Recent content by ROBMP

Hi - thanks for everyones comments, to answer some of the questions: The plaster came off in large segments, sheets No, I was aware of this so the heating was definately off, we had to remove two of the three radiators in the room pre plastering. I'll see what he says when he comes back...

Hi Third Eye, thanks for your comments Don't worry, I'm not rushing to any conclusions. The bloke is coming back next week and I just want to get an idea as to why these problems have occured. I'm really too sure as to what kind of render he used but I think he used a thistle multifinish...

Hi, I've recently had some replastering work done in my front room. 2 walls chipped back and rendered/skimmed, some patching on other walls. When I came to paint the walls (had left apr 3 weeks to ensure that the plaster had gone off) with a mix of emulsion/water, some of the skim layer came...

Hi Jondiy, Thanks for your comments/advice. I've now stripped out the entire cable, still no sign of an earth, the circuit cables look identical to the switch cables yet one has an earth and one doesn't! Anyway, have now checked the rest of the light fittings downstairs and all are earthed...

Hi all, Have been away for a few days but am now back to try and finish this job off. Firstly, have to hold up my hands here, I got it wrong, the flexes are a black/red mix rather than a black/black & red/red as previously stated. However, I'm sure that there is no earth coming from the...

Hi all, Was on holiday for a couple of days there, but have now got the work completed. All seems to have gone well, both new twin sockets tested fine. Am now awaiting delivery of treadmill. Thanks to everyone who offered advice.

thanks Crafty If this is the case, can anyone tell me how I would go about adding another light from the existing one (if possible at all). I'm just looking to add a bit more light to the garage (which will be used as a home gym) so I guess they don't necessarily have to be strip lights.

Hi, I've got a single light in the garage which I want to replace with a couple of fluorescent strip lights. Had a look last night to see how it's currently wired and I'm struggling to identify what I've got. There are 2 x two core cables (1mm) without earthing. One cable has 2 black cores...

Right then, to confirm.... Swap out existing socket (supplied by spur from 30 amp ring main) for an RCD FCU (13 amp). Run one twin socket from FCU (connected to LOAD terminals). Run a twin socket from new twin socket (shown above) , then terminating the radial circuit at this outlet...

I use a square washing up bowl from tesco, filled with either large sawdust or combination of newspaper lining and hay. It's about 15 cm deep, I put a couple of free weight discs to hold it in place (against the back wall). Just need to empty it every 2/3 days, should work fine if the same...

Can I just check that if i fitted two additional twin sockets, these would be independant of each other, ie both connected to the FCU but not connected each other sorry if i'm sounding stupid, just want to make sure!

Cheers Rob, If I go the way of the FCU (which is looking best bet), do you reckon it would be better to run one further socket (3 or 4 point socket) or two further sockets (both dual). Distance/position of the sockets isn't an issue, as all of the appliances will be arranged along the same...

Hi Hightowermark, If I change the existing single socket (spurred from downstairs ring main) into an FCU, what is the rule for what can be run from the FCU? I need 3 sockets (1 for treadmill, 1 for stereo, 1 for possible TV) - whats the best way of going about this? Thanks Rob

Hi, The rating is 30 amps on the ring main for downstairs/garage. Thanks

Hi, I think that the socket convertor I was looking at last night was an RCD socket, is it one with a test posn and something else on it??!! Thanks