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Either method can be used and each has its own merits depending on what routes you have available for cables. However there is more to it that just fitting the spots. You need to ensure your complying with regs in terms of fire, moisture getting into the void, whether there's insulation above...

If you are only adding 1 single or double socket then unfused will be ok. Make sure you use 2.5mm cable though

It does you are right bas but as they mentioned 2 wires I assume they were on about the live/neutral from the fitting (although one should never assume with this forum).

bas I interpreted the two wires in the 'loop' section was referring to the light fitting the way they loop around the strain clips as they are the only 2 wires that could refer to (I also made it clear that it was loop clips not terminals). However I guess its best to double check to avoid any...

That's the ones but you will need a couple of 4 lever ones and a 5 lever one or could just use all 5 lever etc... but it all depends which ones you have and space available. It probably would be best to get the installers basic kit as this covers all the requirements for this project and gives...

Ok it looks like that fitting is meant to be used without the ceiling rose and with the use of a terminal block. you could use a choc block but if you can get hold of some maintenance free connectors like wago terminals then this is by far the best choice. However if that black cover goes over...

As Simon says if its the ring then its best to incorporate the new socket into the ring. If there's not enough slack you could extend the cable with something like wago connectors. If you spur from it then you should use a fused spur. Also sleeve those earth wires (untwist too if extending the...

Did you not get anything else with this except the hanging part? If not I assume they thought you would either buy something new or just be using the existing ceiling rose. Yes, remove the brown and blue onto those loop clips (they are a form of strain relief from the terminals) and then do the...

That looks like brown to me. If so then it should be Brown - Live, Blue - Neutral, Green/Yellow - Earth. This represents what you have now (with the exception of no earth wire) so simply turn off the fuse for the lights, unscrew the blue/brown, move the earths to that earth terminal and add the...

Red seems like an odd colour of choice for a new light fitting. Do you have a picture, make/model of the fitting? From your existing fitting from the left you have 3 black neutral wires, 4 red live wires and then 1 black switched live. mark that single black wire as switched live so you do not...

Most professional/graded alarm systems could be classed as modular. Honeywell Flex has inbuilt facilities for camera PIR but I doubt the quality is great and these are indoor cameras. Its often best to have separate alarm, CCTV systems and integrate them in someway. What integration with your...

In order to fit the dry lining box you first need to make sure the hole is deep enough for it 35mm deep should be enough with a little room to spare. Assuming it fits, you would need to take the cable into the wall through the back of the trunking and then up inside the dry lining box. You will...

The installation manual appears to be generic for all their models. Using the table for your particular model, as you say its 2.6a so install a 3a fuse. Assume this is also RCD protected as per the instructions?

There are some energy monitoring products that do read gas meters but that all depends on your gas meter and what output it has (optic, RJ45, etc..)

Indeed this does seem a bit archaic but I barely get a meter man out once a year. By law this is meant to be at least once every two years but I suspect they want to visit some households/neighbourhoods more frequently due to failure to provide accurate/frequent readings or suspected tampering...

I'm sure I have seen you can opt out of certain usage tracking to enable energy companies to only produce a basic analysis of your usage. This is probably due to those complaining about tracking, spying, selling of the information (which the latter isn't far off what could happen). Data is very...

Again this really isn't the right/common stuff for domestic installations. Do you know if this stuff is 1.5mm, 2.5mm or 4mm? Assuming its latest colour code blue+brown? What's the reason you are rewiring? You will probably find this stuff is not so easily passed through joists, around bends...

I agree with iggifer, don't get the cheapo ones! After a short while the plastic becomes so brittle it will break with the gentlest of pressure resulting in a potentially dangerous situation.

This isn't typical cable for this application, this is usually fire alarm, emergency lighting cable etc... Is it solid or stranded cable? Did you really mean rewiring the ring main or are you just adding a socket somewhere? If rewiring, then by your opening post this is not a job for you.

I was meaning when stripping the outer insulation that you don't cut into the inner/individual insulation. Also when stripping the individual wires you don't cut off any strands of copper.