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Thanks for the replies! Really useful - especially the links to bits needed! Will follow your tips and see how I get on. Thanks again!

Thanks for the replies: Here's a pic. So as mentioned both cold outlet and waste inlet are being used by washing machine... I've read that you can split the cold outlet with a Y adaptor? What about the waste? Also can I get hoses that long without causing problems? Thanks!

Hi there, We've got a fairly small kitchen and both gaps in the worktop are taken up by fridge and washing machine. We have space in the cupboard underneath our boiler. So the question is: Can we place a dishwasher underneath a boiler without incurring any risks? Does it matter that the...

On another note - does anyone know if there are and how to find precut holes in metal studs? Trying to find a way to get cables across a stud to fix my switch and light in a reasonable location. This is all in an understairs cupboard by the way. Thanks!

Thanks all - it is on main circuit - connectivity is there. My main problem now is I've got a flipping metal stud in between my socket and where I want to put the switch and light. Any ideas of running cables past a metal stud? Thanks!

Yes I’ve got a multimeter - so do I test live to live, neutral to neutral and earth to earth?

Thanks for the replies. The socket is unfused, but Pretty sure it’s on the main ring circuit as it’s a new build. It also has 2 wires going into the socket. Is there any other way of telling it’s not a spur? Is it worth doing a resistance test? Yes the circuit is RCD protected. Thanks.

Hi there, I'm sure this has been answered several times already, but I'm trying to spur a fused switch from a mains socket to a light. From the little I have gathered so far, I have to make sure of the following: 2.5mm cable from socket to fused switch 1.5mm cable from fused switch to...

Thanks for the help. All sorted - forgotten I had used black as Neutral on the light!

Thanks for the reply. Yes sorry black is coming from switch side, but I've terminated both sides into spare connectors.... Not really sure about having a permanent live option as there is no cable coming out of light for it. Not getting any joy when switching on... do you think it's something...

Hi, Sorry I got a bit confused by a lighting diagram where the blue would act as live and be terminated with brown.... Here's a drawing of what I've actually done, but it doesn't switch the light on and I'm also baffled by the black - I don't know where to put it. Here's what I've done...

Thanks for the reply: I've checked with a multimeter and the supply is definitely brown from the 3 core. Just to get this correct: Wiring the outdoor light would be: Brown to Brown for L Grey to Blue for N Earth to Earth What do I do with Black? There is nothing for it to go into... It's a...

I appreciate this may have been covered several times, but I couldn't quite find the right answer! I've bought a PIR outdoor light and thought it would be a straightforward brown to brown, blue to blue and earth to earth, but it's a 4 core (grey, black, brown and earth). Firstly, which colours...

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