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Hi Guys, Thanks for the replies! I will probably opt for connecting it all up in a deeper backbox. At least here it is accessable and I do not then have any extra blanking plates on a wall. This is in the lounge and therefore there is another floor above (bedroom). I do not wish to...

Hi, Because we don't know which wall lights we are going to have yet, I don't want to limit myself to have the back plate of the light over a certain size to hide a box sunk into the wall. Also, if I am correct, I will need 4 cables coming down the wall to one of the lights (switch, power...

Hi guys, Thanks for the replies. I was hoping for a solution which was 'perminant' and didn't show in the room - eg back boxes etc. Could I solder the connections in a plastic box mounted in the ceiling void and then put somekind of heatshrink over them? If I can, is there a special...

Hi John As I will be have two wall lights only, I will not have a ceiling rose to connect the cables, hense the reason why I want a 'box' in the ceiling to connect the cables to. This box will be inaccessable so I can't use the usual JB which would be used. What else could I use if the...

Thanks for the link - not as expensive as I thought. Do you have a link to the correct crimps. the only ones I can see are: http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=A331814&ts=93315&id=90867 Are these classed as perminant, even though you can pull them apart? How can you connect...

Only way I could quickly describe it :) That is what I was thinking also as the other posts only seemed to talk about 'inline' connections eg joining two cables together. How would you suggest making this type of lighting connection perminant where you cannot access the box?

Hi Guys, As it has been said in various, you can not use JBs where they are inaccessible for inspection etc. My situation is that I want to have two wall lights being switched by one switch and I want to put a box in the ceiling which will 'act' as JB, but will perminantly crimpted. As...

I have thought about this, but what would I do with it afterwards, as unless I keep up with doing electrical work I would loss my Part P would I not? How much does it cost to do all the required exams and training off the top of your head? Cheers Ad.

Cool - thanks for your help!

That loftbox looks extremely sweet and possible just what I am looking for. Alarm bells ring at it's cheapness though! Anyone know what the quality is like?? Ad.

We do have Hell Desk - tried it and failed. I vowed never to sit at one of those desks again! :evil: I haven't installed the PABX yet so dunno - it was very cheap from Hong Kong - so if don't work I haven't lost anything really :)

Neither - IT Support Engineer - go out an fixed those 'issues' the God Damn users cause! :) <BlackAdder>B u g g e r !</BlackAdder> No - just a little PABX box, like this...

Looking in the 'Electricians Guide to the Building Reg'. It shows a table with Maximum cable lengths for various final circuits. The specific heading is 'TN-C-S PME earth Ze up to 0.35Ohm' Eg. Cooker: 30m Immersion Heater: 30m Shower: 40m Fixed Lighting: 100m* *including switch drops...

Thanks for all your comments on this - it seems I am going to have to do a load on investigation on this before I start it :) On this I was wondering if it is was possible to run the cable from the dish to the comms cabinet and from there split it and run seperate cables to each of the rooms...

I think I might go for a commercial board if the MCBs are interchangeable - more hardcore and will give be ample spare space :D Sorry, my mistake on the shower. I heard from somewhere with the lighting circuit it is safer to split it off so if there is a failure somewhere else it won't trip...

<homer>Woohoo!</homer> I'll make a sparky out of myself yet :D

cheers for the reply. I am thinking harder into what I actually want and where I want it. Basic setup I want is to have the sky box in the lounge and distribute that to the study and bedroom and use the sky IR sender devices over the Aerial. I don't really want to use the Aerial for AV...

Few questions on the consumer unit front: 1. What is the maximum size of a domestic consumer unit. I have seen them up to 21 way with 19MCB spaces (http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MK5621.html). Reason I ask is that this may not be big enough. 2. I have draw up a consumer unit (no...

I labelled the cables just for ease of identification. C, S and L all can be 'Live' depending on the switch configuations, which is the most important thing I assume? Ad.

Good old MS Visio