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Hi all I have a big problem, I was changing a plastic two gang 2 way switch for a nice new one and as I moved the brown wire in the 3 core and earth for the 2 way switching it snapped off right at the top of the switch (seems as if it could of been snipped when the outer core was took off). Is...

Hi all, I have a slight problem, I have bought an old house which at some point must have been one huge house but is now separated into 2, anyhow as I bought for cash I didnt get all the surveys carried out and now I realise there is no party wall in the loft. Once it is renovated and ready for...

Hi all I have recently bought a 1850's end terrace house which is built out of sandstone, the outer walls are 600mm - 700mm thick with no cavities. There are no signs of damp in the house but when I come to get a mortgage on the place will a survey insist there must be a DP on the property and...

Hi all, can anyone tell me if I have a borrowed neutral and explain the concequences of this. I have a 3 gang two way switch dowstairs for the dining room (2 way switching), light at the bottom of the stairs (downstairs circuit, 1 way switching) and light at the top of the stairs ( upstairs...

Hi all, I was wondering if the cables in my loft are running safely. The shower cable is 10mm, this runs above the insulation all the way and is clipped to the joists, the only other cable up the is 1.0mm lighting circuit for the upstairs which feeds 2 bedrooms (1 light each), a landing and the...

Hi all, is it true to say that smoke alarms need to be no more than 7.5m from each room, not above heaters and 300mm from light fittings and walls and one on each floor. Also they should be wired to the mains with battery back up. Thanks Taff

Hi all, I have been rewiring an old house and run all the cables from the dist board neatly and branched them off where required, I have drill 25mm holes through joists centrally and the whole job looks rather tidy if I may say so, what I was wondering though was how many cables is it...

Is it OK to wire a combi boiler (which I haven't bought yet) into a fused spur which is in the upstairs socket ringmain. I have heard different stories about how it should be wired, for instance that it should have its own cable direct from the dist board, and even that it should be run from...