Recent content by bouncer123

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Does updating the wiring I.e. rewiring your house improve efficiency and lower your electrical bill? Bear in mind when I say this I'm talking about a house with its original 1962 wiring being rewired Thanks

they are all existing electrical outlets in the house which will need rewiring. Living Room 1 light 2 light switches (1 switches on the kitchen light) 3 plug sockets Kitchen 1 light 3 plug sockets Electrical cooker which is wired into a switch on the wall Downstairs Hall 1...

House needs rewired and i need to know roughly how much to save. Midterrace 1962 build Downstairs Living Room, Kitchen and downstairs hall light switches - 2 double light switches - 2 light fittings - 3 single plug sockets - 2 double plug sockets - 4 Other - Electric cooker with...

Right ok there is going to be a new celing strip put in with the down light holes put in if i modify it so the junction box can be accessed easily then that should do the trick thanks! Sean

No earth wires in any circuits in the house. No it is my mums house it was used as a bedroom before she moved in (over 20 years ago) and the joiner that put the stairs in checked to see if floors were strong enough they are they have walls and everything its just needing refurbished and...

It is two different rooms this is for my room and about using the junction box the other is for my brothers room and was only about the earth which i get now sorry for the confusion

Ok scratch my last comment i get it all now thanks very much for your help i will find a light which doesnt need earth. Thanks Again, Sean

OK i get it now the light switch itself is plastic but has a decorative, detatchable metal cover is this still a problem? I checked the instruction when i fit it they explicitly say that the light MUST be earthed i tried it without anyway and it would switch on i just guessed this was due...

OK a couple more questions lol Where is best to put the Junction Box? What do you mean about fire rated? By metallic light switches you just mean the light switch casing must be plastic or does this include the metal fitting bracket? Thanks again, Sean

I am confused what you mean about the metal light fitting do you mean the light itself? what do you mean by a plastic light fitting and insulated? The light casing itself is made of aluminium this is what i meant by the metal casing if this helps? Thanks again, Sean

Right as stated in a couple of other posts i am in the middle of getting my loft turned into my bedroom and i am a student so trying to do some of it myself and on the cheap. I only have one double wall socket which is inconvenient to say the least to i want to put in 1 or 2 more. is it...

OK, as mentioned above i am in the middle of converting my loft into my bedroom. It should be mentioned straight out here that my house still has its original wiring and NO earth wires. Since i am a student and as such doing this on a low budget i m trying to do as much as possible on my own...

Right i recently fitted a new bedroom light for my brother inside which it says it must be earthed and there is a small earth wire inside connected to the casing of the light and an empty conduit for an earth wire from the house to connect to it. Unfortunately my house still has the same wiring...