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Out of interest, why do you think that cable may not be compliant - because it doesn't run horizontally, or does it need to be a certain height? Is there anything that I should be mindful of when fitting the new sockets to the cable (keeping in mind that the new sockets will be concealed...

Excellent! I'm confident that the builders wouldn't have taken the fcu for the electric fire off an existing spur, (despite the naughty bare wire, they are still fairly reputable builders!) so I think that's all bases covered. Thanks again - you've been extremely helpful.

Ok - thanks, I really appreciate your help with this. To check both of those things, would the following suffice? 1) Connect the bare cable to a lamp, then turning on and off the fcu switch will determine whether the cable is attached to the fcu. 2) With that lamp turned on, plug a...

Thanks guys. To clarify, what exactly is it that I need to check - that the bare cable does come from the fcu, or that the fcu is a spur from the double wall socket? Thanks.

Hello everyone. I'm just starting a project where I'd like to replace an existing electric fire place with a new tv wall (a false wall into which I'm going to fit a tv and other AV equipment). I'm just wondering how to handle the electrics. The existing fire place has a bare cable coming out...

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