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...you will need to supply further information for anyone to help: How is the outside plug connected to the house circuit e.g. is it connected to a final ring circuit via a fused connection unit, or directly to the consumer unit. Also the size of the cable to the outside plug and to the plug if...

The question is not specific enough. Not enough detail. Just admit to failure and he'll tell you anyway.

...Sorry. I get annoyed when people don't answer the question too. I'm not the best at CAT5, but I know wireless pretty good. I have 2 laptops, a desktop and 2 XBOX 360's linked wirelessly. All work perfectly. Absolutely no lag on HALO 3 etc. Get the right equipment and it shouldn't be an...

...If the Cat5 is just to carry your internet conntection it's crazy to wire anything. Just use a wireless router/receiver.

It's difficult to say from the information given. Possibly the hallway light was looped into the living room lights which you have changed, and an incorrect connection means it is not receiving power now.

..you also need the correct IP rating in the correct zone. It's not just touching..it's splashing. http://www.lightahome.co.uk/bathroom-zone-regulations.htm

...yep, the bulb should come on when the shower is switched on. But as Steve said, it could also come on when the cable is not live and the shower is switched off, due to the test instrument being very unreliable. If the neutral was live with the shower off (which you could not say for sure...

...All neutral wires are live when you switch the appliance on.

...does the neutral become live when you turn the shower on?, or when it's off?

...Thanks John. It seems from the other posts that I would need to remover the glass in order to access the bits. Would this be correct? If I could do the work myself, does anyone know where i might buy spares?

Hi Guys. I have a sliding patio door on the porch which gives the only viable acces to the house. There is a multi-point lever locking mechanism operated by a black bit of metal which you push up to open/down to lock. I'm guessing that the spindal of this black lever goes through a square...

...Thanks. I've seen lights in the past fixed using black or brown flex. Is this not suitable for outdoor use? I've only ever seen white/blue/yellow arctic. Afterall, who wants a yellow wire draped down their house?

...Tried CEF, Edmundson, Newey, and Wicks (who didn't have any). I guess I could try Focus and Homebase. Or maybe just dump the light and cut my losses! (cost of petrol).

I've been to 3 wholesalers today for 8 meters Arctic white/yellow/blue. None would sell me less than 100m. I am just fixing a 100W light to an outside wall. 3m flex will be external. Are the only options this arctic flex or PVC in plastic conduit? Or, does anyone sell small quantities?

...Thanks Pugwash, worth a try.

Hi. I want to connect a 3-gang switched S/O as a spur (flush-mounted - the usual plastic type). When I have installed a 3-gang previously (as a spur), it was surface-mounted with the box and there was just one connection to be made with the cable. I don't want to chisel out a 3-gang...

...Kidding. OK thanks for all the expert advice.

Would I put the small CU in the ceiling void?

...So, choc BLOCK inside the fitting is acceptable as the fitting is classed as an enclosure? RF - extending the cable inside the fitting basically means using choc block and then putting the fitting over the block (as in my experience there will no slack to pull the block away from the ceiling...

...So which is the best?: a) choc block inserted in ceiling. b) choc block inserted in the fitting. (cables may not be long enough) c) choc BOX enclosure inserted in ceiling.