Recent content by kendo18

Thanks for the comments. I ll do some investiging before I replace the old db

Thanks for the reply. I ll check the fuses when I get home and see if I can determine how many circuits there are. If it was all Spurs from every second socket then I haven't found any of those sockets. I m going to have to spend a day looking into it. It worries me that if there is an old...

Gents, I ve recently moved into a new house in Cheshire Built in 1960. I ve been doing up each room in turn and when plastering removing/taping sockets. I ve noticed that every socket upstairs is a single and also every one only has one set of wires. This would suggest that there must be a...

Its possible that the 12V is due to the mutual inductance from adjacent circuits or a dodgy multimeter

Hello, looking for some advice. Just mist coated a newly skimmed wall with cheapo matt emulsion mixed with water 50:50. This morning i noticed that although dry, the paint has an almost powdery feel to it and can (or at least the surface) can be scraped off with a nail? Is this ok...