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I understand you all loud and clear and I do appreciate it. Thanks again.

I have attached another photo of the whole area where the consumer unit is just to clarify what you said. Did you mean the the wiring in the house could be dangerous? The house is owned by a housing association and if this is dangerous, I will be contacting them tomorrow. I appreciate your...

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The answer I was looking for Terry. Thank you.

I have wiring in my home for a stairlift which I don't need. It says on the cover "future stairlift". The house was completely gutted out to the bare brick about 10 years ago and rewired. I have attached 2 photos. Can I change this to a single socket?

I just want to check that what I have done is OK. I have just replaced the bathroom light in my sisters house. The original light was just a standard ceiling rose with 2 core flex coming from it. The new light is a metal light which is for the proper zone in the bathroom. I disconnected all of...

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I have been doing some work in my sisters house and she has decided that she wants to add a few lights underneath a panel on her landing. I have provided a diagram which I hope gives enough information. The wall and underneath the ledge are both hollow. She wants to remove the wooden ledge and...

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Adam and Swelec, Thank You. You both gave a very simple explanation.

Adam, I have also just fitted a new ceiling light and done exactly what you have said. Its what I thought in the first place but out of curiosity could you explain to me why the black wire with red sleeving is connected to the live terminal of the light. Am I right in thinking that this...

I checked the plug of the extension lead. That was also hot (and part of the wire coming from the plug). It had a moulded plug on it. I cut it off along with 8" of the wire, put a new plug on and it seems to have sorted the problem. Thanks to big_all and Ban All Sheds for your help.

Its plugged into an extension lead. Would that make a difference?