Recent content by ShaznMark

Point taken softus...I can assure you I am a fast learner and even faster when my life is at stake!!I always switch off the relevant mcb when I am working on a circuit, and identify cabling properly, aswell as drawing diagrams for future reference. Asking questions is a good thing.

Hi softus, its only a small project I am attempting, and anything bigger I would definitely hire an electrician, however I would like to complete it myself and learn from any mistakes. I will then get my neighbourhood spark to inspect it and approve it. The internet is a great resource, you cant...

I will do out a drawing of the circuit and post it later, I really hate not being confident in what I am doing - Makes you feel like a fool! :lol: Thanks for the help crafty!!!!!!

House is about 60 years old! When the earth is brought from the fan or halogen back to its FCU, is the earth connection on that sufficient?

...or if it showed up as 230v? Beginning to get it. What would happen if you touched a live and a live with the red and black probes simultaneously? and also with neutral? Can I use my multimeter to show deficiencies in my circuit?Like if I have too many spurs...my lighting circuit is more...

Should an earth cable from a Halogen light or Extractor fan always go back to the Fusebox. Is there another option? I am in a tricky situation where routing back to the fusebox is extremely difficult!

Okay got the multimeter working!Its showing 229/230 for all te live connectors, so as I was using the neutral on the black probe, does this mean everythings ok?! Sorry, another question, what does continuity mean?

The bang was at the multimeter probes, they are now black! Have the fuse working again now.I thought the multimeter should be set to A-(with £ dots)stands for DC i think, 10A. Its made by rapitest and has white and green sections. What about the query on neutral?

Hey crafty I just tried to use my multimeter, set the switch to V~ 200, when I put the black probe to the neutral and the red to the live, there was a bang :shock: and I think ive blown a fuse at the CU. :!: Can I just clear up that a neutral wire should not show a strong bright light on a...

nice to clear that up, Thanks! mark

Hey there everyone I use a little phase tester screwdriver to test for a 'live' wire, to tell which is neutral and live. I am gazumped by an old garage light however that has a neutral cable showing a light on the screwdriver, and another one intermittent. Could they be from an old 2 way...

Hello everyone Can you tell me what happens when you link an appliance of a lower rating Ampage to a DP FCU of a higher ampage. Do the fuses always have to match. Thanks

Hi everyone thanks agaoin for all the sound advice, we put on the undercoat and left it a few days, then today we were mixing up the dashing and stopped..its too grey!The rest of the house is unpainted i'm pretty sure, and we need to match the colour which is yellow/white. Did we use too much...

Poor Legs Akimbo! What addiction has you doing late nights! :lol: Great advice guys, thanks. So this is what we are now doing. 1.Dust and PVA the blockwork, leave for a day. 2.Prepare the area to be plastered, using external angle beading on the reveals. 2.Apply a 3:1 sand cement mix to the...

Thanks Thermo, plastering is the messiest of all trades I'm just glad the hubbie isnt one!! :lol: Was talking to a guy yesterday about doing it for us I wont tell you the quote but lets just say it was clear he didnt want the job! Just on a side note one thing I am afraid of(and I'm not of...