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My Mum's house, which has a whole-house 63 amp (30mA) RCD protecting the whole house (as you can tell it's a small house) occasionally trips after the home PC (plugged into a surge protection adaptor, along with the Modem) is shut down and then unplugged. I have read thge debates about...

Some time ago (just pre-Part P) my Mum got a neighbour to remove a light-up bathroom mirror (with integral pullswitch) and replace with a standard, non-electric hanging mirror. I had a look recently to see what he did with the (live) T&E cable that emerged from the wall behind the hanging...

Dear all, I know that under 17th all cable set in walls of less than 50 mm has to either be mechanically protected (armoured cable etc. etc.) or electrically protected with an RCD, or else set in surface-mounted trunking. However, what are the rules if the wiring is within a cupboard or...

Dear all, I am quite au fait with how flying earths etc. etc. work with metal faceplates. However, I am installing a Metal dimmer on a Plastic backbox. There is an earthwire in the switch cable (currently bent over and attached to nothing as current faceplate is also plastic). Now, I...