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I have lots of books, so I have lots of bookcases. As a result, I have two bookcases that block access to mains sockets. It's occurred to me that there's about 10mm clearance behind each bookcase, so: can standard 13A plugs and sockets be got which are that low a profile? I know I can get a...

So how many shavers and electric toothbrush chargers does your household have? Mine currently has three. This means I have a four-way extension block with three shaver adapters plugged into it, which strikes me as a little silly! (Before anyone asks, no: it's not in the bathroom.) While...

As part of recent renovations, my employer's landlord has fitted out a room as combined shower and disabled lavatory. The shower is fitted with an isolator switch, but it's in an electrical supply cupboard outside the shower room and a few metres away. Now the fire safety people have come and...

As mentioned in my previous posting I've just re-wired my garage. Whereas before there were two mains sockets, a light switch and two pendants all wired directly to a spur from my ring main, I've now got a 13A switched FCU protecting the garage electrics, followed by sockets and an unswitched...

I recently installed non-corrosion fluorescent fittings in my garage to replace the mess left to me by the house's previous owner. What size fuse must be used to protect a fluorescent fitting? The instructions didn't say, but the fitting's internal wiring looks like it could only take 5A or...