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Contactum sockets have nice large, round and deep terminals on them, they'll easily accommodate 3 x 2.5mm cables, 2 x 4mm etc. Still British made I believe and are my go to brand for white accessories when working to a budget. Normally I'd use Hager as they do look and feel more premium but the...

If damaging/repairing the external render is permitted then chase up from light A & B to the soffit, fish cable up from light A through soffit and down to light B and repair the render. Fishing the cable through the soffit might not be possible it'll depend on how its been fixed, you wont know...

Which is the same risk you have at present with the plinth heater sitting on the floor, many appliances in the kitchen make use of water, as long as you have the appropriate protection in place on the circuits then there is no issue with leaving the cable terminated on the floor behind the plinth.

Looks like a type of Rediffusion TV connection, early type of cable TV as sureitsoff? said.

Could there be an RCD fused spur somewhere that is non-latching so on power failure it needs to be reset, long shot i know?

Yes there are smart chargers on the market that can be configured so that you have to enable the charger via the app, it will also tell you a whole load of other things such as power used etc.

I think your first course of action here is to offer for the builder to sort it out and engage a 'proper' electrician who will issue the appropriate paperwork or if they wont then you'll need to get your own electrician to quote how much it will cost to resolve and provide the paperwork and...

It sounds like this is one of those faults where if you want the socket working you're going to need to get under the floor, in the loft and make a minor mess to resolve it. Those choc blocks need to be replaced with a more appropriate connection and enclosure, better still if the opportunity...

Damn was hoping that would be the issue for you with an easy fix. As someone's already said it's probably fed from a junction box under the floor, is lifting the floor an option for you to investigate? I hope the enclosed the connector blocks they added in a box or something and not just stuffed...

You mentioned the wall has been soundproofed, was that done whilst you owned the property or before? I'm thinking the socket position could be original to the house and when they soundproofed the wall the cables were not long enough to reach so they've used a junction box to extend to the new...

Ah, you've fallen into the same trap as so many others on here, always take a photo of the wiring before disconnecting anything. The extra cable could be the feed to the external light, is this light quite close to where that external JB is located?

Which room of your house is this in and are there any other lights in the room. Can you post a picture showing how the ceiling rose is wired?

These are my go-to HDMI cables: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004BIG55Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Never had an issue with that brand. For anything over 10M it's very hit and miss, very much depends on the strength of the signal being output by the device. For...

If you have a burning smell at the main consumer unit in the house then you need to get an electrician out immediately to take the cover off and check the connections. For the safety of you and your family please get this checked immediately, do not wait for the original electrician if they are...

If you haven't already started modifying what you've had from TLC you might be best sending it back for a refund as its not really suitable for what you're trying to achieve without a lot of modifications and if water gets into your connections all the effort will be for nothing. What you need...

If you want to extend the cable between the control box and the rope light the only way you can achieve this is to cut the cable in the middle between the controller and rope light connector and extend it using suitable 3 core rubber flex (usually 1mm) and 2 x waterproof flex connectors. This is...

Very common occurrence on appliances where the flex is constantly well "flexed" in all directions where it terminates at the appliance or plug. Hair dryers/straighteners/curling tongs are probably the most common but I've seen it on vacuum cleaners too. Your extension lead will be fine, just...

I buy Philips LED lamps where possible as I've found them to be reliable and very decent light output, here is where I get mine from and I've linked directly to a suitable lamp for you: https://theledspecialist.co.uk/philips-corepro-ledbulb-nd-13-100w-a60-e27-827.html

To the OP: If your children are able to touch that then you need to cover it immediately or keep them out of the area until WPD can attend. They wont move it FOC but they will repair it in the same position, however as you mentioned they have inspected and passed it previously they might levy a...

I'm afraid this person is not an electrician or an incompetent one if they are. There are only two ways of dealing with a socket that is no longer required: 1. Join through the cables with suitable connectors and fit a blank plate, if this isn't aesthetically pleasing then we move to option two...