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Thanks endecotp. I will go ahead with the plan. My lawyers Grabitt and Runn will be at your door should there be any problems ... :D

Hi all, I was hoping somebody could give me some advice. I have been installing rako remote dimmers in many of the rooms at home. Essentially the old lighting circuits were based on the junction box system and I have installed each dimmer by inserting it into the lighting circuit above the...

Thanks Steve -- my electrical vocab is improving by the day. I must admit that having the meter low down on the left is actually quite attractive to me now as to move it back to the top right hand side will create a bigger block once boxed in. This in turn will block out the window above the...

Hi guys -- thanks very much for your quick replies. Spark123 -- I'm a bit of an electrical novice so could you tell me what you mean by "pyro" and "pot". I've looked closely but can't seem to see any obvious number/letter combinations but I may be looking in the wrong place. I'm still...

Have just started to do do some major renovation on our house and have removed a battered old box that was enclosing the service head. Revealed underneath was what appears to be a very Heath Robinson affair and even more worryingly the wiring seems to suggest that the house is not earthed ...

Thanks for that Pete. Just to be clear I channel out the brick from the inside of the bathroom but I should make sure that the pipes are well insulated?

I would like to install some wall mounted basin taps in my bathroom but I am worried that this cannot be done if the wall in question is an external brick wall. Is this the case or am I being overly concerned? Many thanks for any of your thoughts.