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Hello knowledgable peeps, Looking at the legality and mostly safety of wiring a up/down exterior light via a switch spurred from a socket protected by rcd. Newish home (5 years) so modern electrics. I was going to use 1.5mm twin and earth but thinking i might have to use 2mm as from the...

Hi guys, I'm looking to hide my plug from my tv, as my daughter (12 months) has taken to pulling on the wire that shows from the wall. here is a picture : and a close up : The double socket on the right is a fake, i cut the plaster board to i could get the scart and hdmi cables...

How would i wire this combination, i have a garage with a light switch at the garage door, and at a switch at a personnel door. I am looking to wire in a light outside (ip55) which would work from the light switch. i have wired up the light ouside with 2.5mm twin and earth, and planed to...

It only does it at very low voltage? faulty dimmer? wrongly wired? It replaced a one way light switch, two live's to common and one to L2, the blues in a connector block. I wired the 2 live's in common to wavy line with the arrow through it, and the L2 to the L2 on the dimmer. Left the...

Im looking to lightly sand my oiled garden decking, and apply a stain or varnish. (not sure which is best tbh) Are there any specific sanders on the market for grooved deecking boards, or is it going to be hands and knees and a load of sand paper. Cheers Ben p.s if anyone knows of any good...

When i built my deck this summer, i brought two tins (35 squids each :o ) of natural colour decking oil - ronseal was the brand - and applied it according to manufacturers instructions. Ie wait till the deck was really dry (it was in june when it was mega hot) and flood the deck with the...

Hi everyone, Complete novice to electrics, but am here to learn. Bit of background : I have put a double switchable outside socket which i spured off the outside power supply to the garage. This socket provides power to my deck lights, which i have to switch on by going outside flicking...