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Oh yes..... or Volex :lol:

I'll try and answer you as soon as Ive stopped banging my head against the wall.

To be perfectly honest with you, PVC insulated cables are still under test. There doesnt seem to be any break down in the insulative properties, however, Years of electron stripping currents do cause metal fatigue ( Its the reason why fuses seem to melt for no apparent reason and the term "the...

Firstly that wall seems a little too thin, you should have a discernable gap left betweem tranny and other wall. In the box it is screwed into, has the back been cut out for it to be against that other wall? If not, clear away any lagging and make some space and drill a couple of holes into the...

Why not? You do need to know !

Optical detectors literally look through the free air inside the chamber to a receiver and guage the amount of fine particles that make up "smoke" by detecting a less clearer view (in layman terms ) Ionisation detectors still do the same thing but differently. The sensing part of the...

Disconnect the transformer and test the winding resistance to see if you get 2.3Kohm. In fact isolate the board completely to prove the fact. If different, then you need to investigate further.

Sorry Crafty, you beat me to it mate :roll:

Yes there is. You need a tester that can provide a continuity test. Find the Breaker that feeds the Ring circuit and switch it off. Make sure you are safe and if need be switch off the main switch just to be sure. remove the 2 lives from the breaker and seperate them. If you put your tester...

Not to mention a 4 twin socket radial connected to an existing ring !!!!! Tell your Electrician that you want the job to be Labour only but you need to know what to buy and where to buy it. He will tell you how it MUST be done...no corner cutting is allowed. Then you can get the materials and...

well it would seem no-one has been on this course my friend. I can only suggest you get in touch and ask them directly about success rates etc. Or google it and see if there are any reviews from guys whove done it. I cant really suggest anything more but at least its a reply

I take it that you are meant to do the chases and he wants them deep and you dont ?

If you have a RCD protected external socket in place already, you can just go and buy a submersible pump and follow the instructions. As Breezer says, you just plug it in.

Yes ok but what type of cable is feeding that old light?

GRRRRRR @ Plumbers. To be honest have you ever tried to push copper pipe through holes in joists ? As for the mess...well thats just being sloppy, it can also cause problems later on with flux inside the pipe causing blockages etc.

Its usually 6mm T&E. Look at the Spec on your new equipment and look for the load in "KW" and post back please.

Not while I live here they wont. If LED fittings were left on 24/7 they would still last 3 or 4 years without the need to change them. I just dont like Halogens in ceilings. IMHO I think they are dangerous if fitted by people who do not understand the dangers.

I would probably avoid at all costs putting in halogens. As said many times here, Intumescent fire hoods are not designed to be used as fire protection. These fittings need space. Why not go for high light output GU10 LED fittings. I have them in my extension and they are quite bright actually.

I should stress that Tenby "old" style switches are rubbish, I was referring solely to Double and single switched socket outlets.

Scantronic are also manufacturers of many of the Electrical wholesaler's own brand products. They are as far as I know the Market leaders in Domestic Intruder alarm manufacture. Whoever installed this should go back and retrace his steps logically to find whats wrong. You can start by...