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Yep B-A-S is right I have a cousin in Aus. All you are allowed to do is switch things on and off and change fuses for the same value. Anything else is only to be carried out by a registered spark, and they mean it. Prosecutions are common, certainly round the Sidney area. You'd be better...

Nice one Ryanj I thought I was the only one on here this late. I agree the switched live has been mistaken for the the neutral. I won't bother with my post then. Hugh

Plug is right. there's no reg preventing it, but at the end of the day you have to consider external influences. CITB isn't the regs, only their interpretation. I cetainly wouldn't want a socket under the sink. What could you use it for? Either fit a waste disposal or blank it off and...

Multiplex. I think what you have in your house is designed for connecting a waste disposal. The plate with the hole is for connecting it up and the switch above is probably a double pole 20A type to control it. Your neighbour's should be the same. Are you sure he hasn't changed it. In a...

JerryD I've just read the posted link and it mentions in Annexe B para B10b about electrical work commenced before 1st Jan must be completed by 1st April to be exempt. In my 1st post I said March because I wasn't sure about the date hence the comment in my second paragraph. Regards...

My understanding of Part P(**s) is that any work started before 1st Jan 2005 and completed before March is exempt. I've read this on various web sites. But I can't find it in the Approved document as an exemption. I'm sure somebody will put me straight. Hugh

B-A-S. I thought that I could just use the wattage of the bulbs for calcs. But the manufacturers of the kit I used (Varilight) assure me that what I've stated in my first post is right. The figures I quoted come from their customer support department. They also don't recommend or...

If your transformers are dimmable, what is the VA rating? If they are the usual 20-60VA then you've got 12x60VA = 720VA going through a 400W dimmer. You have to use the full rating of the transformer when you calculate the loads. Also most dimmers need to be derated by 20% when used with LV...