Recent content by zaphriel

Sorry, should have made it clear, that is the same rose from two angles in an attempt for better clarity. So to get this straight, there are three of each cable to continue the loop and to send to and from the switch?

Firstly, thanks to all who replied, I now have a functioning light switch in the bathroom. I now however have a slightly different problem. When I undid the light fitting I found a significantly larger quantity of wires than I was expecting. On the fitting I have to replace (a self...

Having dealt with them before on poor housing issues, they did nothing despite the house being unfit to live in. I would just put myself forward for a section 21 notice. All I am after is cleaning up and repairing after the previous tenants and keeping my nose clean and getting on with life...

I am obviously going to have all the electric off before I attempt. I know I am daft for doing it myself, but I am not quite that daft. Both the lives are just red, no black evident at all. Will I damage either the electrics or the switch/fitting if they are in the wrong sections and tested...

So, as I have an able assistant coming to help this afternoon, lives go into L1 and L2 and the earth into the COM port? Without the ability to test if the switch is non functional swap the lives in L1 and L2. Am I correct? I have a wiring diagram that came with the light fitting that I...

Apologies for the poor quality, but I am trying to balance on a chair with a light in one hand.

I have been on to him, he's said it's not his responsibility and has blamed me for it. He did not inspect the flat between the last tenant leaving and me arriving, so I have been blamed for the extensive damage to pretty much every room that has ensued. My second concern is that if I do get...

Thanks for the quick reply. So in short unless I zap myself with the old wiring then there is nothing that can be done about it?

Hi, I'm a student in some pretty poor housing and I was hoping to get some advice. Firstly, is it a legal requirement for a landlord to provide an electrical safety certificate? And if it is and the flat is deemed unsafe, what happens next? Secondly, anyone know how old/unsafe a fuse...