Recent content by diyman34834

Thanks for the responses. Going to get an electrician in asap to sort it out. I think replacing the whole cable could be a massive pain. Hopefully the junction box solution is possible if replacing the cable is too difficult. Anyway, will see what the electrician says. Thanks again.

Hi, I was doing some drilling in a confined space. Whilst doing this I inadvertently scuffed an electrical cable with the chuck of the drill. Now part of the white insulation sheathing has gone and I can see the red insulation sheathing of the live cable, but not the live cable itself...

I had a EICR done when I first purchased the property. That stated that it was a ring circuit, and I've not made any changes to the circuit since. I can see all of the ring circuit relating to the living room and the dining room (I can't see parts of the circuit in the kitchen). The living...

OK, I see. That makes sense. I can actually see most of the wiring for the downstairs ring circuit from the basement, so I can see the layout of the circuit directly. Thanks again.

Thanks for the responses. Sounds like I should be okay to go ahead then. I don't think that the circuit is anywhere near 106 metres in length. The circuit services 3 rooms and has 9 sockets on it.This does include the kitchen, but not the cooker, which is on its own circuit. The...

I am currently renovating the living room on the ground floor and would like to make some changes to the socket layout in this room. There are currently two double sockets in this room. The first socket is directly connected to the ground floor ring circuit, while the second one is spurred...