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Good point i will sleave and choc block

If single phase i.e no earth wire needs to be connectedto the GU10, i am aware that they shouldn't be connected and they shouldn't be trimmed back. Can you advise what should be done. sleeved and taped up with insulation tape?

If you have a lighting circuit using the junction box method and you have 2 center lights in a room where one switch operates both lights. So turn on switch both lights come on. Obviously your first light will have 2 wires running into it. !) from the junction box and the other connecting...

Yeah merry Christmas to you all :lol: :idea: :lol:

It's not good practice at all, but from my understanding this happend a lot a few years ago. By today's standard and probably even by standards then this was deemed unacceptable. I have now finished the re-wire of my house and having taken out the old wiring system really set my pulse...

Thankyou all very much i will go double back box for a 3 gang dimmer 35 mm and sinlge back box for 3 gang switch 25 mm. That has cleared things up nicely.

All shook up ah ah ah... Sounds like Elvis to me breezer. :lol:

Mmmm I've had a good look on the tlc website and a lot of the 3 gang dimmers are showing a double back box as a related item and not a single backbox. My plan is to have 3 x 2 way switching in my living room. The one switch near the door entrance will be a normal 3 gang switch 2 way and the...

I must add that the lighting cable is 1.5mm2 so 3 x 1.5mm2 and 3x 1.5mm2 of 3 core The 3 gang light will be dimmers so a 3 gang dimmer and when i went onto to TLC they put a 2 gang as a related item and not a 1 gang back box. I'm just wanting to clarify a point.

Hi all, If i am having a 3 gang lighting switch will operate 2 way. How big is the back box to be a single or a double. The bloke in the lighting shop said that 1 gang would be adequate. With 6 cables going into a 1 gang with the grommits on looks impossible. Would you go for a double...

flippin heck Ban that is amazing. I like the idea about the teenage son's room, perhaps you could just leave him with a bit of emergency lighting. Would you consider, Alarm dedicated 6amp and hard wired smoke detectors. How long do you think it would take you to do, will you have to make...

Ban can you run through your setup for us if you have time. I would be well interested in this. using 20 ways is really going some, i'm getting rather excited. i thought i was doing well with my MK 16 way split load board, but you have embarrassed me now :oops:

I wholeheartidly agree. That is unless you want to keep the light on. having it thermostaticaly controlled is far better and more versitile, and you wouldn't need to ask the question of legality

YEAH tested it still is working fine. I've chucked the hedge clippers though. The fuse didn't blow at all.

I think that would be a great idea for Ban to provide pics on this one. Can't wait to see it. Well my nelectrician as fallen ill and so i'm taking up the mantle. Only ring and lighting circuits with a few spurs, underfloor heating and a bit of outside lighting. that's about it...

well if it is in the bathroom it will need to be rcd protected firstly. I have just done this in my house and this is the setup as follows. I spured from an RCD double socket into a non switched fused connection unit. Mine was 3 amp, but you would need to work it out for your own setup. From...

Yes i had an RCD extension cable pluged into a non recd double socket. I got my nephew to cut the edges for me. We didn't notice that the cable to the hedge trimmer had been previously cut. He acidently touched it with his hand and he got a shock. He described it as a little tingle. It was 2...

And if you have a TT supply then what you are saying is that it is necessary.... Why?

It is a ring 32MCB and i plan to spur off into a 3A switch fused connection unit. I will be spuring off a double socket situated in the dining room. The cable is 2.5mm2 T&E and is not protected by RCD. I am not CORGI registered but i know a man who is. The pipes also for the combi will be...

is it safe for fridgefreezer to be on rcd circuit. If not why not. i read another post when i pumped it intop google and it stated that the fridges are made now a days so that they can be put on rcd circuit. What are your thoughts