Recent content by PreferNotToDieOrBurn

Thanks - we don't have any ducts. We are doing a sub-main to the garage but in terms of running cables in corner safe zones I don't see how this would solve the problem. We could easily do this mind you and if it genuinely solved the problem then I wouldn't have an issue with installing a...

I'm sorry but a cable running at 70 degrees is not normal. It may be rated to run up to 70degrees but a cable that is warm to the touch is a clear sign of something being wrong. At 27amps on a 2.5mm cable the heat produced per foot of cable length is around 1.5watts equiv. At 16 amps (32amp ring...

Not all advice works for me as a DIY'er - when I do plastering for example I finish off with a damp cloth rather than getting a polished finish with a float. A professional plasterer would laugh at me, but I do what works to get a reasonable result. I'm not ignoring advice, I'm sometimes...

I was trying to do it too neatly - I'm leaving about 5" now. This design was proposed by a couple of electricians who came to quote. In a house without wall cavities and without a cavity between the ground and 1st floor, I really don't know what other option there is. This is why runs for...

In the last thread I asked about running 2.5mm cable in the same chase as 1.5mm cable terminated at a light switch. There's been some debate about whether this means the 2.5mm cable would be in a safe zone or not. My solution to the problem is to run the 2.5mm cable in the safe zone in the...

Original thread (hijacked) here: //www.diynot.com/diy/threads/my-complete-diy-rewire.424734/page-20 Please can we stay on topic this time. A challenge: If you see anything I've done which isn't to regs or isn't safe, please let me know. My questions: They may seem stupid to you...

I'm not even sure how he's managed it. Wiring in series?

I've put out the challenge to point out one thing which isn't safe/to code - nothing as yet. Also this thread is as much about documenting the process as it is about asking for advice.

Right let's move on... I feel I should ask an obviously stupid question in order to get this thread back on track.... How about this: Should I completely remove old cables or should I just cut them off....

In the context of the debate about, which I really wish would just stop (atleast in this thread) - we're talking about overloading a 27A rated cable with MAX 32A which might melt a cable (I think it's very unlikely), and if it did, it would do so very slowly. Risk of fire would come from...

If a wire overheats it will first melt, more than likely (extremely likely I would say) causing a short and tripping a fuse BEFORE there is even a vague risk of fire. Now please stop derailing this thread.

For goodness sake B-A-S, take it somewhere else. This thread is about rewiring my house, not some greater philosophy on why things are the way they are.

Just a further point on this. "Where an accessory on the reverse side of the wall can be easily determined, e.g. through a door or archway, and the wall or partition depth is 100mm or less, then the horizontal and vertical zones to that accessory apply to both rooms" What would be the point...

I'd appreciate a few more comments on this. You say "many/most people" which makes me think there are differing views on how to classify it. My understanding is that the 2.5mm cables would be installed in a safe zone and only when/if the light switch is removed they wouldn't comply with...