Electrics How To Guides
Caution
Electricity is dangerous and can be hazardous. In doubt? Call a qualified electrician.
Wiring
- Choosing the correct size cable
- Installing a electrical mounting box
- Preparing cable for connection
- Choosing the correct size flex
- Extension leads
- Routing cable
- Installing a power socket
- Choosing the correct plug fuse
- Preparing flex for connection
- RCDs – Your questions answered
- Extending a flex
- Wiring a plug
Lighting
- Replacing a one way light switch with a two way light switch
- Replacing a one way light switch with a dimmer switch
- Types of lighting
- Replacing a one way light switch
- Adding a new light and switch
- Types of Light Bulb
- Positioning wall lighting
- Connecting a flex to a bulbholder
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Electrical Circuits
- Types of electrical circuits
- Adding a spur to a ring circuit from a socket
- Converting a radial circuit to ring circuits
- Changing a fuse on the consumer unit
- Adding a spur to a ring circuit from a junction box
- Extending a ring circuit using existing sockets
- Extending a ring circuit using junction boxes
- Identifying a faulty circuit
- Miniature circuit breakers (MCBs)
Kitchen
- Installing an electric cooker
- Installing a electrical mounting box
- Installing wiring for a waste disposal unit
- Installing a cooker hood
- Installing wiring for an extractor fan
- Installing wiring for kitchen appliances
- Fitting a Fused Connection Unit