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Out of curiosity is there, any way of testing what a circuit can handle rather than check all wires for actual damage? ie if the repairs are done to my suspect cable can the ring be checked for handling 32A to find out if the ring has been broken anywhere from another diy error in the past?

I don't doubt there's worse out there. Found yesterday as no surprise another rawl plug in the cable further up about 6 inches where plaster looked as if it had been filled!

Exactly - got it in one. But of course combined with that you should use some good old common, which i think these people were missing when they did the heating at the same time. They had two 3map supplies to the heating controls: one FCU from a spur off the immersion AND one direct from the CU...

I will get myself one of those then!! It's my explanation if anything - it's hard to explain the house was built in 1974 and has one ring circuit all in floor level. About 75% of the sockets downstairs are rings, the rest spurs from upstairs (all singles in the day of course). The Landing...

It is WITHIN 150mm - just, from the corner of the wall and DOES run vertically (waves a bit which is good for builders i guess). This comes down to common sense when drilling/nailing in a wall by a DIY'er more so than an error from new.

I may have another from the past on the same wires, slightly above i will check too. As far as i can see that should be it around the house unless they are well hidden, there is however doubt in the kitchen where two cupboard are joined and mounted on the wall. How could i get a sparky to...

Snap. Last socket it comes from is above and across a bit on landing the other way its under the bath and across to the next one in kitchen (i think) only had some floor up. So in other words a nightmare. Crimps it is, Are these crimps standard - ie like the ones sued in automotive? I was...

Soz - like tree rats the damm things!

Thanks. I agree - I have recently replaced my lamps in the front room and ideally need to remove the floors above and mount a suitable junction box rather then the choc box wrapped in tape method. Although what im replacing is less wattage for heat build up (3x40 from 3x60) and a far far better...

Hi I have a couple of amazing finds that i susspect some people have been lucky to live when they did them, 1) Today I have tided up my airing cupboard around the central heating wires than run up the wall. God knows how the person who put the cable clips in to the wall was so lucky - they...

Hi Nice pictures! Your top picture of the light fitting and connector blocks - Most lights you'd buy from DIY shops like B&Q etc would have these connection blocks supplied wouldn't they? I have seen many of them. Do you mean this is not the way to connect them or that in your picture they...

As per my other post you found, I'd put my money on pump over run not being wired up correctly. Of course depending on how long it's been doing it/how long you've lived in your house. All my previous owner said was 'oh when it trips out just press this button'...

Hi LittleEagle It was quite a task, went about getting all the wiring diagrams and working out how each item should be wired. Especially with about 3 different makes throughout which vary. Whoever wired it used the earth wire as the live which can catch some out - i hear this isn't uncommon...

Hi. I'm in the process of replacing my skirting in my house (front room) I'm putting back the style that the house was made with 70mm Chamfer and round. I have used MDF and so far have been impressed and cut it all to size on my mitre saw. Now i need to fix it to the wall. Over the...

Indeed. We will soon have to change over and the load will be far lees - very good point! :D At least when they wired a cupboard light they did that on a different MCB so you can see the CU.

Thank you - I can imagine there are many houses with both 1mm and 1.5 under board and over insulation. Evn more with 1mm under both. Yes the circuit has a 6Amp MCB although both upper and downstairs circuits are together in one MCB. I can always get this split in to two separate MCBs is it is...

Not when my house was built (1976), 1.0 is minimum. I was under the impression that 1.0 is ok over insulation, 1.5 is ok under. but wanted conformation of boarding over...

Evening all. About a year ago when I moved in to my house I noticed the lighting wires in the loft were 1.0mm T&E which was under the insulation, although not hugely thick, two thin layers totalling about 90-100mm. I rolled back the insulation to move the wires so they run over the top. I...

I See. It is all in place of course to stop idiots. I know more than most DIY'ers if i do say so myself to know that my house is prob in need of some touching up if you like, but it's annoying to find out that has been done before me is prob wrong :( . Still as you say one step at a time and...

Thanks. Far better to be safe than sorry. If i remember rightly he was taking a course on being part P competent (may not be the right turn of phrase) he's going to love me with all the questions.... I prob wouldn't want to do this (electrician) as a job but would love to be qualified to be...