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Hi Guys, Having recently stripped walls for re-decoration in my living room, I have realised that the walls are going to require some attention before I can move forward with the decorating phase. FYI, the house is a 1950 solid wall construction known as Wimpey No-Fines. The plasterwork I...

JohnD / Securespark Many thanks for your response guys. Just one last quick question (sorry !) As a short term safety fix for the original problems/dangers of the sub-standard wiring job, would it be acceptable / safer than currently, to place a fused spur (13A fuse say) between the...

Many thanks for your reply. This answers many of my concerns. Just to clarify your advice; Are you suggesting placing a second consumer unit alongside the existing 6 way unit, which would be connected in parallel from the meter, purchase just one or a couple of MCB's to carry out the job...

Hi Guys Having recently moved into a new house, I have come to realise recently that there are some sub-standard electrics powering up two sheds in my back-garden. Some advice is required (and would be very much appreciated), to assist my knowledge in whether the current configuration is...