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Alva is it a two way switch or a two gang switch ( a faceplate with two seperate switches :?:

Have heard on the electrical grapevine that within a year or two we may be going down the same route as the French in that our ring finals will become radials.

You do love your razor blade scraper don`t you Nestor, thanks for the reply. i used a steamer and scraper in the end worked a treat :wink:

My point exactly!!!!!

Me sorry too Ban, i must stop replying to things this early in the morning, your humble servant :cry:

Could`nt agree more, and that is why the people who are doing things by the book and using their test equipment and charging accordingly for making sure that someones family will not die from an electrical fire, will lose work to those who do`nt and charge less. Forgive me if i`m wrong, but i...

Steve if it`s possible, it would be considered good practice to pick up the main feed in to the kitchen light and run a cable to the outside light, then your switch live can be wired the same as your kitchen switch live on the avaliable gang. If i have got all the info right it sounds like...

As i can see Sheds you are well aware of Part P, just trying to keep it simple, we could talk about Part P all night.

Is the outside light a new install, if it`s not how was it wired before? At the moment you are trying to pick up a feed from a switch feed this will give you no return path on the neutral.

Just seeing what options i have, thanks for the reply.

Sorry Adam yes that was the info i was trying to impart, as for Building Control if someone is Part P compliant they are allowed to self certificate and Building Control are given a copy for their records.

It should be protected by an RCD not a fuse and do not forget that bathrooms are covered by Part P so if your sparky is not Part P registered you will have to have it tested by someone who is.

Is there a product for removing emulsion form plastered walls, plaster is not new

Bathrooms are covered by the governments Part P document, i`m afraid that it`s not a case of wether it is safe or not it`s doing the job the way you are told too. As electricians we have to follow the BS7671 Regs and Part P and supply certificates to verify our work complies. If you do not...

Double pole switches isolate the supply to the phase and neutral of the appliance. As it stands you have a permanent feed to your heater even when it is switched off, if as you described the feed comes from a blank 13A outlet. The intention is to remove the supply from an area where it may come...

Thanks Kev.

I am bleeding the radiators, going by what it says in the Collins DIY manual "first switch off circulation pump".

Point taken sheds, i was a bit over the top, just a bit of a concern when you see some of the life threatening DIY work that has been undertaken. I suppose my real point is that there are correct isolation procedures and installation tests to follow. i`m not against people having a go, i just...

How do you turn off the central heating circulation pump :?:

I think these forums are great, however, i believe that our first piece of advice for anyone inquiring about electrics is to point them in the direction of somebody qualified. There are competent non-qualified people out there i know,however, they are far out numbered by people who are not. The...