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Thanks everyone. I'd better go and re-evaluate the "decorating" budget.

thanks again all for the replies! If I return to my original questions then: A: these are FCUs for each individual room light. A: No. To remove the FCUs I need a lighting re-wire. I could still do with a bit more advice here please (although I think I know the answer).... If I'm...

so a few more bits of information: B6 is just for the porch circuit (one light & one socket). I removed a few of the room fuses in question, as no rating on the case. The two I checked were both rated 13A. Once removed, the lights in that room did not work. So, the lights on each floor...

thanks very much for the replies. There is a time switch that is still powered (I can hear it ticking) but doesn't control anything noticeable. The electricity meter also has 'normal' and 'night' readings, but the 'night' reading never changes. I could agree that in the main rooms they might...

no we have gas central heating with radiators. (there is a combi boiler now , but I know that originally the house had an open vented system with hot water storage tank on the first floor.)

Hello. I've searched the forum and searched Google, but I can't find an answer to this question. We recently bought a house (built 1979) that we will be decorating in the New Year. Every light switch has a corresponding fuse mounted just above the skirting, directly below the switch. There...