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Thanks for your reply. As I said before that's want I would want with a new kitchen, yes. But going back to my original question, I wish to move the socket to inside the cupboard so I can at least isolate the appliance, just wondering which method to use.

Thanks for your advice, I understand that.

Thanks for your reply. Yes. that is the preferred option, and on having a new kitchen that is what I will want. However, until that time, I want to move the socket to a convenient place inside a cupboard so I can at least isolate the appliance. Better that, than as it is now, with no means of...

In my kitchen, the single plug socket for the dishwasher is actually behind the dishwasher/cupboard, which I've never been happy with as obviously you can't locally turn off the power to it in case of disaster/maintenance, and I assume it's against regs anyway. So, I was going to change this so...

You're a star. That's just what I'm after. Thanks!

What do you guys think is the best kind of always-on-at-night-outdoor-light, as regards to light output and economy. I have some lights to change, which at the moment are standard halogen security lights, without movement sensors, but connected to separte dusk to dawn sensors. The trouble with...

I've made enquiries, but that stuff is for poles only, can't seem to source a similar one for walls. The Cableguard type would be fine, but unfortunately the minimum order is two three metre lengths, and with delivery costs it's far too expensive for the five foot piece which I need. Can't...

Thanks for all your replies. That Cableguard is definitely the kind of thing I'm looking for, though it seems hard to get hold of. The cable TV installer's stuff I always thought was metal though. Are there any other alternatives to this does anyone know please, before I make some serious...

I'm after some outdoor trunking, you know, the brown half tube type that is commonly used by cable TV installers. I have several cables including TV/CCTV cables to be fastened to a wall, but rather than individually pin them all up, I thought it'd be better, and less damaging to the brickwork...

I had a situation very similar to yours, dodgy builder using dodgy electrician (and non corgi approved plumbers installing gas boiler). We fell out with our builder, as you have and we too had one of those off the shelf court letters. I replied, in writing, with a very official letter...

I guess I have yes, invaluable help here though, as usual, especially from you PrinceofDarkness, cheers. As a matter of interest, what's the difference with double insulated light fittings, is it simply that the cable has extra insulation.

The fittings are to be either non metallic or double insulated, as my assumption is that the cabling for the lights is two core only. The switches are all white plastic.

Well, I tried this method and neither combination would make the test lamp light. I sort of suspected this would be the case, as the earth had been cut back more so than the other two wires, the previous electrician had obviously decided to use this cable which he must have had to use up, to...

Superb, I will try that method. Thanks very much.

I assume that I could put a neon screwdriver into the terminal screw of the block and see it if lights? Though I don't really wish to use those. Is there any other method of testing which is the live wire...?

If I was to connect them up the wrong way round, would the fuse simply trip?

I have no test meter, no.

The switch has not been touched, so it's as it was. It is the light fitting I am unsure about, as I do not know which of the two red wires go into the live and neutral connections.

No, there are no other wires present, each cable for each light is simply twin and earth, and it is just this one cable in question, which is two reds and earth. Currently, in the connector block, both red wires are in separate terminals. Previously, in the light fitting, one of the red...

We have 5 wall lights, and the decorator has taken them all off, and just left terminal blocks on temporarily. Four of them are ok, but one of the cables consists on two red wires & earth. I do not know now, which was previously connected to the live/neutral fitting of the light. Does...