Recent content by JimWalker2000

A spur off the ringmain sounds ideal if thats acceptable. I'll be getting a sparky to do it but want to be clear what I want first. Thanks!

Thanks for your comments - the thing that is stopping me running a new cable is I live in a mid terraced house, and the consumer unit is by the front door in an outside porch - so I cant think of a way of getting to the back of the house. Otherwise - I would be very happy with the armoured...

I have recently built a shed/workshop and would like to have fixed points to plug in things like bench drill, mitre saw, router table etc. The consumer unit is on the front of the house, and so I don't think there's any way to run a new circuit to the shed, so at the moment I have no choice but...

Thanks for the response! Yes, it is supplied by the lighting circuit. I thought about putting the FCU in because at the moment, the supply cable to the extractor fan goes straight into the fan from behind the plasterboard, and I wanted something to seperate the 'behind the wall' bit of the...

Now, it's obviously not a straight swap (functionality wise) but I am completely redecorating my kitchen and wondered if it is acceptable to use the wiring that goes to an extractor fan and connect low voltage under cupboard lights. (through an FCU and transformer) It would be ideal if poss...