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    Advice on cable for new phone extension

    I need to fit a new cable and box for the telephone and broadband up stairs ,the best way for me is to go up the outside of the external wall from master socket,from the looks of it someone has joined another extension by twisting the wires together in the master socket box,proper mess too ,so...
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    Ikea framtid oven installation

    The hob is on it's own 32amp mcb 6mm cable wired into a single outlet plate,the hob is above the oven
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    Ikea framtid oven installation

    Now the sparky has sorted out my induction hob I'm just left with the ring main for the kitchen appliances instructions.
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    Ikea framtid oven installation

    Last time I bought an oven from ikea it came with a plug many years ago. The new oven I've now bought doesn't it's a framtid ov9 max power 2.725kw what's the way to go with the installation of is one
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    Lighting run off ring main

    Sparky in job done proper ..... Thanks for the helpful info received from all........ye gods :mrgreen: Bit more reading to do
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    Wilsonart strass blanc splash back supplier needed

    I'm wanting a splash back to go with my wilsonart strass blanc worktop but I'm finding it really hard to find anywhere, any suppliers out there
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    Dishwasher,does it matter which drain I use

    It used to but now it's moved that's why I was asking about the other drain
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    Advice with Rcd fuse box set out

    Thanks for all the advise.I've had a sparky out as it was over my head ,all have their own fuses now .job done good too
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    Dishwasher,does it matter which drain I use

    I'm fitting a new kitchen at the moment,my question is draining the dishwasher ,my house us around 11 years old and has a drain where the sink drains into also at the side of the house about 2 metre away is another drain it used to have the down pipe into it but after loft conversion it was no...
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    Lighting run off ring main

    Does it matter what size terminal block I use...do I leave the terminal block loose in the back of the box
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    Lighting run off ring main

    I've just swapped a socket that is never used for a fused spur with a 3 amp fuse now I want to run a cable to a new light switch from it to power under cabinet lighting,I'm just wondering what to do as light switches do not have a neutral ,do I not connect the, out neutral at the spur and just...
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    Advice with Rcd fuse box set out

    The cables that lead to and from the cooker switch are 6mm red and same for black,they are a lot thicker than the cable that's in my sockets ,I always thought a cooker had to be on it's own fuse,but my house was built around 1999 and that's the way it's been since....cooker and upstairs sockets...
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    Advice with Rcd fuse box set out

    I wasn't going to plug it in I was wondering if the spare socket would be able to power it by a spur type connection :oops: i Should have made it a bit clearer
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    Advice with Rcd fuse box set out

    My fuse board is set up as follows 32amp..cooker and upstairs sockets/....32amp loft sockets/....32amp kitchen appliance sockets/....6amp up stairs light/....6amp down stairs lights/....6amp..smoke alarms loft lights/....6amp..house alarm/...32amp downstairs sockets ....the problem I'm having...
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    Best way to wire plinth and kitchen cabinet lights

    I've looked behind kitchen light switch and there is a red wire in common and a black wire with small red sleeve over part of it connected to 2 way and an earth ..so no neutral so that's the end of coming off the main kitchen light switch I think.... If so I'm going to come off a socket with a...
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    Best way to wire plinth and kitchen cabinet lights

    So if the kitchen light switch has a neutral then it should be able to work the new lights?
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    Best way to wire plinth and kitchen cabinet lights

    Hi the house was built in 1998 I think so the wiring should be fairly up to date
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    Best way to wire plinth and kitchen cabinet lights

    I'm wanting to to add plinth and under kitchen cabinet lighting to a kitchen ,I'm wanting to come off the kitchen light switch to power and control them both ,what's the best way to do this, the plinth lights are led and have a transformer. cheers
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    Fitting Laminate ikea splash backs question

    Hi I've got about 12m of 600 by 600 laminate splash backs to fit, I've never fitted them before and they look thin and bowed ,I'm going to lay them flat a few days before fitting ,I'm thinking of maybe using pink grip ,if I'm wrong please tell me ...thanks
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