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Unfortunately the first socket coming out one side of the existing ring is the first socket in the kitchen so if I disconnect it, it goes nowhere else. This would have been a good solution. The rest of the layout is potentially very random so hence just trying to leave it in situ, the house...

Fingers crossed the attached picture explains far better than my words. The top diagram is the current ring main on the fuse box, it goes all around the house including the kitchen. I need a new CU immediately to replace the fuse box and would like the kitchen on its own circuit (dishwasher...

Sure no worries, I will draw a diagram shortly and post it. Please don't laugh if my drawing is a bit pathetic :)

Hi EFLIpudence. The intention is as you describe, take the existing sockets off, connect the existing ring main wires together using the connectors I linked to above, then put the sockets back on with new cables which are then on its own circuit. This was suggested by an electrician as a means...

Hi all. I am having a new consumer unit fitted very soon as I am on a really old fuse box which has been extended over the years (previous house owners) and it looks like something from North Korea. The new consumer unit is being done by a real sparky by the way. The house is currently all on...

Ummm... a bit worried about my square being true and square. It's square against my speed square but I picked up a bigger framing square and it's not against that. This could just mean my framing square is crap rather than the square I am using for to align the mitre saw but, still got me...

I have a Bosch GCM 8 SJL Mitre Saw and, I guess this topic has been done to death in various places for Mitre saws in general but, I really couldn't find any successful threads so here is hoping. I have attached some pictures where I have calibrated the saw, squaring the blade to the left and...

I really appreciate all the replies to this question, fantastic responses and really helped me. It may sound daft but, I honestly never really saw a router in action nor really knew their potential until researching table saws for cutting grooves. Thankfully I found information about kickback...

Thanks guys, appreciate the responses. A router it will need to be and to be fair, the more I look the more they look like they can do some really good stuff. The problem is now finding one I can justify. For example, any I find below £300 seem to have bad reviews regards excessive play and...

Hi. I have a need to cut some 6mm wide grooves into some stud timber (not used for stud wall but for something else) and the grooves will be 6mm from each edge of the side. Some timber will be 63x38mm and some 89x38mm and the grooves will be on the wider side of the wood. I tried to get away...

I confirm that I am not putting a cable through the air brick. Whilst searching for my worry I happened upon a few discussions out on t'internet regards people putting cable through air bricks; interesting discussions by the way. My cable will be completely on the inside of the house and will...

Thank you, much appreciated. You can imagine it was a thought just niggling me and couldn't find anything out there on it so thought best just ask.

Just wondering if there is a certain part of the cable that is much colder, might it draw more power down one side of the ring?

If running a cable under floorboards on the ground floor of a house that has the suspended floor, is the cable ok to go by an air brick? It won't run directly past it but pretty close, within 8 inches or so, maybe 12. I imagine it will be ok regards moisture etc, none should get on it from the...

Thanks guys. Some good input. Appreciate it.

I am curious how you guys out there deal with this issue. If you have two or more horizontal drill holes that need to go level into brick, putting up a TV, shelf, large picture, etc and want them perfect level, the bricks are covered in plaster so you can't see the mortar... one hole goes in...

The reason I was asking two would be needed (if of course a junction box was used) is due to posts like this : https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/102559/can-i-use-wago-connectors-to-extend-a-ring-main I see they seem to be talking about 20A Wago boxes which firstly confused me why they'd...

Just to complete the knowledge here, is it just those Wagos that need two boxes on a ring extension?

The spur is because I will be adding another socket in the area near to this but, right now I cannot distrupt too much in the room, I would have to fully replaster a wall at the very least to route it but a spur I can just straight line chisel for a single cable and patch. Basically it really...

Doesn't the connector block option require 4 cables into one pattress box? I am not saying this is a bad option of course, just getting clarity, whereas the junction box keeps two cables per patress and less "stuff" inside? As I will spur off this box shortly that would mean 5 cables in one...