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Hi there Just realised that my new 2.4kw oven has a plug attached. I had originally wired in a double cooker outlet with 6mm cable to the hob (6600w)on 32a breaker and ran the 6mm flex also to the tall housing and next job was to connect the wire to a terminal block on oven. Problem is now the...

Last bit to decide on cooker socket to be loosened and skimmed next

No not uncomfortable just wanting to know the best way. Having to work around obstacles and as the best way would of been to run new cable I’m trying to work out the next best way. Have kept any boxes accessible.

Should I use junction box x2 and connect at 90 degrees wire across joining 2 boxes or should I put one in middle and make join. 1 is better but bending cable at 90 degrees not easy. What you advise please

Do you see any problems ? Was not liking using 2 junction boxes above but it’s ready to go now

Hi there I need to move my cooker cable 300mm to right and have decided to go down this route as access above is difficult. Will this be ok for regs please see pic. 2x junction boxes accessible above the cupboards into cooker switch then outlet that will have inspection door in unit

Hi people Anyone have any experience of using brick slips on plasterboard using grip fill or grab adhesive thanks just for a fireplace internal

Ok mate I’ll look into it

Thanks mate. Just seen triple Sockets with 13a fuse so may even use one of them now

Right to clear this up this is what I’m looking at doing please see diagram I have made... So I plan on plasterboarding the fireplace out. I will fit a 13a fcu at incoming 2.5 twin and earth location (orange x). Then run 2.5 twin and earth down and into the centre behind fire into a double...

So plan is can the current 2.5cable for socket be wired into a 13a fcu with switch then run that to a socket behind the fire. The fire wont be fixed and will plug into the socket with tv and fire place

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Erm well there is only one set of wires going into the socket so does this mean it’s a spur ? 2kw tv. Above the opening

Hi please see pics, I’m in 2 minds best way of going about this, so I have removed a single socket and an old light from chimney. I will plasterboard this area out. Plan was to put in a MF junction box with wagos and run 2.5 down to the bottom centre behind the electric log burner. All clipped...

Hi sand cemented it tonight used some wood with oil on to partition it how long before I can move the wood please

Hi mate, that’s pretty much what I’m going to do. May need two of them what you said, it’s 900x350 and about an inch deep. Was gun use some sbr neat paint that on then level with the cement. I have some laminate under lay with damp proof in and lay that then lay the slate floating it’s a heavy...

Hi there, Have a heavy slate hearth to lay. Have already floored it and it’s only housing a electric fire on top so no issue. Want to bring the level up about an inch level with floor and just lay hearth floating which I don’t see being an issue. Stuck on what’s best way of going don’t think...

Have u got pics

Yea sounds like gypsum on top of lime. Same as in my house plenty of cracks, the gypsum doesn’t take the greatest onto lime and will get plenty of hairlines over time. Maybe the damp has contributed towards this Exterior brick walls will have been original lime plaster which are designed to...

Surely should be plastered in lime not browning ?