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    Sparky forgot the wiring for the cooker hood. Alternative methods?

    Should be ok then. Now what's all this business about you not paying your electrician?
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    Lead sheathed cable

    Don't buy anything you can't return until you have spoken to the 'DNO'.
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    Lead sheathed cable

    They don't seem to worry about 100 year old cable still being in service, and of course by the time a new piece of cable has been added, it all looks nice and new above the floor, and the old cable will probably stay in service for no doubt another 100 years. But there you go.
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    Lead sheathed cable

    (On an unrelated note, what bodger fitted that Schneider junction box and associated conduits?)
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    Lead sheathed cable

    They do joints under wooden floors on ancient old cable like that when moving meter locations etc. Done well within a day, you will probably need your own electrcian on stand-by to connect the consumer's tails to a new isolator, assuming they provide one. EDITED for detail.
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    Upstairs/downstairs switch issue

    Send a picture of the 2-gang switch which shows each WIRE emerging from each CABLE, please.
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    Sparky forgot the wiring for the cooker hood. Alternative methods?

    If a hole can be made in the plasterboard somewhere near the centre of the 'chimney' extractor (where it will get covered) and in-line with the top of the wall cupboards, you could poke a straightened out wire coat hanger to see if there is a clear path to the top of the righthand cupboard...
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    IP65 box / wall output

    'The hole on the outside meter'? Can you send a picture of that?
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    Upstairs/downstairs switch issue

    Has it ever worked properly?
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    How do I get the wires out of this terminal block?

    Have you tried PUSHING the tabs down, instead of pulling?
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    Sparky forgot the wiring for the cooker hood. Alternative methods?

    Chimney style extractor, or bridging unit extractor?
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    To Paper or Not?

    If you can avoid lining paper, avoid it. It's just a nuisance, if you don't actually need it. But yes, very beneficial if the electrical chase repair work isn't spot on.
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    Is it worth adding additional cores when buying SWA?

    If you don't fit a cable with spare cores (or larger CSA), consider pulling in a draw rope with the cable for future use.
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    Conceal wire on front of house

    Maybe. Easy for a DIYer though.
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    Conceal wire on front of house

    The D-Line mini-trunking is easier on the eye compared to regular mini-trunking.
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    Meter box wiring to house cutout

    And they will squirt some splodge around where the tails enter, and nothing more.
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    Meter box wiring to house cutout

    It is very sloppy running the tails through the top or side of a meter box. They should go through the bottom, to reduce the risk of water entering.
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