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Bernardgreen, Not really because the earth cable in question is only part of the switch cable, so i was not going to connect it to anything just cut it back to the insulation. I could still earth mounting box and cover with the other earth terminal as it it a double switch. That was my...

No i havent done that. can you explain more what you mean? I regret now not doing an insulation test.

i chased up the wall earlier today as wanted to put it right. The cable is new as its part of my extension. I only did the second fix today.I first thought i had put a nail through it when covering the cable with tin, but like i said upto the coving it seems ok. However i think where the tin end...

Ok i get the picture, i just thought with the earth being insulated it wont actually cause a problem if it wasnt connected at either end. I have chased up the wall above the switch and cant see anything wrong. Although i only went as far as the coving so guess i will have to remove that and hope...

I have put two new lights in a room, they both go to a double switch. One light causes the MCB to pop when the light switches on. After further investigation i found it only happens when the earth from the switch cable is connected in the ceiling rose. Therefore i have come to the conclusion...

Thank you for your help that makes perfect sense, the only reason i thought of spurring off was so i didnt have to run a cable down from the boiler but i have to run one down for the switch line anyway.

I need to wire up my underfloor heating controls as per the link below: http://www.underfloorheatingdiy.co.uk/wiring_boiler.html I just have a few questions i hope someone can help me with. 1)I have a double socket (part of the ring main) near where the heating controls are going, can i...

I cant blank off the existing socket and im changing the small room that the socket is it too an en suite, therefore my understanding is that all 240V has to be removed?? Or because it is blanked is that ok? i was going to use heat shrink anyway, however i did not know i had to put it on each...

I want to extend my ring main from a socket i want to take out. The socket is upstairs so i was going to crimp the two cables running to the socket underneath the floor and extend from there. Chasing the 2 cables back to their sockets and putting in new cables is not going to be straight forward...

I will try and get a photo. It is inside the cupboard right next to the CU, every house in the estate has one. I stopped in a B&B and it had a fuse box in the room, it also had a switch next to it so thought there must be common

Can anyone tell me what the switch is next to my main fuse box? It looks like a normal light switch. I know this might sound like an easy or stupid question, but would be grateful for any useful information Cheers

Thank you for your help. Does anyone have a link towhere i can get some?

Could you tell me if cable to a sky box is just coax cable? My sky box has 2 cables running from the dish and it just looks like just normal coax cable, i want to move my TV so was going to run new cable from my dish to the new point where my tv will be located. Can anyone please advise? Thank you

Cheers Dan, the only reason i was going for microbore was because that is already in the house, so was just going to run them from the manifold. I have read before what you say about microbore and like you say other people think different.

Lol, sorry if you dont quite understand what im getting at. Basically all i want to know is can i just get the plumber in when the floor and ceiling are in and just run the microbore around the skirting? Or do i need to get him in before joiner first fix? The main reason for asking is that the...

Well its not common sense, because that is why im asking the question, if microbore is going to go around the skirting then there is no need to lift the floor! The manifold is in the main part of the house anyway so when the floor gets lifted at that part does not matter.

Yes but only a battery one, i read in 16th edition about it being connected to mains with out RCD (not sure how i can do that as my box is RCD protected) I get confused when reading regulations at times so not sure if it counts when extending the building

Im putting an extension on the side of my house. Does this mean i now have to fit a smoke alarm in my house?

Thank you for help, can microbore go behind skirting board or not?

Im in the middle of an extension and sort of managing the project myself. The extension is a two story on side of house. My question is, when should i get the plumber in to do first fix? The sparky has done his and the joiner is starting to do his, however im not sure if he should lay the floor...