Recent content by Scotsandy

Thanks for all your input. I've got an electrician coming in on Wednesday to sort it out.

I think the guy who wrote the regs. just passed out.

Now that, with a partition wall, would be a really good trick!

Kind of like "every front has a back."

Sounds like the whole of our house!!!

Could I power the light by taking a spur off the ring main, or is that very bad?

Are you a certified mind reader as well John? The stove is going in a corner, away from windows, so we had been thinking about the options Re: lighting. I just have to work out how to get switching sorted, I guess a ceiling mounted pull cord switch could be connected by fishing through the...

Thanks Securespark. If this were practicable (I'll have to wait for a day off to go fishing) would such a connection need a blanking plate to identify it, even if I used a MF connector?

I looked under the floor for wiring and found nothing, so it looks like the house wiring runs in the ceiling space between ground floor and upstairs, hence more involved to access. The wall will be normal paster board, though I will be covering this with ceramic tiles, to make it easy clean...

I don't think it will get too hot. The existing socket would be behind the stove and the stove spec. requires a 40mm gap between the back of the stove and any combustible material. The wall is stud partition then breeze block behind that as it separates the kitchen from the garage. The house is...

Thanks for all the input folks. The stove installers have given instructions that "any electrical sockets/TV sockets in the vicinity of the installation must be removed prior to our arrival." We certainly wouldn't be able to access the socket and I'm guessing there may be a concern about heat...

Thanks Riveralt. Exactly what I needed to know and the links you provided means no scrabbling round to find appropriate models/suppliers, you're a star.

I need to remove a 13A twin wall socket socket from an existing ring main, and the wiring is not accessible without lots of major upset. How can I join the two cables safely within the partition wall? The existing socket is in a spot that will be right behind a wood burning range cooker, so it...