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Hi I'm looking at sorting out an area in our hall where we intend to have a modem and a separate router that already has a twin electrical socket (switched). Is it within regs to swap a switched socket for a non switched socket and / or add a non switched socket? Part of the works I'm...

Hi Just wondering if anyone here has some pro tip on silicone sealing around a tiled area. I'm trying to get an en-suite shower cubical correct but it is tiled with mosaic. Using a silicone profiling tool, is there a way to get a level finish as the tool wants to drop down into each grout...

Hi We have a house of roughly 5 years old which the previous occupier added a socket beneath the work surface for the tumble dryer which they had in this location. However, when I looked closer at how this was done I discovered that instead of the usual 2.5mm twin and earth cable being fed...

Hi I currently have an existing double socket at eye level, intended for a wall mount TV. Since this will be inaccessible once a TV is mounted in front of it, I'd like to add a double socket underneath at the more usual height eg closer to knee height. I found the following example here on...

I'm looking to add some sockets (two doubles) to a cupboard to use for some computer gear. I'd like to house a network switch, PC printer and paper shredder in this but how can I establish how much current these are likely to draw? Would the above be likely to overload a 13A Fused Connection...

Hi I'm trying to upgrade facilities behind TV in a modern house of about 4 years old. I'd like to know please if it is possible to add additional power sockets to an existing switched spur? The switched spur has two cables inside, I figure this is on a ring where one is feeding in and the...