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Its an mt110 mcb. What I have also just noticed is that my electric meter for my solar panels is flashing LCD so perhaps that went off when the heating mcb flipped. It's flipped twice now but been ok for last 24 hours. Now need to also work out how to reset the solar meter!

My house has an extension which is a double garage with a bedroom above. The bedroom is very cold. I cant access the roof area from the main loft so not sure if there is insulation. We moved in summer and had new carpets fitted so I now cant lift flooring to put insulation in floor. Any ideas? I...

Called the fitter who said he didnt drill the walls so maybe a coincidence. When it went off I noticed our outdoor spotlights were also off so some cowboy may of put them on the same main marked as heating. If that is the case it could be water getting in one of those I suppose? Been living here...

Hi All, I had a wardrobe fitted on friday and noticed on saturday morning that my heating hadnt come on. Checked my electric and the heating circuit breaker had tripped. Flipped it back on and was ok until this afternoon when ive found its tripped again. Back on again but obviously something...

I know what a crimp is, must of used hundreds of thousands, but not an electrical one. was looking for a product ideally. If i could hide it i would use a wago but I dont want to make a hole in the ceiling if I can help it. The joint will be a foot down the wall which i'll then cover and...

What do you crimp them with? I'm only familiar with phone cable crimps

it was. watch this space........! i had no choice, all the sockets/switches need to match. I have 3 double sockets, 2 fused connectors, 1 single light switch and the treble.

HI All, I currently have a tall fitted corner fridge that i want to remove, but have found that there are 2 electric cables coming out of the ceiling surface mounted to the wall and going into a surface mounted double mains socket about 8 inches from the ceiling. I need to sink these into the...

Yes i bought a new 3 gang SWITCH. Translating the connection from old to new was my problem, but the experts on here said it looked like I had fitted it correctly, but it only worked 1 of the 3 lights. When I put the old SWITCH back all 3 worked as before. I've bought another SWITCH so will try...

ok so put the old socket back and all works fine. how annoying. Only positive is i must of lost some weight up and downstairs a hundred times switching the breaker on and off. So is that definitely a dodgey socket then?

how do i tell which one is working? the right hand switch is working. if the wires behind that are the ones then its the red on its own in 1way.

swapped the reds and now have 1 light only working. So I have 1 com linked to the 2 other coms of the 2 cables i have 1 red to a 1way on its own and the red from the other cable sharing a com. the 2 black are in the other 2 1ways on their own. Result 1 light working 2 switches doing nothing.

swapped them over now no lights working

so tried what i said above and 2 lights come on with 1 switch and nothing happens with the other 2. Is that because i have the wrong red in with com? confusing where it is upside down from old switch just to add the 2 blacks have red sleeves if that matters?

sorry rushed into that. neither red are doubled over. i'm pretty sure one red was in the com on the top left where you have put the red line. Does that go in the bottom left com then? and the other red and 2 blacks into the 3 1 ways? THe black were in the bottom of the old socket, but as i said...

you are a star! much appreciated!

You're confused! ok it's a switch not a socket. I've just replaced 15 sockets so socket blind! Here's the old switch and the new. As well as the 2 red jumpers shown in the old switch which i need to transfer to the new, there are 2 cables in the wall so I have 2 reds and 2 blacks. Ignore the...

Was replacing a 3 gang lisse light switch and as I unscrewed the facia some of the wires came out. I can't tell which as two looked to be still tightened and 2 were completely loosened so no idea where from. Added to that the new lisse socket has different connections to the old one. soooo Light...