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Thanks - and would I be right in thinking that if I do as above and connect between neutral and earth I should get 0V?

i've not used a multimeter before but have bought one to test an earth in a light switch which I had concerns about. How would I test to make sure the earth at the switch is earthed?

Thanks for all the suggestions. I think securespark's 'deduction' was correct first time about T1-T4 - with an earth in the live loop put in by some idiot who used to live here! I don't know why the CPD didn't work, perhaps because the earth wire in the live loop was from the switch cable...

My last post described a hall light switch that gave a shock when a metal face plate was fitted, in spite of being earthed. The lamp wiring has now been inspected.. it's a huge mess and it looks indeed like one of the earths is connected to a live, explaining the shock. So it's currently...

Thanks for this. Don't worry, I'm not going to test out the full shock/tingle test! Whatever it was it was not fun. There are two light circuits in the house - upstairs and downstairs on separate fuses. This switch is on the downstairs fuse - but I did notice that when the live wire was in...

Last week I discovered a 2-way switch connected with 2 core and earth, using the earth as L1... I removed it. Now I've discovered another problem with another switch. I just wanted to replace a few face plates and discover the hazards I've been living with for 3 years! Anyway, this switch is...

Thanks - I thought as much - the earth wire is unsheathed and is definitely being used as live and I'll remove it. The bedroom light doesn't work at all whether the landing light is on or off. Will check the connections again to see if anything has been disturbed. If that doesn;t work, will...

Hi. Can anyone help.. I had a 2-way switch for my landing light which never worked properly - the downstairs switch worked on and off; the upstairs switch only worked when the downstairs switch was off. I have now fixed it so it works properly. But I have now got 2 problems: first, one of the...

thanks for comments on p-trap toilets. I have since given up that search and been looking for something that can be fitted with some sort of bend. I have found this toilet: http://www.bathroomcity.co.uk/product.asp?pid=962 I checked with the supplier and they say that the soil outlet is...

I'm wanting to replace a downstairs toilet but the soil pipe goes vertical down into the floor. I know there are already a few posts about this with advice about bends etc, but I was wondering if anyone knows where to find a decent range of p-trap toilets instead. I have seen various toilets...

if I run a spur from a socket to a fuse switch, can I then run 2 cables from the switch for kitchen under-unit lights?

Thanks for the advice. I've read somewhere that for eacth wire you are supposed to use uninsulated butt crimp - is this right, or can you use insulated. If uninsulated - does anyone know where to buy? I can only find insulated.

I want to fit a new wall light with metal parts, but on taking off the old light fitting I discovered the earth wire had been cut off :oops: - it is there, you can just see it, but to take up the whole cable to make the earth wire long enough to wire it to the light fitting would leave the...