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hi. i've paid for somebody to lay my oak flooring . The skirting was left on so i will be using 16 x 16 quadrant beading... My problem is that instead of cutting out the door jamb and placing the flooring under this, he has cut the flooring around the door jamb. this looks a little un sightly...

i suggested if this was a borrowed neutral apparently its a It is a back-feeding open circuit neutral as suggested by RF lighting. allthough this was on another part of the lighting circuit and not on the 2 way. as regards to part p i informed my labc and contacted my supplier who fitted an...

evening all, i have recently installed a new dual rcd consumer unit at my house. the old cu had cartridge fuses, one was a 5 amp for lighting upstairs and down stairs one 30 amp for sockets and one for cooker. i separated the 2 feeds for the lighting and connected on opposing rcd sides. one...

very nice indeed, domestic kitchen? what size is conduit cut too inbetween boxs 25mm? and what you used to chase?

yes i told tiler to tile up to the back boxs so switches sit on top, but didn't want him to carry on if i was to chase out wall to make more space for switches to sit together. initially i had 3 switches together and put in 3 single galv back boxs and used a laser to make sure they where...

just measured the volex ones which are 90 mm 4mm extra on each side, so if i get some at 86mm should be ok and tiler can carry on tommorow.

hi jus completing kitchen, i've used an mk galvanized dual back box for 2 fcu switchs, and 2 volex fcus from screw fix (which i've heard are poor quality) but i've found i can not screw these back as they are too wide. can anyone suggest any fcus that will fit this dual split back box . thanks

initially it was isolated, was investigating and realised it became live when switched. thanks so it is safe to place back with the neutrals ? what wiring method is this ?

hi, about to install some downlighters in kitchen. in the rose there is 2 single blacks together and one red with grey sheath (switchcwire). at the switch there are 2 single reds placed in the com and the red with grey sheath in the L2. im a little confused as one of the blacks at the light...

galliano i can sympathize that this is a young family wanting their own house and not a flat and have a budget to work with. but to be an electrician is a skill, that can take years and cost an individual a lot of money to become one, and should be paid accordingly as you or anybody else in...

the older cable on ring is flat pvc the old colours of black and red i believe that it is recent visually looks in good condition allthough not been tested by anyone else.

exactly i agree. the reason i ask is because an electrician has made some points of why a friend needs to have a full rewire. one being "New cable connected with old" with this i presume he means jointing new with old. yes 526.5 type of connection, and wether it needs to be accessible reg...

is there a regulation that prohibits this :?: , ive looked through the regs but can not find any wording that suggests this.

thankyou for your time and expertise , much appreciated:wink:

Hi. firstly i have some old low voltage halogen recessed lights without instructions. each pack contains 3 with a transformer. i have 2 packs so would i use both the transformers in series. i know that if you have 2 batterys in seris the output would equal both batterys together. secondly i...