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Tell us how your wiring runs and will be able to advise you better , ie from garage board to switch then to light in Twin and Earth etc Nick

Tell us how your wiring runs and will be able to advise you better , ie from garage board to switch then to light in Twin and Earth etc Nick

The cables normally on these lampholder are push fit. You may need to remove the screws holding the lampholder to the bracket. A twist and a wiggle should get it out. Worse comes to the worse put it into a connector block on its own in the back of the fitting. Nick

Remove the cable which is currently in terminal 4 and ensure that the cable is just going between the lampholders then connect up as per the diagrams 1+2 old ballast go to 21 + 22 new ballast 3 old ballast to 23 new ballast 4 old ballast as above remove cable from lampholder 5...

Simples. What you need is some connector blocks and a white plastic conduit box lid. Turn off the lighting circuit and do as below:- Disconnect the cables from the pullcord and remove the grey from the switch . In the back of your old pullcord connect the two browns together in a...

Loose neutral connection is the cause i am afraid. That is a common problem with pullcords that have a single screw clamping down onto a multi stranded cored cable. Especially on newer high current appliances The liquid you refer too will have been caused by the heating action of the loose...

are you saying you have some 3 core and earth 2.5 cable?? if so i would be sure it is as you say it is as that is definiteley not a standard commonly used cable .More likeley to be 3 core and earth 1.5mm Nick

Common way of wiring in the 60s and 70s, makes it a doddle to change light fittings LoL It is called an RB1 junction box . Ashley rock make a similiar version still to this day.

Oh Dear oh Dear, another diyer who does not look what they are doing when removing things. The Lives did not bypass your light they are simply wired through it, Your wiring consists of two twin and earth cables each containing a red, black and bare earth which should be sleeved in...

Just leave it in the street , the local 'travellers' will soon assist you with the removal of said item :D :D :D :D Nick

try this site RF http://www.electricaltestcertificates.co.uk/Electrical_Installation_Certificate.html Nick

read the OP and it states they are 2 sepperate circuits. Nick

If your going to run new cables, i would suggest you run two new 3 core and earths to enable you to remove the pre-existing borrowed neutral situation. You already have a twin and earth from your landing light to your switch , so no need to get another cable to there from the light, you just...

Prob best way to tackle it as your electrician has issued you with the wrong certificate anyways, a minor works is only for alterations to an existing circuit .NOT a new circuit, this must have an installation completion certificate issued for it. Nick

Hi , most oven bulbs are screw in and of vaying sizes and wattages, as long as the replacement lamp you purchase is the same screw in fitment and wattage and also approx the same size then it will cause no problems . Take the old one with you and compare physical size fitment etc and then you...

You can use the 4 core for a socket but only a 2 or a 5 Amp socket . You cannot use a 13A as you will risk overloading the lighting circuit and it is a temptation to plug in an appliance that is too juicy for the cct which will trip it . Normally we put a 2 amp socket on the lighting circuit...

Yes its perfectly acceptable to change them for secondhand units. Much better than using the doepke units currently fitted to your unit . Just make sure you feel competent to work inside the consumer unit bearing in mind that there will still be live parts inside even with the main switch...

that stuff is called pre wired conduit , saw it years ago in professional electrician magazine , like octoflex as it used to be known nick

And thats why you are not competant to be thinking about anything to do with electrics. Most silicone sealants exude acetic acid (vinegar ) whilst curing, thus damaging the copper conductor. The only way to repair this cable would be to use a form of self amalgamating tape such as the link...

We have probably worked alongside each other on these SKANSKA sites as we too have been based on many of their projects , derby hospital lowdham grange dovegate cambridge fire control raf wyton kingsmill hospital and walsall manor hospital Admittedly their health and safety policies...