Recent content by Killer

if the CPC of the lights and Shower are linked (say between light switch and Shower isolator) and all pipes are bonded under bath + radiators and cold water shower pipe is bonded before plaster work under bath, and the CPC of the shower circuit is bonded to the cold water feed inside the...

2 way switches swithc a common line between L1 and L2 (position A and Position B) 1 way switches switch a commone line between pos A and off thus when using a 2 way switch as a 1 way, it switches between L1 (on) and L2 (off)

yes two way switches can be used as one way switches. (jsut in the 2nd position they don't do anything) Use Common + one of the other terminals For metal back boxes, earth cable should run from wire to back box, then back box to switch if switch has earthing terminal. (in this case it will...

the reason i ask is i've just had some spotlights fitted into the bathroom but had to pay extra for the IP65 rated ones IP65 protected mains lights. glass screen protects outside world from bulbs glass Normal Mains spotlight looks like this, where the bulb face is touchabel with only a...

is it IP rated? is there additional seals/ protective glass etc separating the electrics from the outside faces. does it have an earth connector on it?

This may be so stupid you may all laugh. I know that "in theory" one company's 16A MCB has the same properties as another company's 16A MCB (assuming same types they have very similar tripping characteristics) but does it matter (and is it possible) to use a different MCB to the CU? eg. MK...

I'm creating a bathroom that is a little bit different. I've jsut fitted a sail shaped bath/shower screen. However the supporting batton that is meant to fix against the wall is only supported 2/3rds of the way up as there is a massive window + associated shelf in the way. I've screwed the...

I've never done this before so am not sure of the best way of going about it. I've had a new bath fitted, and rather than have the bath panel on the side, i would like the whole side and a ledge at one end to be boxed and then tiled over with the same glass mosaic tiles i've got on the wall...

I know this subject comes up a lot, but there i'ms truggling to find a definitive answer. if a shower is wired with 10mm2 twin and earth, and the cold water feed is bonded elsewhere in the room (ie to hot water + Central heating), and the shower has bonding internally, does the shower...

sounds like they've done the light units connection within the light switch rather than in a loop-in rose or separate junction box. one red/black pair will run directly to the the lights, one red/bacl pair will run to the mains supply. although it works it's not great in my opinion, that...

Firstly let me explain the current circuit 10KW shower - 10mm2 cable to 50A Pull Switch < 5m - 10mm2 cable to CU 16.5m - 45A MCB - 30mA RCD. The problem is the one piece 16.5m 10mm2 cable is about 2-3 m short for a neat installation around the CU. it could do with a short section to be...