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do you mean use flex from jb to jb as well or just to the lights? And one other thing, does the flex have to be heat resistant? Cheers

Hello all. Can anyone clarify this for me? I’m using 1.5mm T&E and simply want to daisy chain 4 mains downlighters together without using a junction or choc box. How do I join cpc’s as there are only 2 terminals inside the downlight connector block…? Do I have to use a JB at each point...

thanks for all replies...well appreciated!

yeah i know, but i thought a dpc starts below ground level and finishes around 200mm above ground level. Not my area either... Am I being a ****?!

Brillinat! thanks for that. Am pretty handy with a trowel so will be having a bash myself. Just normal render mix ok? PVA or any other potions I should mix in? How far down does the damp course normally go?

Okie dokie, cheers. Was planning to rip out everything visible, but didn't fancy hacking walls to bits to pull out dead cables that are nowhere near new ones. Is there anything in the regs or OSG about it?

Hi... just a quickie After a complete domestic re-wire with all new chases, socket & switch locations etc. Is it ok to leave the old cables in place? or do they all have to be ripped out? Can't find anything in the regs about this. Cheers!

Hello! Can anyone offer some advice on dealing with some damp? I live in a semi and the side of the house is damp (inside & out) from the ground up to about 300mm. The render outside has cracked so I chopped it all away to investigate. I discovered the old damp proof course in bits. (looks a...

Get yourself a couple of 6mm tile drill bits. Mark your back box out and make several holes around your mark. (keep the drill bit wet) then carefully tap the piece of tile out. If it comes out in one piece then you get 1000 points! Take it slow otherwise you'll end up replacing the whole tile...

Use SWA (armoured cable). like this http://www.toolstation.com/index.html?code=64330 It is meant to be buried at a depth of 500mm and covered with warning tape, but not sure if that's necessary as you're laying slabs over the top.

Hello all. I'm a novice roofer and have a question. We are flogging our house soon and whilst re-wiring I noticed that the felt in the loft is turning to dust (prob been there since WW2).. all in bits. The roof tiles look in good nick and I want to board over the beams and tidy the loft up...

Coooool. thanks.

Hi...all. I am installing a new ring main upstairs and have a couple of questions. Probably a doddle for you qualified sparks! I can't find anything in OSG or part P books: 1/. was wondering if it is ok to have sockets back to back on a dividing wall? The cable will run from a socket in...

ok thanks. It will be at least 800mm above it in anycase. Looked for ages through the regs, can't find anything on it... grrr! Cheers for your help

My gas meter is in the utility cupboard under the stairs. Is it ok to install my new consumer unit just above it? Or does it have to be in a sparate place altogther? Fankoooo!

Can anyone clarify this for me? When daisy-chaining downlighters, I am aware that the junction box has to be both fixed securely AND accessible. Are both regulations compulsory? I ask because where my lights are positioned, there are no joists and the lights cannot be accessed from above, so is...

Sounds cool, i shall investigate and invest. would still like a decent cable / pipe locator though, want to suss out the wiring in my prehistoric house... will eventually re-wire. Just a handy tool to have. Does such a thing exist for about a wunna?

Glad someone knows what they're doing hehe. Will knock it down to 8 then have 2 groups i guess. Thanks for your help fella

Nope. But i have a feeling that i'm about to own one....! Pls elaborate!

Hello again. Have been on the lookout for a decent cable locator. I'm not a qualified spark but am dead keen. All the ones I have bought :) off the shelf seem to be a pile of ****, then I found this: http://www.fluke.co.uk/comx/show_product.aspx?locale=uken&pid=35295 Trouble is its about...