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Great are we talking best practice here or building regs? I.e. is it technically ok but best practice would be to earth it? Or should it definitely be earthed? It’s new build house with metal sockets and switches throughout. I don’t trust any of them now. If they’re unsafe I might still be able...

Looking to replace a 3 gang light switch in my kitchen that sounds like it’s been arcing / crackling when a switch is used. Took the screws out to have a look this morning and noticed that the switch faceplate is not earthed - the earth wires all seem to terminate at the back box. Is this ok...

Thanks for the reply, I’ll just tile straight onto the wall then! Would you score the painted sides or is it not necessary? As for the wooden batten - I’m not finished with it yet ;)

Hi I’ve built a partition wall in an enclosed garage to create a utility. Stuck a sink etc in there and want to tile the splashback. See photo below. One wall behind the sink is newly plastered (month or so ago) with a mist coat of emulsion, and other two walls were plastered last year and...

Hi, many thanks for your reply. Do you happen to know the name of the existing flush kit that's in the toilet at the minute? I was hoping to buy another cheap washer, fit that for now and then fit the kit when I have a day off through the week. I tried to find a washer last time it broke but...

Hi, The flush on our bathroom toilet has started to take an age to refil the cistern - I think a washer has gone. I remember replacing the washer about 2 years ago and from what I remember it took me days to find the right washer at plumb centre and cost me £9 just for the washer! So I'd like...

Yes the water enters the clay gulley from an inlet at the back. Why can't I just cut the metal pipe off at the bottom and try and get some sort of adaptor for the new plastic down pipe to run it straight into what will be left? I've seen old metal pipes cut off at ground level with a new...

Hi I'm looking for some advice on replacing a cast iron hopper and downspout with plastic. The hopper takes 3 waste water pipes from the bathroom and one gutter from a flat roof, I was intending just to wire brush and paint as with the rest of the metal guttering I have but on closer inspection...

I was going to start a new thread for this, but before that I do that I thought I'd try resurrecting this old one due to the fantastic advice I got first time round.... As explained in the earlier posts, and shown in photo above, my initial intention was to remove the 3 pin round sockets, but I...

Nothing is tripping, but I can't check the socket until I get a plug and a lamp (we're renovating the living room and have yet to buy furniture). I'll get a lamp asap and check it. To be honest if it lights the lamp but doesn't dim it I'll just keep it as it is, the main reason I kept the...

I've re-wired the socket, trimmed the lives so they're shorter and don't get touched by the plate screws. Also moved the earths of the dimmer switch. Main lights work on the dimmer switch, not sure if the dimmer that controls the sockets is working yet as I haven't a lamp yet that fits the...

Ok thanks, I'll move all the earths to the faceplate. And I've just had a closer look and found an indentation on the live in the socket from the plate screw with some wire exposed! I've got to head out now, when I come back I'll shorten the wire and re-wire the socket up. Thanks again for...

I don't think the plate screw is screwing into the brown wire, there's no evidence that it is anyways. As for the earthing of the switch, if I connect all the earth wires to the switch that would then leave none attached to the back box. Is that right? I thought one had to go to the back box as...

Socket from another angle:

The power to the entire house trips. I've ony changed one of the sockets so far, wired up exactly as the last one was. Can I earth the metal plate using one of the earth wires at the back of the box?

New switch from another angle.

New switch wiring:

Old switch wiring:

Hi everyone, so I decided to keep the lamp sockets and bought a 2 gang dimmer switch. I've wired it up the same as the previous one, and the switch that turns on the two main ceiling lights works fine, but when I try to turn on the switch that turns on the lamp sockets it pops and the power...

Great thanks very much for your help! :)