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Thanks very much, i'll take a look tomo. Cheers Breezer always a help. :D

Cheers for the quick reply Breezer, I have had a quick look in the switch and there is a link wire between the two Com terminals. Does that help any? As long as it's still safe I might just leave it anyway. Like you say if i turned it upside down the Porch would be right and the Outside...

Hello everyone, I have an outside light which is controlled by a light switch in my porch. The Light Switch is a 2 Gang switch, one switch for the Porch light and the other for the Outside light. Both are working absolutely fine but something really bugs me: The Porch light switch is...

Nice One. I was hoping for an answer like that. Thank you very much. :D

Hi All, I'm trying to replace a very old 2 way single light switch at the top of my stairs with a nice new white one. The problem is the current switch is not fully marked as to which connecter is which like the new one is, so i don't know what goes where. There are 3 wires inside the...

Cheers mikely, This subject has turned out to be alot more complicated than i first thought. I think i'll just leave it for the experts. Thanks for you time and for the earting document.

Cheers lcgs, thanks for your time everyone... All much appreciated.

Wow, what have i started here... Thanks for all the replies, Just to recap then... I would be ok to run the earth and loop it around the pipes back to that earth point, as long as it's done in 10mm Earth cable. Thanks again for all your help everyone, much appreciated.

Thanks for the replies. Would you recommend earthing them anyway though for safety purposes? Also, would it be ok to loop one run from that earth point pictured in Red to a hot pipe a flow pipe and a return pipe as long as it wasn't cut, if it was continuos and just wrapped around the...

lol... Thanks for your quick reply, yeah that makes perfect sense. It probably is actually 10mm not 6mm as you say, i was guessing before but looking again it's definitely bigger than 6mm. And YES it does loop onto the cold water without being cut because i actually just replaced the clamp...

Hi all, First of all sorry for these questions but i've been searching and reading posts for 2 hours and not really got myself a confident answer. In my house i have installed a Combi Boiler and 5 radiators as it only originally had a hot water boiler upstairs. I have basically done all...

Thanks for the quick replies everyone, at big help as always. I think i will leave it for now and get my sparky to double check it first. Cheers again....

Hi, I was about to swap an old yellowish coloured light switch at the bottom of my stairs with a nice new white one. I haven't actually removed the old one yet but opened it up to write down how it is currently connected and it's not really wired as i expected is was going to be... It's a...

Thanks for the quick reply, yes it is a single socket and yes it's very close and directly adjacent. I didn't think of replacing it with a spur. thanks again i guess that solves it then.... Just out of curiousity, why is it best to use a spur?

Hi all, In a couple of weeks i'll be installing a wired burglar alarm in my house, I don't think it matters but the model is a sterling 10 anyway. In the instructions it says 'connect the unit to a single pole, unswitched, 3-Amp fused spur using 0.75mm2 cable' The main unit is going to...

Cheers Andy, Much appreciated...

Thanks alot for the quick replies, It might be best to get someone to replace the whole CU instead, and they can check that the fuse is correct for the upstairs circuit. Just out of curiosity, how do you check if it's a radial or ring. Would you look inside every socket to see if the cable...

Hi All. I Have just bought a house and the fusebox is very similar to the one pictured Below: I was thinking about replacing the wired fuses for those Wylex plug in type and i have a couple of questions.... Firstly, I currently have 4 fuses as follows: 5A - All Lights 30A -...

Thanks alot. I didn't know if there was some kind of minimum length or something. Cheers....

Hi, Is there any reason why i can't shorten the wire that hangs down from a Ceiling Pendant from about 6" to about 2" or 3"? I have an odd sloping Ceiling on my landing which makes the ceiling quite low so i wanted the light fitting to be nearer the ceiling. I can't use a Battenholder...