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    Installing sockets in loft, wiring query

    A perfectly legal alternative would be to buy an extension lead with six sockets on the end and run the cable through the ceiling to a 13 amp socket. My computer, printer and a couple of chargers are plugged into an extension simply because I don't have enough sockets for them all. Having an...
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    Electric Shower Question

    Thanks again - he has been persuaded that it is not a good idea.
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    Pete's Videos Power to your Garage anyone

    My late father put up a small greenhouse at the top of his garden. When he decided he wanted to put an electric heater in there, he cable-tied the lead (maybe 10 metres or so) to the washing line.
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    Electric Shower Question

    Thanks guys - I have passed on the message that it is probably not worth the risk.
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    Electric Shower Question

    The person asking is disabled and sits down to shower. While sitting, he can't reach the controls - hence his idea to fit this shower head. I agree that it would be far better to have the shower replaced, or maybe just moved, but money is tight so he is looking for a cheap solution.
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    Electric Shower Question

    This may be plumbing or electric but I thought you guys would know: A friend is thinking about getting one of those shower heads which have a button that shuts the water supply off. Will it cause any damage to my electric shower unit, with back pressure, if he did that?
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    Location of switches for fixed kitchen appliances.

    When I had my house re-wired, I had most of the kitchen sockets fitted a few inches up from the work surface. A while later I had to replace the dishwasher which lives under said work surface and paid the extra to have it fitted. The guys who came, happily connected the plumbing, but wouldn't...
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    Going beyond PAT testing

    When I had my house re-wired back in the early noughties, I had an outside socket fitted to plug the mower etc into. He fitted a socket with a cover and wired it into one of the two downstairs rings (kitchen and the rest). This seems perfectly okay to me - unless anyone can tell me differently?
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    Jeremy Vine BBC radio 2 on part P

    I am not a professional electrician; I only joined the forum to get some advice about wiring a cooker before getting someone in, but I could not believe my ears listening to the "expert" on JV. With the wallpaper woman, he waffled on about mcb's and how to cut the wallpaper, when all he needed...
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    Power outlet orientation.

    You guys might find this thread interesting British Electrical Code Oddities - Straight Dope Message Board - http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=813795&highlight=receptacles
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    Wiring in a Cooker (Don't Groan)

    Thanks guys - I guess the floorboards will have to stay as they are for the time being. At least I know what to expect.
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    Wiring in a Cooker (Don't Groan)

    Last question so I know what's expected: The cable (it is 6mm twin and earth btw) will run down from the celing behind the oven, inside the wooden housing. Will it need to be in conduit?
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    Wiring in a Cooker (Don't Groan)

    Thanks Tonka - I know my limits...:)
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    Wiring in a Cooker (Don't Groan)

    Thanks Trev - may be a while yet - SWMBO has yet to decide what she wants.
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    Wiring in a Cooker (Don't Groan)

    I havn't ordered it yet - I want to know if I can screw my floorboards down and re-lay the carpets. Tonkatoy referred to 'piddly little 3kW things' - this is a domestic oven.
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    Wiring in a Cooker (Don't Groan)

    Thanks - I didn't know that. He asked several questions and advised me about the cable run.
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    Wiring in a Cooker (Don't Groan)

    I am NOT an electrician, and have no intention of doing this myself. Some months ago, while the floorboards were up for some plumbing, I ran a cable (connected to nothing) from near the main board in the garage, through holes in the joists under the floorboards to the point directly above where...
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