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thanks for the reply so am i right in thinking that this is a normal thing to happen on a circuit with a dimmer and im ok to put the dimmers back on? ger paranoid about stuff like this thanks

hi guys ive recently had a lot of electrical work done on my house ie new downlights sockets etc. anyway i had my consumer unit changed a few days ago and ive noticed on a few of the lighting circuits you can hear a buzzing sound from the mcb's. it seems to be on the circuits which have...

many thanks for your reply lads a electrician is coming next week to fit the socket, i forgot to ask him if it needed to be a rcd one thats all. its a mk masterseal socket so its fine for outside use. thanks again for the help matt

hi guys i need to install a socket to the outside of my house at the back, ive got a socket which is part of the ring on the inside wall, my plan is to drill straight through to outside, then install a masterseal socket. my question is do i need the outside socket to be a rcd socket...

thanks for the reply click over the 3 rooms there will be about about 14 downlights, 12v maybe energy saving cfl's not decided yet. might put the 2 bathrooms on one rcbo then the bedroom on a mcb thanks

can anybody confirm if i need 1, 2 or 3 circuits please? thanks

all the pipes etc in my bathroom are plastic, sorry i should have said in my first post. i have a shower but its a mains pressure not electric, so regarding the question about 1 rcbo or 2 which is the best way to go? thanks theo

i was under the impression that in a bathroom if you did not put any bonding in you would have to protect by the means of a rcbo? have i been misinformed? thanks

hi guys im in the middle of getting me extension rewired, ive got a bathroom onsuite and a bedroom. there was going to be one lighting circuit for the above rooms protected by a rcbo. would there be any advantage or disadvantage of having the 2 bathrooms on seperate circuits and...

ive read through a few posts some say yes some artic only or yes to normal flex if its in conduit. on a plus note is there a lot of difference between artic flex and normal flex? cheers

with regard to fitting a outside light, i no t+e is a no cant get any artic flex in black is normal black flex ok? cheers

right then... im in my 2nd year of my 2330 level 2, working for a contractor anyway when im doing terminations in switches say my boss has told me never to double the conductor over when putting into the switch. but when i was at college by tutor was saying thats its bad practise not to...

well yeah totally agree with you m8, but you speak to different people some say ooww no dont use connector block speak to others like yourself and there is no problem cheers

i wonder if the cores are just wrapped around each other under that tape? nice

cheers lads the only reason i ask ive heard rumours that the nic dont like the use of connector block in switches, dont know how true that is. just out of interest you dont tape round the connector do you?

hey guys when looping in and out of the switch box is it ok to use connector block for the neutrals or are crimps better? cheers

hi thanks very much for your detailed reply. as for the socket on the fire place i have decided to move the socket to a better location, no point going through all that when i can just move it. and just to clarify on the ring circuit, when you have 2 legs going into socket A and 2 legs...

hi guys this is my first post on here after a bit of advice on a few things firstly i need to install a 2g socket and a 2way switch onto a chimney breast, are there any rules and regs regarding this? i was thinking from the heat point of view, its a real wood fire that gets quite hot...