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Personally, as you rent the accomodation I would have thought it should be the landlords responsibility to sort this out - you shouldn't even need to get your hands dirty! If you had a leaking room, would you fix that for them as well? "Rented accommodation should comply with basic legal...

In response to craft1289..... At the time I was looking at installing a loft light (which is now up and working fine) and wished to check the existing switch running to the ceiling rose which I used to run to the new light. Although I believe you're making a valid point by stating the...

I know this is an old post, but similar to the one I posted last night entitled "Earthing - Voltage Reading". I know I'm picking up a small voltage when measuring the potential between neural and earth (approx 4 volts), but this is enough to light the neon on my testing screwdriver. In the...

If I put the multimeter between phase and earth I get 234v (6pm last night) and 243v (11pm at the time of writing the original message) - I assume this is within range of the normal supply voltage. Unfortunately I'm unable to test to see if the neon will fail to light if the multimeter is...

Just moved into a new house (built 1950's) and it would appear it's had a rewiring at some point. Examining the lighting circuit and used a mains testing screwdriver just to check for the live cable. To my surprise the light came on when I touched the Earthing wire as well as the Live...