Recent content by j.edwards

For the last month or so, I’ve noticed that if I switch on the hot water (can be a hot tap or even the shower) the water that initially comes out is of a higher pressure than I’ve ever noticed before. After a second or two, the pressure drops to a normal rate that I’m used to. We have an Ideal...

I don’t think it would have, I just twisted the copper together to minimise fraying. Thanks for your help with this. I managed to get the fitting wired up and installed and it looks great!

Yes makes sense. So not to worry if I strip the cable back further and the exposed copper runs from one end of the earth terminal to the other where the earth enters from the ceiling. Got it! I was wondering whether you needed to crimp a ferrule onto it? You don’t think that’s needed?

Thanks! Sure - so just got to make sure that the two earths from the light fitting are secured in place on one side of the terminal block. Then in the terminal directly opposite to that I need to secure the earth coming out of the ceiling with the other screw? Is the fly earth good to go in...

I have purchased a new light fitting with a metal rose. There is a flex cable with live, neutral and earth. These cables all enter a terminal block. There is also an additional fly earth which is secured against the metal rose. Where does the other end of the fly earth go? Can it share the...