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    MK Grid Plus Frame & Captive Screws !

    No. The grid has ears which rest on the finished wall surface and this stops the grid frame from being screwed in too far. The back box is rarely level with the wall finish, particularly after plastering / tiling. Hence why socket screws are available in varying lengths. 1601815804 Very...
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    MK Grid Plus Frame & Captive Screws !

    Just bought into MK Grid Plus system to provide required flexibility for light switches. Shocked to see that the frames have captive screws held in place by a washer. Need to use longer screws as most of my back boxes are too far back. Ordinarily you junk the screws that come with sockets...
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    Cable trays in domestic installation

    Edit - I meant 600mm spacing on the joists. Tray would narower, depending on whats available. 1587318898 No as ceiling above is exposed and will be accessible.
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    Cable trays in domestic installation

    Its part of the core cabling for the house and will likely need to run additional cables in future. This run joins consumer unit at one end with main riser to floors 2, 3 & loft at other end. The cable tray will run parallel with joists, and beneath will be a sections of ceiling that are...
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    Cable trays in domestic installation

    How can you say that when you know nothing of the rationale behind it? Its dirt cheap and noise on the overall rewiring cost and the convenience in this case outweighs the cost.
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    Cable trays in domestic installation

    Having house rewired, and thinking of making use of 600mm wide horizontal galvanised cable tray secured between joists in ceiling. Can the cables simply be layed in the tray or do the regs. require that each cable is secured to the tray & what sort of fixings are allowed?
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    Lowering Consumer Unit & Extending Cables

    "Armed" as in "armed with knowledge". Knowledge helps inform your requirements. The better your specification, the more focused the quotes are, and easier to compare.
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    Lowering Consumer Unit & Extending Cables

    So DIN terminal connectors for each L, N & E of each cable it is then. I've just watched a video on RCBOs and now understand how they work, so thanks pc1966 for pointing that out.
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    Lowering Consumer Unit & Extending Cables

    I want to replace my consumer unit and move it down the wall so don't need a chair to get at it. However the wires leading to the Consumer Unit are not long enough and would need extending I gather that compliant way to extend is to use a suitably encased DIN rail with DIN terminal connectors...
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    Routing of 240V socket wiring

    I get it - the Wiring Regulations as per BS7671, currently in 18th edition. Will research that. Thx.
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    Routing of 240V socket wiring

    Thx. What regs is this in? Want to read it to get a proper understanding.
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    Routing of 240V socket wiring

    Hi guys - Looking for regs on how socket wiring should be routed. Cant see this in the Part P or any of the other building regs. docs. Anyone any pointers on the corresponding rules? Need some guidance on routing socket wiring vertically and also horizontally as need to use both methods.
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