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Thanks Spark123 I will give this a go. I have now only one double socket spur. When I disconnect the rest of the daisy chain I found that when I had screwed the socket face into the mounting box. I had managed to catch and bare a wire. This was the cause of the ring fuse to trip. Thanks again.

Thanks for your help I will reduce daisy chain sockets down to one double socket only.I assume the earths are all connected in series how would I fault find this.

Did the following. Powered off at breaker At socket removed live wires and got resistance across them. Refitted live wires and disconnected Neutral wires and got resistance across them Never got resistance across earth wires. Also found dodgy wire in socket this might exsplain the...

To check for ring main socket would I power of at fuse box and disconnect live wires at whats thought to be main ring socket and using dmm check the resistance across the 2 live wires and same for neutral and earth. If this is main ring I can then only run 1 double socket of this

More info The only test I done was to plug in a lamp and worked ok and visuallly checked wires to correct terminals.

Thanks folks I took a spur from the only main socket in the room I assumed this is on the ring main its a single plug with 2 leads in and 2 neutrals out I added a new feed and connected this to a single socket from this socket to another single socket and from this to double socket.This sounds...

Hi Folks Need more sockets in one of the bedrooms it only has one.I took a spur from this to feed x2 single sockets and one double does this mean I have 3 spurs for 1 ring main socket.Since doing this my ring main fuse has tripped x2 in last 3 hours.Any advice would be good thanks.

Hi guys thanks for replies. I moved to this house a year ago ( eng said boiler was 6 years old) and don,t know who installed it so no contact their.The eng did check the filter he mentioned about water getting into the pipes and causing contamination but this seemed ok.So it looks like its down...

Hi Folks Just had my boiler serviced by Bosch eng to go on their Service contract. This was refused as said that the gas flow into the boiler was only 9mbar and should be 15.5mbar.Mains pressure wad at 22mbar.Losing pressure somewhere down the line from mains to inlet to boiler which is a...

I thanks for reply could my wife be the owner and policy holder for 2 cars and NCB used on both.

Hi Folks Whats best ie cheapest on car insurance.I have put a deposit on a secondhand car for my wife today.The plan is to pass my wife's old car on to my daughter who was a named second driver on my wifes policy Is it better to keep that policy going and get new policy for new car for my...

Had a rad moved b4 problem started gave him a call back.He was in and out in 5 mins.He had left the system top up valve open slightly.Now ok Thanks for all your inputs.

Hi Where is float valve located.I check o/flow tank and found the water to be warm.

Hi folks Getting a constant drip from my overflow tank in my loft and has been now for a few days.It,s a combi boiler system and seems to working ok heating and hot water.

Thanks will give it a go.

Thanks ColJack So would fitting lower wattage bulb work.The spot light is fitted into the kitchen ceiling and I suspect that it would have poor ventilation.

Hi One of my low voltage spot lights blew.When I went to replace it found that the block connector had melted and also that the transformer was U/S.Got a replacement 12v 50va transformer replacement and rewired up bulb (12v 50w).The light works fine but after a while the light goes off I think...

A man goes to see a Psychiatrists wearing nothing but cling film shorts.Doctor said "Well I can clearly see your nuts".

Went to the Doctors today as I feel I have a hearing complaint.The Doctor asked me what The symptoms were like...I said a wee fat man and someone with yellow hair.....

I have a Worcester 24cdi combi boiler the pressure on the system is always sitting at a constant low level needle on gauge points to 0.3 The heating works fine on the timer but thermostat is NG.Some times when running the hot water the temp varies.On occassions can fill the bath with hot...