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Mike, Im only the rookie in here who askd lots of questions and gets lots of advice.. I replaced my CU last year prior to the complete rewire of the house. Unfortunatly im in the North of Scotland but my local electric said i could pull the fuse and break the seals as long as they were...

:roll: Securespark are you there???? Hello HELLO

ok sorry secure i'm showing my inexperience here, terminate as in all three wires from three cables into one chock block or all three (live cables for instance) into one crimp? Sorry if that sounds stoopid to the experience in here but ide rather ask than muck the job up at this late stage...

ive got a chock box (large) but that would involve making a hole larger than the light fitting in the new plasterboard ceiling.... Its just out of reach from the eaves and all the cables are pinned (in accordance with the regs on my fix before the board went up.... One of the light...

Having almost finished the refurbishment of the house and just ding the last lil bits ive come up against a small dilema!! The new light fittings At the moment ive got a ceiling rose (standard in and out to next rose and a switched live from switch) the new light fittings come with the...

too late, i was under the floorboards today rahashing the electric wires round the right way.....dont ask!! they were not routed to my normally faultless neat mode (bordering on the annaly retentive) they were put in as a stop gap and ive now rerouted and pinned them all. So while i was...

:( Thats what im worried about,, ahh well thatll be new cables from source Thanks for the reply m8 Dinger

:oops: sorry folks not sure if this is a suitable topic but i think im in the right forum. At the moment ive run Sat and TV cable down the stud walls from the loft to the living room, now the wifes talking about a change around with the furniture in the living room, just in time for the...

Wasn't Sarcasm.... is true ROFL

Chris, i have found to my cost in my short DIY career that when your not sure about something (especially regarding something like gas) its best to ask questions of the more informed. It'll save me from makin mistakes. But thanx for your input anyway...lol dinger

Thank you both for the replies. Sorry im a computer ludite i would luv to shrink the b***** pic but i cant...lol the exhaust flue actually extends a good 30cm from the wall so the guttering above is safe. Thanx for the info Dinger sorry i forgot, its not a PIR its switched on from...

Hi, I'm trying to find out if what i want to do is against the rules and more important dangerous? I have a gas exhaust from a combi boiler on the wall where i want to place a security light. The sizes are in the diagram below. Could anyone who knows the rules tell me if this is going to...

cheers breezer. its a low wattage and aimed down at the ground as i dont want to blind the neighbours hence the position. If i left it where the burke before me put it i'll have jets lining up to land in my back garden.... howd i put this post in another forum??

Hi, I'm trying to find out if what i want to do is against the rules and more important dangerous? I have a gas exhaust from a combi boiler on the wall where i want to place a security light. The sizes are in the diagram below. Could anyone who knows the rules tell me if this is going to...

Oh how little you know me :shock: I'm just holding on with my fingertips... lol This site is a godsend, people like yourself, breezer and the other knowledgeable people are up for sainthood as far as i'm concerned. At least i know if i ask if a jobs gonna hurt i'll find the answer in...

Masona, Thanx for the help mate! In answer to your question, No, but i have a good reason for this. The pic below is the outside of the area in the rest of the pics. at the moment we have an airflow ( sometimes too much) under the lead flashing and into the eaves space. There is...

:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: Told you i was thick. I read your post wrong, i think... you mean yea i can block this gap up but leave a 50mm gap before hitting the bottom of the roof???? Sorry mate , i'll go back to the day job and be quiet now.. Thanx for the help for the...

:oops: sorry masona Im really showing my ignorance here m8, I don't understand, the gap or void between the ceiling of the downstairs and the floor of the upstairs is open on each side to the eaves. This is the problem, its cold in them there eaves and i want to stop this permeating into the...

thanx for the info guys, the copper pipes are original insulation and its on the list for jobs to get done soon there will be an airflow uo into the eaves but what about the space between downstairs ceiling and upstairs floor? can i block at each side to stop colder air getting to this area?

First of all to the moderators, i know this has been asked before by me, but i made such a mess of the post it didnt make sense. I have cleaned it up and got the diagrams sorted so i beg your indulgence. :oops: What i want to do is.. In my eaves space i would like to insulate the inside of...