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For what it's worth, I used to use the terms 'bulb' and 'lamp' interchangeably in my youth, until around 10 years ago. I worked in a high school where all our projectors were hitting a certain age and the lamps were dropping like flies. The replacement 'lamps' as many of you may know, were...

Purely out of interest, what did you replace the SY with? Regular black flex or something like Arctic flex?

I work in a large secondary school with close to 90 classrooms, most of which have around 6 fluorescent tube fittings (larger classrooms have 9). We also had offices and some corridors done, I'm not sure the exact number but we are probably talking 500-600 fluorescent tubes converted to LED...

It is difficult to say without applying a contact tester on it i.e. a multimeter with probes, to see what voltage is present. To look at it, my money would be on it being for an old doorbell so possibly connected at the other end to a transformer. Like I say though, it's all conjecture without...

Are Crabtree Starbreaker worth a mention here? A pal of mine is a spark - mostly commercial but some domestic - and swears by the Starbreaker line. He must have good reason?

It's absolutely fine do what you are proposing. In commercial premises and schools, these types of sockets are often installed in walls, commonly in corridors etc. In fact, I've probably seen them installed in walls more commonly than I have in floors.

With the absolute best will in the world, it is almost impossible for us to give you the answers you seek here on the forum. You would need, at the very least, to provide a lot more photos from across the building showing general condition of cabling and wiring accessories (with caution, don't...

It's posts like the OP's that make me think basic electrical wiring accessories should be removed from sale to the general public. Scary stuff.

Found an old photo I took of the switch in question before it was replaced. So the rocker didn't pop out as I thought, it sort of 'fell in'. But as you can see, quite a dramatic failure from a switch sold by a company that probably regard themselves as market leaders.

I'm not an electrician but I'll throw my two cents in anyway. Good old Crabtree for me. And Contactum for Metal Clad accessories. I have a dim view of MK Grid stuff. Working in a high school where most of our accessories are MK Grid metal clad my experience is that they can't withstand much...

Many years ago when I was young, green and naive I bought a set of external coloured LED Christmas lights on ebay. The icicle style ones that traditionally would be hung from the gutter. I thought I had gotten a good deal given the low cost. I went out one day to untangle them during a typical...

Not sure what link you clicked on but I liked to a floodlight with a PIR, not a standalone PIR.

It's very difficult to say for certain without physically having the product in front of me, but this may work for your requirements: https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/LTUSF10PIRWW.html I say may, because it is one of the only LED floodlights I could find that has provision for you to open...

Hi all, I have quite a bit of electrical kit at home that I would be gutted to lose in the event of a mains surge - a high end gaming PC, a server and some old games consoles from my childhood that I would be devastated to lose. I have a couple of plug in surge protectors like this but I have...

I agree with the general consensus - my parents house still has an ancient rotating disc-type meter. Things just seem to have been better manufactured then. I'm not sure all these digital meters that will most likely end up in landfill when they develop a fault can really be considered...

I get texts and calls off my energy supplier (Shell Energy) at least every fortnight saying there are "appointments available in my area" to have a smart meter fitted, and that I must get in quick to book mine. Thus far, ignoring their communication has served me well and they seem to stay away...

Given how you intend to use the external lights, I would be inclined to keep it simple. An FCU as your on/off switch for the circuit, with a photocell automatically switching your lights on at dusk and off at dawn. You wouldn't ever really have to switch the circuit off. Something like this...

I have a different solution that may work for your situation, as it's quite unusual in my experience to have a loft light switch below the hatch. You could replace your switch with a grid system like these...

I've been reminded tonight of another pet hate; when people call drill bits "drills". God that really p***es me off.

How dare you.