Hi everyone.
I have a few questions about the way my house is wired up (I must confess to being a real novice at DIY, so apologies in advance!).
I have an old-style fuse box with four main fuses, each one serving as follows:
1. Power shower/immersion heater.
2. Living room/hall sockets
3. Upstairs/kitchen sockets
4. Lighting (both upstairs and downstairs).
I have an electric cooker, which doesn't appear to be served separately. How bad is this? I believe it is on the same supply as the upstairs/kitchen sockets.
However, the main reason for my post is this: How do I know how my sockets are wired up? I took the faceplate off the ones in the living room and the hall and all I see is a single wire coming into the box, each of which splits into a red/green+yellow/black smaller wires. I was expecting to see more than one wire, or do I need to remove the *entire* bracket to see this - including the backplate?
Thanks for your help.
Matt
I have a few questions about the way my house is wired up (I must confess to being a real novice at DIY, so apologies in advance!).
I have an old-style fuse box with four main fuses, each one serving as follows:
1. Power shower/immersion heater.
2. Living room/hall sockets
3. Upstairs/kitchen sockets
4. Lighting (both upstairs and downstairs).
I have an electric cooker, which doesn't appear to be served separately. How bad is this? I believe it is on the same supply as the upstairs/kitchen sockets.
However, the main reason for my post is this: How do I know how my sockets are wired up? I took the faceplate off the ones in the living room and the hall and all I see is a single wire coming into the box, each of which splits into a red/green+yellow/black smaller wires. I was expecting to see more than one wire, or do I need to remove the *entire* bracket to see this - including the backplate?
Thanks for your help.
Matt