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Of course - I will connect the earth flex to this terminal, my question is is it necessary to run an additional earth from this terminal to the base.

Hi all, I have a large copper vase that I intend to turn into a table lamp. The vase has a narrow neck so my plan is to glue or fix a brass lampholder to the neck of the bottle using lamp bungs that are available for this purpose. I will then drill a hole through the back of the vase and...

Can you guarantee your roof won't fall in tomorrow? Without maintainence it surely will, it could be days, months or years, no one has a crystal ball. But wouldn't you expect to see signs, slight at first, getting progressively worse over time, before that happened?

That's my point, it won't be days and it won't be months. If it's functioning now then it will be years.

But it could equally be like going for a 20 mile journey in the car and proclaiming "it's been fine for 100 miles! No worries!" All the OP knows is that there is a pit, and it is functioning. If it was on its way out within the next few years there would be signs - a boggy garden for example...

As stated, £15k for connection to the main sewer seems rather excessive. But yes, this arrangement won't last forever and yes it will cost some money (if not £15k) to replace. But this is at some point in the next few decades, it's not urgent. Houses cost money to maintain, a £15k requirement at...

I'd have been much more worred about the reoccurence of such flash floods than about this pit - which probably withstood the flood with little ill effect - after all ,its just a pit in the ground so wouldn't have been any more affected by flooding than any other patch of ground. I tend to...

Of course somebody will come round to repair/enter it. It won't be easy or cheap and it's not something I'd like to do, but sewerage work is a trade like any other and somebody will do it. On TV a while back (can't remember what programme) they had a diver who specialised in diving to the bottom...

Yes, where possible I've been getting rid of the JBs by incorporating the wiring into sockets. But there are some that are nowhere near any other accessories and the wire is too short to make any drastic changes - short of crimping an extension to the cable. I'm probably exaggerating, I think...

I looked at the ashley ones - is there anywhere you can get them in real life rather than over the internet?

Indeed, they look as if they have! I'm well aware that, especially if I just check the screws are nice and tight, they'll last another twenty years. I just want to get it all done properly up to current regs. Though I have to say, having never used wagos before I don't feel any more confident...

Moved house. Upon lifting floorboards I'm finding junction boxes on the ring final circuit all over the place - most of the wall sockets are on one ring and a lot of the downstairs sockets seem to be spurred off from the ring from old black JBs under upstairs floorboards. I'm keen to sort...

This was a couple of months ago. Masonry bit, but I have a feeling that in a moment of madness I swapped to a metal bit and tried to continue, being so confident that nothing important should be there. For about two seconds when I thankfully came to my senses and stopped. I'm 99% sure it's ok...

Hello all, Posting this in hope of peace of mind more than anything A while ago in true DIY style I managed to make the rookie mistake of hitting a gas pipe embedded in the wall with a drill. Usual story - hit metal where I wasn't expecting to find any so I stopped and wondered what it...

It's not as simple as that though. I'm well aware that I could do what I like with my electrics and no-one will ever find out. It's the principle of doing things by the book that worries me. And I'd make sure that the CPC on any new extension is connected properly to the existing CPC. I may not...

Yes, that's what it comes down to I think. I just wondered whether this is something that is commonly done or not. I suspected it was. But then, how far does this go? I take it that changing a light fitting (i.e. rewiring the rose) technically requires an MWC? And what proportion of the...

Hi John, thanks for your reply. Yes I was aware that qualifications were'nt required a such, I think by 'qualified' I meant being able to demonstrate competence through qualifications, rather than that being the requirement itself if you see what I mean. I think that's the key problem here - I...

Afternoon all, Been lurking here for a while and am impressed with all your knowledge. I'm looking to extend the ring in an upstairs bedroom by adding a double socket. I'm confident that I know what I'm doing here - safe zones, accessibility etc. I'm just a bit confused as to what...