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Ah thanks. I guess that explains why the insulation has two numbers on it. If it is designed for either size of cable. Might be able to measure the diameter of the whole cable, but really don't fancy squeezing the individual wires in the blades of some calipers. The outer has been painted so...

I got the impression from reading the part P regs that you are entitled to do your own supplementary bonding (i.e. what you do inside the bathroom), provided it is not inside a bathroom. That sounds perverse, but if you can do it just outside the bathroom, then it would satisfy wiring regs...

Are we talking theology or strict adherence to regulations? Bonding is required in any bathroom in a house with an electricity supply. Irrespective, I think, of whether there is electricity in the bathroom. However, from the regulation point of view anything outside the zones is outside the...

Sorry, not got technology for a photo. It is hard to tell as I can't see the metal inside. The black insulation on the two wires coming out is rubbery and seems a bit loose fitting. Not perished or anything, but quite stretchy. So it is hard to say even exactly how thick the wires are even...

My consumer unit and meter are in one cupboard but the main supply fuse is on the other side of the house. There is a copper covered cable which goes under the floor and joins the supply to the meter. This has two wires covered in black insulation which come out the end of it, and go into the...