of access) I need to change the current fitting for a junction box? What amp rating should I be going for (is there a standard for lighting?) I see the one you...

Be grateful for advice on this. Changed flush single plug socket to flush double socket, chiselling out/ extending the space for the double back plate and keeping the same recess as the original (25mm). However, getting the frontplate onto the backplate was a real squeeze: the wires (2live, 2...

Putting boards down in the attic- I noticed a cabling for the main upstairs lighting circuit has a connector in it, the kind I usually see on a lamp/ extending flex for some appliance/ laptop etc. The best picture I can find of that kind of thing is this...