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:shock: Also, Red for Neutral and Black for Live??? I'll have to remember that when I'm in the USA!

Thanks for the quick replies. I remember reading the bit about the LABC paying for a certificate on the TWiki. I was under the impression that I can do the work myself, but I must pay for the electrician to issue an EIC (to BS7671). The LABC will then issue a certificate of completion...

When we moved into our house a few years ago, the surveyor commented that the electrics "could do with modernisation". The sockets are surface mounted on the skirting board, and there are 6 single sockets for the whole 3 bedroom house :? . Here’s a photo of the existing circuit fuses (click...

I recently replaced a two of my four GU10 50W halogen spot lights with LED clusters. They consume about 1/40th of the power :) but produce about 1/10th of the light :( The LED lights are much more focussed, so they can light a picture on the wall, or a place mat on the table, but aren't much...

Our humidistat (built into the fan) is variable, but it either doesn't come on enough or comes on randomly during the night. I'm thinking of replacing it with something that's triggered by the pipes getting hot. Then it would come on with the shower and when washing hands. Does anyone know of...

I'm planning on doing something similar myself. This is what I've found out: You can connect 1mm wire straight into a circuit breaker of 10A or less. Since your light needs less than 1A, a 6A MCB or smaller is best. The earth and neutral connect to separate terminal blocks when you're using...