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OK, so I'm probably as daft as a brush (hence the username), but... I have a socket tester (TackLife from Amazon) that has 3 lights to give various readings for sockets, i.e. 'correct', 'open ground', etc. Now for 'Open Hot (Live)' the light combination is er - no lights. Doesn't this seem to...

Hi So moved into a 1930s house, in the process of doing it up and trying to do as much as possible myself I've got little knowledge in general around DIY hence hitting a snag and wanting some guidance please see photos So from research I can see is that old electrics seem to only have the...

I am changing a two gang light switch from a older plastic version to a metal one. Moving the earths from the back box to the earth terminal on the light switch / plate, but on the two gang on the landing there are two red wires going into the earth terminal in the back box. Do these get moved...

Hi all, Am going round and round in circles with this and thought its time to ask the experts... We have a new build, and am trying to change the living room light switch to a dimmer, but need advice on the connections. The current switch has two brown wires into the L1 port at the top of...

Under Regulation 411.3.1.1 (Page 55 of the 17th edition of BS7671 Amendment 3), as quoted; It is clear that that a CPC must be included in all fixed wiring except for Class 2 lamp holders, even if it is a Class 2 device at the other end. Yet people still use the "earth" core in flex as a live...