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Im just having a new kitchen fitted (housing assoc.......) and the cooker has been moved to the other side of the kitchen because of safety reasons.(the cooker has been right beside the kitchen door ) The electricans have put surface wiring and then trunking around instead of tracing the wiring...

Thanks chaps, and I do agree with you on the b and q men........my sister and myself knew more than their so called experts, we do all our own plumbing etc, build brick walls (and we are quite pretty little things too :wink: )... I just wanted to be sure with the electricity, not a thing I want...

I think i was right in saying I wanted to put a plug on the flex chaps, surely the socket is what you put the plug into to. I am using the outdoor light as if it was a lamp...... not wired into the actual electricity supply. :? I have put a flex from the light to a plug and put it in the...

tee hee :D ....should i avoid b & q tomorrow and go to homebase for my flex???!!

thanks everyone, will go and get some new flex tomorrow and my little german shepherd will now be able to see where to do his messy jobs! :)

Thanks.. it isnt actually a cavity wall, its solid brick, I just meant the type of cable that is used by electricans (b & Q bloke told me to get that) Shall I just use cable that is used say for a table lamp? It was rather awkward to put into a plug, being rather thick wire and very rigid...

Thank you dear Mr Breezer. I did make sure at the time when I fitted it several years ago - was advised by a B & Q person, and fitted it with a proper electrical wire, one of those flat stiff ones that you normally put inside the cavity wall. Just wanted to make sure. Thanks again, elizabeth :D

Can I put a security light straight onto a plug? Where the security light is situated is right above an indoor socket. I did use it this way several years ago when these lights first come out, but havent used it in a few years. I have a new puppy which means he wants to go in the garden when...