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I have another electrician who will hopefully be coming around. I have decided to stop everything until he has been around.

Thanks guys i do appreciate your replies. I actually have a feeling the existing socket is radial. I have someone coming around after work to have a look. He has done a lot of electric work in the past so is going to advise me. He has said he has run had to run cable chased through a...

So.. If i just extended the current ring (from the working socket in the living room) this would sort out some of my problems then it would appear - doesnt completly solve the issue with wiring it around the room though. Sounds like i wouldnt even need an electrician for that? But i...

The old ring circuit using very old wires and i'd rather not extend that (hence why i was originally told to start a new circuit). Does the electrician not sign it off on the end? (i assumed then, it would be notified). I had run the cable vertically from the socket, but i had chased the...

Thanks for your reply. I was unaware that i would have to notify the local authority building control - an electrician would surely only have to do this if he can not sign off his own work? From what i was aware (I have spent a long term researching) a competent person may perform the work...

Hello All :D Been a lurker for a little while but now that I actually have a issue thought i should sign up and post a question! The story.. I am doing extensive work to my living room. This includes adding a new ring circuit to the living room, as there has always only ever been one...