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Hello, I have an outside double power socket about 50 feet from my house, in my back garden. Been there since we moved in 5 years ago. No trouble. Handy for plugging the mower into. I want to put a flagged path in the area where, I think, the underground power cable is routed to the outside...

Thanks JayDIY and pach1962. I didn't need much convincing to change the 2x2 idea. I just wanted to hear it from real people iso people trying to sell me something. Stay safe.

Hello, I am looking to build a 10x6 shed for the garden tools etc. Pitched roof. 1 door. 1 window. Unclear if 2x2, 3x2 or 4x2 should be used for the wall frames. Sure, the "bigger the better" makes it stronger and potentially more durable. But I intend to keep the costs to what I need, so was...

Hello, EFLImpudence. I found out it's switched live. I have followed your diagram and it works !! ( But you knew it would, anyway :) ) For you, simple; for me achievement. Thanks a bundle.

Thanks for your simple diagram, EFLImpudence. However, while the blue neutral at the top is clear and the green earth is clear and the live from the supply to the switch is clear, the live and neutral wire is unclear for me. There appears to be a live from the light to a connector where there is...

Hello, I have removed an old fluorescent tube light from above a dressing table recess between 2 built in wardrobes. It was operated by a light switch on the wall in the dressing table recess. I have installed a new led light which has the live, earth and neutral wires ready identified for...

Taylortwocities, what are those plastic disc "cable tidy" fittings that you show in your photo, called ? I have looked for them in B&Q and they don't know what I'm talking about. Where can I get them from ? Thanks.

Thanks all for confirming how I can progress with this. Not being a qualified electrician and posting this thread was always an admission of uncertainty related to the technical side and the regulations. I was always certain of what I wanted and sought guidance for how I could achieve both...

OK. So it seems I can feed the towel rail cable through the plastic grommet shown by Taylortwocities, through the bathroom wall (outside the zones) to a switched fused connector unit mounted on the external wall of the bathroom with a 3amp fuse in it. The cable from this SFCU would then be...

Sorry, pressed the return key by mistake...…… to continue.... 1. I am reading that I need 2 fused connector units (EFLimpudence Sunday 4.08pm ) but then that I do not need 2 fused switches in line ( Winston 1 Tuesday 11.12am ) My interpretation of the words makes them sound like the same...

Taylortwocities… that is the kind of thing I am thinking of for the cable going through the wall. Thanks for the support. Aesthetically, I view the flex plate as being overly bulky and not pleasing to the eye. EFLimpudence… the references to fused spurs is my terminology. As a non electrician...

Thanks for your reply. Apologies if my description is not clear enough. Aesthetically, I would want to avoid a flex plate on the wall in the bathroom. Apart from the aesthetics, I felt that the fused switch on the outside of the bathroom wall would give the protection to the circuit, as this is...

I have read many of the threads related to my topic but would still appreciate some clarification. I have an 80W IPX4 electric towel rail that I will fit in the bathroom but outside of zones 0,1 and 2. I would like to run the cable from the towel rail through the wall, ( wall not tiled ) and...

Thanks for the advice. I take the feedback about not learning, but, healthily I believe, electricity scares me somewhat. I'm OK up to a point but will never take risks with it. Cheers again for the help.

Thanks. So I should put the 3 red live wires in a block and do nothing with them , then ?

There are 3 twin and earth wires coming out of the ceiling where I removed the previous light fitting from. The 3 red lives are all connected together. The 3 green earth wires are all connected together. 2 black neutral wires are in a block together and the other black neutral wire is in a block...

Doing it right the first time is something I value. My "confusion" is due to the fact that there does not appear to be any such eaves ventilation or ridge ventilation. Might this be something that was not a requirement when the house was built in 1970 ? If it needs to be done, it will be done. I...

Very helpful JohnD. Thanks

Ah, so I am missing something then ? Please feel free to educate me. That is, I believe, one of the purposes of the forum.

If the way it is finished is not a problem for condensation, then I will continue with the project of creating another room in this space. I appreciate it's not just screwing down some boards for the floor, but want to ensure that the ventilation topic is OK before I start doing further work...