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consider getting a couple of these: http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Lighting/Spot+Lamps/Low+Energy+Lamp+500w+to+24w+24W/d220/sd3074/p16867 They will only be as bright as say a 150w? but how much brightness do you need. if you need persuasion calculate the cost of electricity used over the...

I wouldnt want any room in my house to be limited to 13a and i dont have electric fan heaters (other than in the conservatory). What about when they put a kettle/ hoover /etc in the room your already planning it to run beyond its design current. they need a proper radial for each room. even...

the shower has to be on its own circuit (something in the regs about water heaters above xxxkw). If you take it off the ring main it will need fusing down via an FCU, and you will not be (safely) able to wire it so it is activated by the light (as it would be connected to more than one...

what size fuse is in there now?

in your current plan you will need to make safe (water proof etc) the connection where the two leads are connected, also from you last post it looks like you are intending to suspend this cable, there is a minimum height for this and the cable cant be left to sopport its own weight you must hang...

The post has had 343 views if the probabilities were such that the answer to that was likely to be yes then the feelings against neon screwdrivers would be a lot harsher (yes I know there already pretty harsh on here). Its not just the trusting the life on a resistor aspect (although valid...

I wouldn’t waste money on a socket tester, a cheap mulitmeter is as cheap or cheaper, and although it wont tell you as much as an electricians meter for insulation tests etc, it will be more useful than the socket tester if you know how to use it. I suspect an Neutral-earth fault somewhere (but...

all very well assuming you know what your doing (And its not a metal cutout etc) but what are you going to tell Mr BCO?

I would probably go for black metal backboxes, should look good against the metal fronts (providing they 'fit' right) unless you get a match perfect you need something contrasting IMO.

if its a new PME then there should be a sticker to say, its likely that warning sticker on the cutout does say its PME. If its PME then it is TNC-S. or to quote the wiki "In order for the Electricity Board to provide a TN-C-S supply, they have to construct their network to the standards of...

^I agree with the heat pump. another consideration would be solar heating tanked hot water, it has set up costs but so does 3phase! you would probably be best with a number of options solar + ground source heat pump +off peak electricity, but it will be a case of weighing up the cost and cons...

'nuisance trips' are very very rare, RCD's normally trip because there is a fault, if the RCD is shared with other circuits then it also become a nuisance. if your CU configuration will enable you to put and RCBO in place of the lighting circuits MCB it would be an option well worth considering...

118mm Linear Halogen Retro fit 24W Halogen replacement lamps (I expect to be as bright as 150w normal, 200w if your lucky) http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Lighting/Spot+Lamps/Low+Energy+Lamp+500w+to+24w+24W/d220/sd3074/p16867 -also available on ebay and many other places. -has anyone had a...

i thought it was something like "all general purpose sockets under xxxAmp" so he could put the freezer on an FCU, or use a funky socket or possibly label it up. (I might be wrong, but thats what i thought) (and naturally now unprotected concealed cables <50mm but be RCD'd etc, but that should...

Pedantic bit: isntit more like -325V to +325V the average of which would be 0V hence we use RMS giving 230V(ish) how man wire/cables are there? whats connected to what and with what?

BAS's reasoning on this i normally agree with (only been responsible for new bits) but i will offer a different side in this instance. as i understand if you add a new circuit to the bathroom it must be bonded to all others (+conductive parts that come in from outside the bathroom i.e...

mice are a distinct possibility (they will pass under the floor of your house more than you think no matter how clean you are).

different makes are different in this respect, I found the General Electric ones i had to be very poor, other makes Ive had have been fine. (and I've heard some of the GE ones are fine and likewise some other companies will make poor ones). stick with CFL just find some that arent so poor.

i think bulbs with particularly bad ramp up have caused many to complain. Ive got a GE one in my bedroom that takes ages and is annoying (apart from at 1AM) as it is very dim untill warmed, that said I've heard the GE ones that have a spiral of CFL are fine, and my other bulbs (inc tesco) are...

we know you said: you think that a socket should be allowed to be added in a kitchen without adding RCD protection, thats bodging. sure there may not be an RCD now but if new work isnt done to new standards things dont progress, we would still be plugging our irons into light sockets, and...