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The cable has been there since we bought the house, 13 years ago. The T&E is buried somewhere under 4" of concrete and I have no desire to dig that lot up at 73 y.o. Running a new cable overground wouldn't be an option as I would still have to dig up across either my drive or patio. As I am...

post script. When I said 'protect the cable' I meant by terminating it in the house with an rcd BEFORE it reaches the garage

1. The cable to the garage was in situ before we moved to the property 2. The run is about 30mtrs. 3. The cable is underground and appears to be basic 2.5mm 4. I realise that it doesn't meet standards but I would prefer not to have to excavate the patio to re-run the alternative higher...

I have a Proteus split load c/u. There is a circuit to an external garage which is terminated on the c/u with a mcb. Is it possible to change the mcb for a rcd? It would be possible to change over circuits to put the garage onto the rcd load and change one of the rcd's over to the mcb load...

the connection, in my case, cannot be within 600mm of entering the building AND accesible. It would need to be one or the other. Is the key word in the regulations 'should' rather than 'must'?

The main earth bond (installed in 1970) to my cu is connected to the incoming water main underneath a bedroom floor at the point of entry. It is not accessible or visible. The earth wire is stranded (6mm i suspect). I would like to upgrade it to 10mm in line with 17th. If i connect it close...

Richard. yes, I am aware that I'll need to fit an aav. I could take the waste out separately if it becomes a problem

I need to purchase and install a wash basin vanity unit. There is a 40mm waste pipe running horizontally along the wall at floor level (discharge from shower). Are (all/any) vanity units designed such that a small section can be cut from the rear of the two sides to allow the waste pipe to pass...

plasterboard wouldn't be suitable as part would need to be able to be removed in case of plumbing faults. In which case a section of plasterboard, with tile(s) attached may need to be removed periodically. Tile backer may be a possibility if it is strong enough (I have no experience of using...

flameport Interesting suggestion! re hardwiring toothbrush charger directly into fcu. in cabinet Can I do this and still comply with regs?

sparkybird. fcu =dp switched fused spur? If so, then this is what i want to fit between the ring main and the shaver xfmr and it will be outside of zone 2 but not 3m from zone 1. My cu is a split load (installed about 2001) with the ring main being on an mcb which is protected by a 63A RCD

I am putting in a back to the walll toilet and building the cabinet rather than buying one. I want to tile it, when finished, to match the walls. The salesman in the tile shop told me that tiles do not stick well to plywood. As plywood is my preferred material to build the cabinet this may...

PrenitceboyofDerry Bahtroom isn't big enough to move it to a distance of 3m. It would be about 2.2m. But it would be a switched fused spur, NOT a socket and firmly outside of zone 2. I've tried asking some 'sparks' and get differing views re: fused spur. I've also read reg. 701.512.3 (which...

Danechip. I bow to your superiority. If you would be so kind as to give me a better understanding of Ohms Law, Kirchoffs Law, Faradays Law, Lenz Law, Maxwells corkscrew rule, Flemmings left and right hand rules. The difference between resistance and specific resistivity, insulation...

I recently refurbed and rewired my daughters kitchen. I usually change consumer units myself. However in this instance I decided to call in a 'professional' i.e someone who was part P registered in order to gain a cert. He installed the cu without a backboard and managed to crack the back (I...

the reason for it to be inside of the cabinet is that i want to plug in a toothbrush charger which i prefer to be out of sight (previously it sat on a windowcill)

dp, double pole, breaks on both pos and neg Small bathroom. The only practical position for cabinet is above toilet. dp socket would be above cabinet, approx 2meters.

I want to move an existing bathroom shaver socket into a new wall cabinet. Both the existing socket and the wall cabinet will be above the toilet and outside of zone 2 (no longer called zone 3). The shaver socket is currently wired direct into the ring main (rcd protected). To simplify this...

I have purchased a mirror with led backlight (It was a sale bargain!) for the bathroom. It is IP 44 rated. I would need to fit it in zone 2. I have a split load c.u. (fitted about 2001). If I connect the mirror to a socket outside of the bathroom which itself is connected to a mcb protected...