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Hello I am from Mauritius and we follow the UK code: Yes, for electrical installations, Mauritius follows regulations that are based on the UK electrical code (BS 7671). The relevant Mauritian standard is MS 63, which is the local adoption of the British Standard BS 7671 "Requirements for...

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Hello This is the main breaker box in the house downstairs: And this is the other breaker on the first floor found right above the main breaker box: I want to understand what these breakers mean (are these values correct?) and if the setup has been done correctly (i checked some YouTube...

A cover meter would be nice but i do not have access to one and i'm not buying it just for this one project but thanks for the suggestion. The hole needs to be 75 mm for the PVC drain pipe and i only have a 115 mm cutting disc on the grinder, so it will be a problem to go deeper. I will...

Thanks for your explanation, but how do you suggest that i cut the rebar? Is the SDS Plus flat chisel that i bought enough to cut through it without causing damage to the surrounding hole area or blow out below the hole where the drill is supposed to come out?

Hello, I need to drill a round hole into a concrete roof (with rebar) to pass a PVC 75mm pipe as a water drain. I have done some research and it seems like the best option is to use a hole saw of the same pipe diameter. But the problem is that since there is most probably rebar somewhere in...

But what if both bell switches are pushed at the same time? Won't it create a short circuit? Edit: I have made a sketch to show the connections to illustrate my concern.

Hello, I have bought a Legrand chime and two doorbell switches (i have two entrances to my home; one front door and one back door) and i want to have one bell switch outside next to each door and then have both bell switches work with the same chime. I would rather not have one chime for one...

I asked a friend and he suggested using a longer drill bit to get closer to the corner. But i am not sure if they actually sell longer than 30cm concrete drill bit? Maybe some extension?

Hi, i am a DIY'er and there are electric wires that i want to run along the top of the wall near the roof. The walls and roof are concrete. But the problem is that i cannot get a horizontal alignment just below the roof surface when drilling into the wall. The drill size forces me to make an...

Hello, I am a DIY'er and there are some wall/ceiling electric lamps to install but the base is completely flush with the surface so there is no groove for the electric wires to pass through from the surface trunking. I think these lamps were meant to have their wires go through the wall/ceiling...

Thanks for the suggestions. Much appreciated!

OK, i will buy a bigger metal drill bit. I have used a 5mm drill bit to drill that hole, so what size drill bit is recommended to deburr in this case? Here is the packaging (at the hardware store, they advised me to get this one):

I think that it is risky - it might just drill a bigger hole. I'm doing it all by hand with no clamp or machinery. Also, i do not have a bigger drill bit. I previously purchased a 5mm metal drill bit only for this work (just big enough drill bit for the screw to pass through). I am thinking...

Hello, I am a DIY'er and i bought some stainless steel wall hooks. The problem is that those hooks do not have a hole to put a screw through. So, i bought a metal drill bit and it worked except that on the other side of the stainless steel plate, there is now a protruding part around the hole...