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  1. M

    Dodgy bodge job?

    Thanks all. Will get a junction box and connect with that, and will make sure there's decent access. Cheers
  2. M

    Recess in breezeblock external wall

    Cheers, foxhole. I'll get my chisel back out.
  3. M

    Dodgy bodge job?

    Thanks for the info. It can be made to be accessible: I can leave a gap/ something similar. So you mean (ensuring I leave some sort of access) I need to change the current fitting for a junction box? What amp rating should I be going for (is there a standard for lighting?) I see the one you...
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    Recess in breezeblock external wall

    Be grateful for advice on this. Changed flush single plug socket to flush double socket, chiselling out/ extending the space for the double back plate and keeping the same recess as the original (25mm). However, getting the frontplate onto the backplate was a real squeeze: the wires (2live, 2...
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    Dodgy bodge job?

    Putting boards down in the attic- I noticed a cabling for the main upstairs lighting circuit has a connector in it, the kind I usually see on a lamp/ extending flex for some appliance/ laptop etc. The best picture I can find of that kind of thing is this...
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