Recent content by MarkyBoy666

Thanks guys, much appreciated. I wasn't planning on rushing into anything here, and may end up taking advice on it from an electrician if I think it's too old as to be safe. Just one quick question...I knew about the metal sheathings often being used as earth, but I take it I can assume that...

Thanks Adam, that looks like the baby (except that one looks a bit newer than the one I inherited when I bought my house!) That gives me something to work from, I definitely need to look into this a bit more before running a new loft light from it because it doesn't look as though it's quite as...

I was just wondering if anyone could help with a small query. My first floor lighting circuit which runs through my loft, is an older style one, with red, black and green wires within metallic conduits instead of an outer sheath. The 'junction boxes' are also metallic with metallic 'lids' that...