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All earths connected together. All neutrals connected together. Live to mirror from permanent live. Live to new lamp from switched live. But which terminal in the rose is which? Earth is obvious. Permanent live is where the 3 reds join in the middle. Switched live and neutral are the...

Note that it’s possible to run HDMI over CAT6 cable (possibly pairs of) with suitable adaptors. (Note I’ve not personally done this!). That avoids the issue of connector size as you run bare cables. There do exist mini- and micro-HDMI connectors. Whether you can buy long cables with them is a...

What’s the other side of the wall?

You need an internet-free weekend. Turn your phone off and go for a long walk by the sea, or something.

I fitted a cheap Mira this year, no complaints yet.

It will be fine.

Any undamaged dry mains wire that you have will withstand 4 kV without breaking down. The dielectric strength of PVC is maybe somewhere around 20 kV/mm, so 4 kV would break down at a separation of 0.2 mm. You might not want to touch it though. I’d put it in a good solid bit of pipe...

I don’t know what I would do in your house. Yes?

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I think it would be useful for us to know if their typical bedroom humidity is 50 or 70 or 90%. I recall going into a neighbour’s flat once and was immediately hit by a wall of hot humid air that felt like a botanical hot house - but to them, that was entirely normal. If you asked them, “is...

They say you should never google symptoms when you feel unwell because The Internet will tell you that you’ve got a rare incurable cancer. Go to the doctor who will tell you that it’s the same flu that everyone else has this week. Same applies to asbestos. You’ve “done some research” and now...

Washing machine has a 1600 rpm spin, so it starts drier than from an average machine. Then start drying outside, but hang in bathroom if it’s not fully dry at the end of the day. There’s a huge difference between hanging things straight from the machine in the bathroom, vs. hanging things where...

Work out what goes where and draw us a diagram.

You could do that. I imagine that it comes like that so they can supply the same cable with their 1, 2 and 3-phase versions.

What is that in reply to? A thermostatic mixer shower will work connected to mains cold and combi hot, with no pumps anywhere.

Fan instructions generally include a diagram showing a 3A fuse in the supply. In typical UK installations where the fan is powered from a 6A MCB lighting circuit, this instruction should be ignored. If an FCU is used, it should supply both the perm and switched live to the fan - and hence also...

All fine. Just use the cable.

That suggests that your lifestyle leads to high humidity, but you said: 55% is fine - but do I believe it? So: Do this, and let us know what the actual humidity is. Get the second-cheapest ones then. Don’t expect them to agree exactly, and note they take a while to stabilise when the...

No, they’re not fibre optic; just thin copper wires.

Yeah, mine is basically the same.