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Just had a look at the following link; http://www2.theiet.org/Publish/WireRegs/WiringMatters/Documents/Issue27/2008_27_summer_wiring_matters_cables_conceiled_in_walls.pdf In the picture on the second page of "Permitted Cale Runs" there is no blue lines near the socket nearest to the door...

Its a new house - built April last year so i am assuming that all the sockets are on the ring (will check). The ring main has an RCD in the consumer unit. The tv is going to be fitted in the top corner of another room and i was either going to run the kettle lead to the socket in the loft or...

It will only be buried under plasterboard, so probabaly less the 50mm and the cable will be in a bedroom - not running through a bathroom or anything. I was going to put a fused connection unit (with switch) on the cable with a 13amp fuse just before the cable goes into the loft. I am...

Hi All, I am planning install a double socket in my loft and take the cable from a socket in a room below....I belive that this is ok for me (DIYer) to do myself providing that i do it safetly ?? Part P states that adding sockets to existing ring circuits does not need to be notified. Is...

Hi All, I have bought a house with the above system, but no part set programme has been setup on it by the installer, and the end user instructions dont show you how to do it. Does anyone know how to setup a part set programme on this Alarm? I know how to omit a zone, but my GF finds this...

Hi All, Just moved into a new house, was putting up a towel rail like you do and the damn bracket slipped and landed on the bottom of the toilet puncturing a hole in the pan!! There is now a small crack about a CM wide just before the U bend which water leaks out off. This morning I...

Hi I have a telephone master socket in the hallway and want to plug in a telephone extension cable so that I can have a phone and a ADSL router in the living room. Will this work? Will i need a particular type of exenstion cable? I am just not sure if a ADSL router will work off an...

Something like the following; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-PRE-WIRED-6-LED-KITCHEN-PLINTH-FLOOR-DECKING-LIGHT_W0QQitemZ130235039312QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item130235039312&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 I would prefer if possible not to add a socket to the ligthing circuit.

Thanks, How would I know what transformer to buy? Do i need to look at the voltage that is stated on the plug?

Hi All, I want to install some LED Plinth lights that run off the lighting mains. However all the ones I see are kits with a 3 pin plug on the end. Where can I get some that run off a transformer which can then be connected to the lighting ring, or is it possible to cut off the plug and...

Thanks All, How easy is it to replace? I have done some basic plubming before - putting in a new bathroom etc. Do I buy the whole thing or can I buy just the body?

Hi All, My girlfriend has a potterton central heating / hot water system in her newish build - 1997 house. When selecting Hot Water, the central heating also comes on, making living there at the moment almost unbearable! I have also noticed that the wall termostat dosen't make any...