Recent content by neil3950

Hi there I have what I believe is an unvented central heating susytem and have a problem with the boiler as I noticed water dripping from the ceiling this morning. I have a megaflo water heater. Basically the plastic recepticle connected outside the heater (what i believe is called the...

thanks crafty - did mean part p sorry. well thats good to know. are you aware of any other regs particular to scotland that i must adhere to? thanks.

Can anyone confirm if part B does apply in Scotland?

Thanks ban, some excellent info there. You are correct in suggesting that I have never used SWA cable and fittings before. The end of the cable that will terminate in the garage I was intending on connecting to a normal 3 pin plug, to plug into a socket as normal as opposed to wiring...

Thanks Crafty. can you please confirm what size armoured cable I should use? Thanks

Hello. I want to run an extension cable from a pre-existing mains socket in my garage, out through a hole in the wall and buried underground for approx 12 mtrs length to a 4 way strip adapter that wiill be housed inside a specific outdoors sealed box unit. I will be using the strip adapter...

Hey thanks again for your advice. I will go down the armoured cable route as I will be burying it underground - also like the idea of the remote control switch. One more question sorry - what gauge of armoured cable should I use - seen 3 core 1.5mm & 2.5mm cables on screwfix. I only...

Thanks bath jobby. I will probably go for the easy way out option and connect the feed to a socket in the garage using an RCD. If I go for this temporary option do I still need to use the armoured cable where the cable runs outdoors (I will probably bury the cable underground to conceal it as...

I am planning on installing some low voltage LED lighting to be recessed into my garden decking and need clarification as to what I can & can't do when it comes to wiring regs. The decking lights run off a small standard transformer that plugs into a mains socket. I have a detached garage...

Hi steve1209 Check out my thread in this forum titled - problems with house lighting It seems as though you are having exactly the same problems as me? Let me know if you have any joy?

There are 2 lighting circuits for downstairs and 1 for upstairs. (well I presume this is the case as on the consumer unit there are 2 circuit breakers for down and 1 for up. The problems are isolated to the two downstairs circuits, upstairs has been fine. Also I have had no problems with any...

Thanks lectrician - some useful points there. I'll try and answer the comments. The burnt cable is charred and brittle and thinking about it could be caused by heat from the bulb. the light fitting is a square ceiling mounted unit (approx 8" square and 2" deep and contains a 100w halogen...

Thanks crafty. Where should I measure the voltage? At any switch or light fitting? What voltage should I be looking for?

With reference to the charred cables - the fitting was installed correctly - well it was certainly electrically connected correctly. Ref cheap light bulbs - in 3 months I've experienced 25 bulbs in 7 light fittings blow - some bulbs have lasted only a week - I would expect cheaper bulbs to...

I have not checked any voltages. My knowledge of house electrics is very basic