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Thanks for your response but not at all relevant is it? I wonder if you read the first line of my first post. (I'm assuming that you wrote your post so you should be able to read.)

Not an attractive proposition. It would mean up one wall from CU, across another, through another wall, up through the ceiling and down another wall, then under the floor lifting 7 tiles. Or, lifting 35-40 tiles. The tiles are rectangular 'planks', not square. We don't have that many spare and I...

Mix of 2.5/1.5 for lighting

Yeah, it might be possible to run it from a socket, but not practical. In terms of "opening walls", in Spain, everything runs in conduit (in walls/floor) with wires joined at junction boxes (see example pic). Theoretically, if there's enough space in the conduit in the junction box nearest the...

It is true that Spain is a weird place. Over-regulated with permits (aka planning permission) strictly speaking needed for the most trivial of home improvementd (eg fitting a new front door, esp if its a different style) but with the rules being widely flouted. ask someone there who knows? The...

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24 hours later, 60 views and not one comment... Maybe you all got confused. Lol So let's break it down. 1) does a 7.4kW induction hob need a dedicated circuit, or can multiple socket wires be used in parallel 2) if a dedicated circuit is needed, what are the requirements - 6mm2/10mm2 +...

Hi guys I've just bought a house in Spain. It was partly renovated, including electrics. Some of the work done is decidedly a bit sketchy but the electrics seem mostly OK (I do need help with one problem that I'll post separately). We've decided to have an induction hob fitted because I don't...

Yes, you're right JohnW2, a typo, actual voltage was 100V higher. I've corrected my earlier post so that no-one else gets confused. As for the electrician... well you get them in all walks of life. The annoying thing is that I could have done the work myself (and ended up doing the hardest...

Hello again, I thought I'd give you an update. Immediately after my last post, I went and bought a socket tester - continuity and RCD. I couldn't wait to use it and tested every socket in the house for polarity and continuity. Every one, including the new socket passed. I had to wait until my...

Well, the problem was that the socket didn't work, not even enough to power a lamp. Now it does. Sooooo, yes, the apparent problem has gone away. Hopefully it'll stay away. This is true. He may very well have done everything correctly. I find out that the wires weren't connected by looking at...

First, thank you everyone for your comments, they're all appreciated. To reply to some in reverse order, ericmark, I appreciate your efforts, but you make some assumptions that are a bit wide. I am competent to fit another socket but chose to use an electrician for several reasons 1) I'm busier...

Hi everyone I've had an external socket fitted so I can use the lawnmower without an extension lead. It was fitted whilst I was at work, and although the electrician convinced my wife the socket was working (showed her the leds on the socket switches) when I came to use it, it was dead. LEDs...