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Hello,
Just found this site a few days ago and have already found it useful; I would like some additional advice having recently moved into a house that needs some updating:
1. I have replaced most of the old and broken switches and sockets in the house, but the 2-way wiring light switches are confusing me. I want to replace one of these with a new switch, and the other with a dimmer switch, but the latter switch has outputs labelled L1, L2 and L3 and I don't know how to connect this up. Can you help?
2. I want to extend a radial circuit that has been added to the house to provide an additional socket outlet for a study. The radial circuit runs through the attached garage before going through the wall into the study. The current cable length is 26m. Do I need to use the thick grey cable to extend the circuit. Should I turn this circuit into a ring main, and if so, can I just use normal 2.5mm cable even though it will return through the garage?
3. My survey says I should get all the electrical installations checked, and get a quote for a more modern master unit with MCBs. Any views on what both of these should cost?
Thanks in advance
Just found this site a few days ago and have already found it useful; I would like some additional advice having recently moved into a house that needs some updating:
1. I have replaced most of the old and broken switches and sockets in the house, but the 2-way wiring light switches are confusing me. I want to replace one of these with a new switch, and the other with a dimmer switch, but the latter switch has outputs labelled L1, L2 and L3 and I don't know how to connect this up. Can you help?
2. I want to extend a radial circuit that has been added to the house to provide an additional socket outlet for a study. The radial circuit runs through the attached garage before going through the wall into the study. The current cable length is 26m. Do I need to use the thick grey cable to extend the circuit. Should I turn this circuit into a ring main, and if so, can I just use normal 2.5mm cable even though it will return through the garage?
3. My survey says I should get all the electrical installations checked, and get a quote for a more modern master unit with MCBs. Any views on what both of these should cost?
Thanks in advance