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Wont the original cable and socket have rcd protection in the consumer unit Thanks again for everyones help guys

bit confused with this one,all i was going to do was spur off of the existing socket by running more 2.5mm cable to the new socket,all of which are protected by a 16amp MCB...is this ok? Bit confused by the terminology probably ,do the new sockets need to have built in RCD? Thanks...

thanks for your help,I asked the electrician from scottish power that came to fit a new electricity meter (no longer need the off peak one) if he could do that for me a couple of weeks ago which he did. is there a max number of sockets or load i can have on each individual circuit,it will...

sorry should have said,the electricians that removed them did convert them in the consumer unit to be permanently live. Is there a max loading or max number of sockets i can have if i spur from one to another using 2.5m cable and 16amp mcb

Hi guys I have recently had our electric storage heaters and panel heaters removed as well as our immersion heater tank removed and had a combi boiler fitted with gas central heating. the storage and panel heaters were not that old just really inefficient. Each panel heater and...

thanks for the reply,we do have storage heaters but they are on the economy 7 side of the cu unit,all the panel heaters are on the the permanent live side with each one wired to its on 16amp mcb,up here in scotland we a tarrif called comfort plus which has three rates,day rate for all the usual...

hi folks,firstly reading these forums and the answers the many proffesionals give is excellent my question is,in my house we had electric panel heaters fitted which in one of the bedrooms we never use, it is fed from a fused switch outlet on the wall and this in turn is connected to the cu...

ok guys took your advice,got my wifes cousin around first thing this morning who is an electrician and we pulled some new twin and earth through the old conduit from the cu to the tank took an age to do but am happy now i know its all safe

hi guys i am in the middle of some home renovations and one of these means i need to move my immersion heater. got it all moved ok,problem is its moved from one cupboard to another so i need to move the wall outlet that supplies it,upon inspection of the outlet its in a metal box with...