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lol - yes perhaps a wise purchase indeed

BAS - thank you very much indeed for your advice. You were correct in your assumption that the cable is buried in the wall leading down to the switch location (in a vertical safe zone) and it is not >50mm from the surface or given protection by way of the methods you outlined. I will therefore...

Why would I need to put in an RCD for the circuit when all I have done is replace a length of wire that went from the ceiling rose to the pull switch with another length that now goes to a basic wall switch? The CU for the house does not currently have an RCD and hence we are getting quotes...

Cool - thanks mate!

Evening chaps Having re-wired some of my light switches upstairs (for some reason they were all pull cords before :roll: ) I now have a mix of old and new wiring colours in the house. I am aware that I should have a sticker on my CU that states both new and old wiring colours have been...

No problem - glad to have helped. Having thought about it a bit more, you could just do away with the connector block altogether on the green wires and simply connect the green wires directly to the earth terminal on the new switch. Both would be OK - this method is just a bit tidier!

Right OK - now we're getting somewhere :D The labels on the terminals on your 2 switches can be transferred as follows: L1 -> C L2 -> L1 L3 -> L2 Therefore (assuming your switch worked before) put the red wire that was in L1 into C on the new switch and then the red wire that was in...

On your old switch, what were all the terminals labelled as? And similarly what are the labels on your new switch? It sounds like you have a 2-way switch and their terminals can either be labelled as C, L1, L2 or L1, L2, L3 respectively. Therefore if they are different then L1 and L2 are not...

Should be obvious from looking at it. Standard bulb has a thin wire filament inside. Energy saving bulbs quite often don't look like normal light bulbs if that makes sense! The fact it is a standard screw cap will not help you identify it as both would have them. The symptons you are...

If that is indeed the case I would be calling the landlord rather sharply for fear of the 2.5mm cable melting. Unless of course it is a very low power oven...

I find this really annoying mate and I'm sorry that you had to endure it. Next time ask them to back up their nonsense with the supporting legislation and their Electrician qualifications to support their advice. Whilst I know not all on these forums agree, this shop is useful for buying the...

I'm perfectly happy working with copper and using soldered and compression joints having already relocated a radiator in our bedroom - for some reason all the radiators have been hung on walls other than underneath the window :roll: I agree as well that copper looks better and tidier so I...

good man! Thank you for your advice, i hadn't thought about using conduit but it makes perfect sense now you mention it! Am i better using copper or plastic pipe or is it just down to personal preference?

Hi guys, hope you can help me please. This weekend I intend to install a new radiator in our living room as it currently does not contain any central heating (don't ask me why :roll: ). There is already a radiator in our adjoining kitchen and my plan it to tee off from the 15mm flow and...

ah, perhaps a tad late now as i've been out this evening, bought one and it's now connected to my boiler! Thanks for the heads up though, i will definitely be keeping the receipt. :roll:

Brilliant, thanks for confirming my thoughts! Having looked at the link I simply connect the live to C and the switched live to "ON". Also, out of interest more than anything else, if I was to use the thermostat for a cooling unit then am I right in assuming that I would connect the switched...

Hi, hope someone can help me quickly. I want to upgrade my current analogue room thermostat (Drayton RTS8) with a digital unit and was looking at the Sunvic TLX7501. The wiring from the boiler (Ferroli Modena 80e) is a 2 wire configuration that I believe the Sunvic will work with. I was just...

Thank you to everyone who replied so quickly. By the look of it I'm safe to install the new aerial point without earthing the socket (much to my relief!). Just need to chase out the wall and get it all plumbed it before I can start enjoying my sky in bed (that is once I've bought another TV!).

Hi Eric Thanks for your reply - all sounds like good advice! My only query is that shouldn't the external roof aerial be earthed anyway - therefore providing a safe passage to ground should it be struck by lightning? In all honesty I hadn't thought about the consequence to the socket...

Hope you can help as I'd like some clarification before I go ahead with the following. I'm installing a new aerial socket in our bedroom that will be connected to the aerial and sky box downstairs via a small 2 channel ampifier/splitter in the loft. I'm fitting the socket using a flush...