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Ahhh ok, is there a reason that there are two earth wires on the light itself? Also I presume in a terminal strip wires connected on opposite sides are essentially 'connected'? But wires either side of each other aren't?

And I presume the loose wire inside the metal casing stays loose and just earths the light fitting itself by touching the metal on the casing?

Can I just connect all the lives, neutral and earths into one side of the block and then connect the live neutral and earth into the opposite sides of the block? Or do I need to mirror the wiring as it stands now?

Hi all, I'm in the process of changing two pendant light fittings for two chandelier-type ones that were removed from a relative's house. I've wired light fittings up before (with help from this forum) but I'm a bit stuck on this... The new chandeliers have no terminal blocks on them, just a...

Looks like I'll have to ratch around on the Internet then for some of the steel 3 pin sockets! :)

I got a one gang because I didn't think the other switch on the current one did anything. Is there any way of removing/disabling the wiring to the lighting sockets rather than keeping them? Save me also faffing with terminal strips behind the blank plates.

Never had a lamp in any of the sockets so can't check. I've bought a new 1 gang, 2 way dimmer switch which I was planning on replacing the existing one with, is that do-able given all the extra wiring for the sockets? New switch only has 3 connections, how would that sit with the existing wires?

Just had a look and they do run off the other switch, picture attached. Can anyone explain how this is wired up to me? It seems there is a switched live (red brown sleeve) and also a yellow wire with a brown sleeve coming in on it too? I presume the two brown wires take the live to the other...

Thanks for the responses everyone. When you say these sockets might run off a lighting circuit, would that be switched on/off from the main light switch on the wall? The room has two main lights, operated from one dimmer switch that has two dimmer switches in it, the other switch appears to do...

Hi, I'm wanting to replace all the existing white electrical sockets in our living room for brushed steel ones, thing is 3 of the sockets are the 3 pin round lamp sockets (same as in image) and I don't want to replace them with the equivalent steel one, I just want to cover them with a steel...

Hello all, I'm about to start the task of replacing my lead water main with a new plastic one, and I'm looking for some advice on the internal excavations needed where the the pipe enters the house in the kitchen... (the external digging I'm ok with, I think). We've just recently finished...

And by 'fitting' you mean the T?

Ok so I went away and learned how compression fittings work etc - so simple really! :) I've decided to just add the 15mm blanking disc into the nut and screw back onto the T, I presume the tapered end of the blanking disc with the recess in it faces into the T? With the flat end resting...

I'm tempted just to screw the blanking cap I have on the end of the whole lot and be done with it for sheer ease, but I'm gonna try one last time to get my head around this.... I'm so confused!!!!!!! So this 'olive', is it underneath the nut that's screwed onto the T? Or under neath the...

Thanks for your responses, in terms of 'cutting the copper tail', can you explain this in laymans terms? Looking at the photo can I not just unscrew the nut that's protruding from the T and the whole lot will come away, leaving a thread I can then just screw the cap on to? Why do I need to...

Is it accepted practice to just leave an old valve with a blanking cap on the hot end when disconnecting a hot feed pipe? Won't the pipe and valve that juts out off the main pipe hold water that could become... erm... stale?

You're correct, I'm not familiar with these fittings, haven't got a clue in fact - the only nuts and olives I know of are be edible variety! But if I got a professional in every time I needed a tiny job done I'd be both bankrupt and spend my life waiting for a plumber to come to a job they don't...

Thanks for the replies. In terms of replacing both shut off valves for modern replacements, do they simply unscrew and then replace with a new one? From the picture it seems as though there's a bit of copper pipe going into the valve rather than something with a screw thread? Do you think...

I'm looking to replace our washing machine with a new one that is cold-fed only and have a question regarding the plumbing. I've had a read through the forums for help and as my current machine is hot and cold feed, I have ordered a 3/4" blanking cap to cap off the hot feed pipe (I presume it...