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Hi guys, not even sure if this is the correct forum but here goes. A friend of mine has taken over a restaurant and out side is an iron stair rail that was put in a while ago. The trouble is 2 of the concrete anchors on one of the uprights are just spinning in the ground and it’s wobbling...

Hi guys, My mum has just moved in to a new home and will shortly be having work done in her kitchen. As it stands where she wants her microwave, kettle and air fryer runs a risk of overloading the socket. So I’m going to run a temporary extension for her from a socket that’s lower down...

Hi guys, I’m looking to extend some outside lights (from 10m to around 12m). They are class 2 - 2 core 1.5mm. I don’t have any 2 core 1.5mm at home, I can get some but just want to check something first. I have plenty of 3 core 1.5mm. Can I just blank the earth off and heatsink over the...

Hi guys, I’m in the UK and am ok with the work, just a bit sketchy on regulations. I have an outside IP rated socket running off an FCU which works fine. My issue is that I now need another single socket higher up. I realise I can run another spur as there’s an FCU but I don’t want to do...

Hi guys, I have an outside socket at my home which is a spur from and inside socket on the adjacent side of the wall. I understand I can’t run another spur from the socket or from the spur itself but I need a single socket further round my wall. Is it ok to run an extension using a 3pin plug...

Hi guys, My wife decided that our hallway and stairway needed a repainting. Things being how they are at the moment I can’t really afford to get a decorator in so did it myself. They are white and were originally painted with Johnson’s Trade White - Brilliant White. So I have repainted them with...

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