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OK so the OP is dyslexic or whatever. S/he is also ill. First; is it a wind up? If not, odd statements are worrying, "we had an electrical shop" What are the static problems? Shock on touching anything electrical, or ? Are both partners affected and in the same way? More information...

Probably easier, cheaper and more flexible to put in one socket and use a multi outlet extension which you can fix wherever you need the power.

Sounds as though you have a ring final for the sockets at bedroom level and this is normal and safe. Today we wouldn't use junction boxes, but it isn't a problem if all connections are well made (i.e. tight). You could take a spur off that, but your second idea seems better as then you can have...

Do you need to isolate the wall lamp outlets? If they are already in a backing box just put a cover on the box and fit Wago connectors to the ends of the wires. If just wires through the wall, make a slim surface box and do as above. Safe and means you can easily resurrect the points in the...

Several people have steered him in the direction of a rethink for just that reason; but he complained that nobody had given him any advice.

Are you using a driver/transformer to use them on 240V? If so, you'll probably want to have a master switch 240V to completely turn off the whole. Do you want a controller to change the colours? If you want to just have one colour-changeable then power goes to controller for the changing...

If you're looking to solder something onto a PCB then you don't want a soldering gun. You need a very fine, very controlled iron. It is very easy to get too much heat and bang goes the who laptop. Probably cheaper to go to a local computer electronics shop.

Apologies for not answering your question, but have suggestions for checking the requirements. Is the workshop only 156 square feet (i.e. 10' by 15' - single garage)? Do you need the whole area at the same illumination or just the work benches? If the benches, how big and where placed? 200...

Some time ago this debate about relative risks and the value of RCDs was voiced in at least 2 threads. One was about RCDs in an old person's wooden cabin and the other about collecting evidence of the effectiveness of RCDs (would it have been Eric?). Repeating here my story: Failed washing...

We seem to be getting quite a number of these resurrected threads. True, there is no point in trying to give the OP an answer, but many seem interesting and worthy of a comment as time and technology has changed. People not aware of the forum but using a search like Google will find these old...

No, that's how warm it is :lol:

There are "ceramic" LED lamps which look like old tungsten lamps and give the same circle of light. I've a few and they look good. Of course your £1 has now gone up to 10, but hopefully you'll never buy another one

Winston's last point is the one which is often more pertinent on sites than the ability of the voltage to stop the heart. If you're wielding a large drill or cutter next to your workmate and you get a shock then they're the ones who get injured.

The Amazon reviews are worth a look http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B001JJCLS0/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 especially the one by lindosland

Agree with securespark. You could make a couple of clips and use any of the screws; they are just thin metal with a hole for the screw and about 12mm long by 5 wide. Not so neat but workable would be a pair of washers. What you must not do is use the lamp without the glass as those lamps give...

Come on, it's clear that the poster did not understand the terminology or units. Just because you know the difference between milli and kilo doesn't mean everyone does and decimal points are not part of everyone's life. Saying it is OK for 5.4W may be true, but there are many people, for example...

Might be an old subject, but very interesting. One of the ways that HV cables can be run through a town is under the towpath. There must be magnetic & electric field close to the moored boats. Would they be large enough to have any effect? The original questions might still be relevant to...

I don't think that any untrained person can be regarded as 'sane' when dealing with electricity. It is classic 'common sense' which implies common knowledge which, in turn doesn't exist. You don't know what you don't know is true. Often (and it comes up in this forum) there are quips about...

Probably poor connections. The ends of the cables look rather poorly prepared as well; maybe even a missing strand. If the electrician finds other damage it is probably a good idea to fit 10mm cable even if keeping the same shower.

Something wrong here. The frost stat shouldn't be affected by the setting of the room thermostat (apart from a * setting). It may use the room stat as a sensor. Turning down the room temperature setting shouldn't over-ride the frost or pipe stat settings. They are basically safety devices and...