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    Loft light not quite working as it should

    Hi all I have moved my upstairs landing light around 2 metres. There were 3 cables, 2 of which were long enough to move and 1 which wasn't. I have added a junction box to the 3rd cable and extended this cable with 1.5mm twin and earth. New light has been fitted in the new location and it's...
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    Garage door manual release

    Hi, Thanks for the response, I'll see if there is a make on it anywhere. Your observations are fairly sound in terms of anyone being able to access it so I'm wondering if I'm just missing an end piece that is removable/attachable as and when needed as I have a turning handle with a hook...
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    Garage door manual release

    Not sure if this is the correct place to post but it's about a door. The property we moved into has a detached double garage. The only access is an electric garage door. From the mechanism inside there is a steel rod which goes through the brick work to the outside. The end of this rod is...
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    Additional sockets in the garage

    The garage has it's own breaker on the house cu which has 30ma RCD protection. We bought the property about 18 months ago and I can't say when the circuits were installed but nothing was raised in any of the surveys or by the mortgage company, they asked about pretty much everything else so...
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    Additional sockets in the garage

    Hi guys Thanks for all the responses. In terms of the first question the sockets will be earthed from the cable but I 'm guessing your question is more complex than that There will be nothing major in the garage, general power tool use As it's an extension to an existing circuit it...
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    Additional sockets in the garage

    Hi Thanks for the response. Yes it is a B16 with 2.5mm cable. The consumer unit in the house is RCD protected so I'm assuming as this feeds from there it will also be RCD protected. If so it's just a case of completing a ring main as per my first post if my thinking is correct?
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    Additional sockets in the garage

    Hi Looking for some help please. I have a detached garage which has a consumer unit powered from the consumer unit in the house. From the consumer unit in the garage is 1 light and one double socket right next to the consumer unit at the door. The socket has 1 cable coming directly from the...
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