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So dont put peoples life at risk by messing around with something you dont know about, and hire a pro to do it. Even if you think you got it working, you wont know for sure, as you are not familiar with them sufficiently enough to know for sure you are not going to put lives at risk.

If someone has cctv installed using alarm cable then I hope the alarm company did not install it - if they did, I would recommend changing to a different company straight away..... Alarm cable can work, but why throw away what little quality you get on cctv with the wrong cable, when its...

Have you got a multimeter to measure the line voltage on the phone terminals? (dont do it if you dont know what to do) We had a similar problem, no dialtone (for a couple of years at least!!!) - and our broadband was really, really slow (but worked). There was also very little voltage on the...

For my own use I have a 16 channel geo 1480 system, about 10 cams currently installed, some external, some internal. As a backup I have a visimetrics fastar 8 channel dvr covering 8 of the most vital cams. Main DVR in secure lockbox, if going away for extended period I can also plug in a...

I would forget about the 14 quid stuff on ebay. IR light can be fantastic, at home I have a day night in the back yard with a derwent uniflood led for illumination - it is like daylight on the screen when it is pitch black outside. There is a big difference in price though, a cheap dome...

Mains sockets, TV, extension leads in a bathroom? Surely thats not allowed, I thought only shaver sockets were allowed in bathrooms? Does not sound very safe to have electrics like that in the bathroom....

Have I got this right - thanks to part P a (user extended) trailing mains extension lead under carpets is preferable to having a fixed in place, out of harms way extension plugged into a socket to provide more sockets ? A quick fix is preferable to trying to make something safer?

Never having done it, nor knowing anything about how to do it, I have to wonder, is there not a fire/electrocution risk with tampering with the meter or whatever to steal electricity? If a sparky does a job, signs off, and there is a fire or someone dies, is it not obvious the tampering was...

Hopefully the original poster is still alive and has not electrocuted themselves or burned the house down.... If you cant use a multi-meter you should not be around mains..... Its just not safe to play with, or learn on, its to easy for it to go horribly wrong...

Personally I would not go the dimmer switch route, or any other route that uses a bodge, as if you drop dead at any point, and someone else moves into your house in the future, they could easily replace the dimmer switch with a normal switch, and burn the house down as they dont know that the...

With my cctv psu, I just took the 12v output and put it on a homemade board inside the case, the board (veroboard, not got round to making a proper pcb yet) just has pcb style terminal blocks on it for the input, and multiple output blocks with a fuse for each one, so I can match the fuses to...

A few questions about a security light (infra red, led type). By reading part p, It looks to me that security lights (if fixed to the outside wall of the property) are not notifiable work, so can be done by myself, is that correct? Second, the light is 12V to 15v, and I would like to take...

what is a bogie, I thought a bogie was a snot?

Do these regs apply to existing work, as I wanted to drop a cable down a false wall for a door access system I am installing at home when I noticed the mains cable dropping down from the 1st floor to a light switch downstairs is a piece of twin and earth that is unprotected and just dangling...

ryanw first, a qualification isnt much if you have no work experience. second, if you wrote your cv like your post, you would be ignored, learn to spell and spellcheck. third, im ****ed so i cant find the caps key on this portable im borrowing, so that explains why its in lower, but if...

There is one rcd protecting the tv/dvd/cctv power, and another, on a different mains socket at other side of room, protecting a pc system. The lighting isnt on the same circuit as the rcd, but getting spikes anyways. Will take a look at the light later, see what I can see, thanks all.

We have a couple of plug in rcd's from wilki's, the little ones with reset/test buttons. They trip about once a day, maybe once every two days at best. Occasionally when a bulb blows it will knock off the main light fuse in hallway, requiring it to be switched up again before the lights work...

Sometimes when the kitchen light (tube) is turned off, the rcd's on the computer / tv equipment upstairs trip. Its definately the tube being switched off, as I have a camera pointing at the door where the switch is, and you can actually see the spike interference in the exact frame where the...

yes, its for domestic use, learning CCTV for fun ;) Got two controllers, one is for 240v pan tilt heads, the other for 12 or 24v heads, but if I was to test one in the back yard then I would probably end up having to use the 240v one as I only have a 240v head (but can get a 24v head if needs...

Would the following require permission / inspection under part P, or is it just ok as normal DIY work. Run a mains cable from a rcd plugged into a switched socket, through a wall and into a IP67 rated box (via waterproof cable clands) box and glands are all suitable for outside use, and ce...