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Hello, Thank you for your responses. I think i have solved the problem now. I had to pull out the suspected cables and replace them - hey presto - power to all sockets. still unsure as to what the problem was mind you. mystery.. .. This kind of leads me on to another question. If you go...

Please be assured that this work is not on any basis at all. it is not for anybody else - i am not that stupid, and is not in a building used by anyone other than myself. it is also a private electricity supply. The install is very very simple. i know exactly where the cables run and where...

thank you for taking the time to reply. I have taken the sockets out, so no possibility dodgy connections getting in the way now. i am testing the bare ends of the run of cable (between 2 sockets) and multimeter saying no conductivity at all - on cores or earth. yes this is a ring so...

my multimeter does not 'beep' when testing the suspected runs of wire, as it does with the working parts. this is for blue, brown and earth! i am begining to think that there was a problem with the wire (new, from rexel senate) before i laid it, as ALL 3 wires broken on 4 runs of cable????? but...

Hello, after some advice before i rip out all of my hard work, and all of my hair! - background first - i have been tinkering with electrics sinse i was a kid, learning as i went, and am now what i would call a professional DIYer. i have taught myself how do install electrics, do central...

a ha, thank you so please correct me if i'm wrong: bond the pipes in the bathroom, and run the earth wire to the cu? much appriciated gee

thought i had to?? every plumbing installation i have ever seen is bonded, even new builds, so i assumed must be for a reason or they wouldn't do it - whether for regs or just safety. so i don't have to? gee

hi all, been reading the forum for a while, lots of great info - thank you. :) So, my question: all of my copper pipes run directly to / from my combi boiler, with the maximum single pipe distance being about 15 metres, and no 'breaks' (plastic joints etc). does this mean i can simply put...