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Great, I will double check the rating of any switch used. The CU is in a small cupboard off the hallway. The route both cables will take is straight up into the loft directly above the CU. There is a plastic duct (running from CU to ceiling) already installed for this - but it is very...

Hi plugwash. So the live/earth go through the switch, and a seperate terminal connection for neutrals? Thanks for the tip!

Thanks for the tip - I do hate cramped fittings! Ah, so I can run multiple outlets straight off the switch itself - do their enclosures have holes for >1 wire? That would be much simpler - thanks. Do switches come with ratings, like junction boxes, or is a switch just a switch? Cheers!

Hi there Thanks a lot for your help. The guy who put in my new consumer unit + wiring is a qualified electrician, though it isnt his main profession - would you advise him doing it rather than I, if regs are strict? Great - take it 5m would be classed as 'short'? These will just be...

Hi everyone, New guy here; I am competent with basic electrical wiring / conscious of safety. I have completed relatively simple tasks such as wiring extractions fans, installing storage heaters and convectors, and have helped others with more complicated stuff like installing new circuits...