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  1. F

    Have a 2 plug socket in bedroom. Want to plug in 4 plugs from hifi stack system and one from electric heater via a 10 plug extension lead.

    Hi. Am new to this forum and i have an urgent question. Have a 2 plug socket in the bedroom and want to plug into one side of it an upright extension lead holding 4 plugs from a hifi stack system and one from an electric heater, making 5 plugs in the lead. Is this safe to do? Can one socket and...
  2. L

    UK Exposed Live Wires Under Bedroom Floor?

    I was trying to fix a cold radiator when I came across some exposed cable and copper wire under the floor boards, a quick test with a voltage pen showed live. Not sure what kind of voltage they're putting out, wouldn't the RCD trip if they were dangerous? I covered the ends with electrical tape...
  3. A

    Hiding led strip driver in bedroom?

    Hi everyone I’m after some advice please. I’m installing some LED profile around a customers bedroom ceiling for some led strip to sit in and diffuser on top obviously. My question is how do people hide the driver? In ceiling void and drop in through back of driver? But most are plug top...
  4. W

    Can someone recommend me the best RGB LED Strips for my bedroom?

    I am renovating my 6m x 7.6m bedroom, I want to have some LEDs to go around the ceiling and then some around my desk and shelves. Can someone recommend which retailer has the highest-quality LEDs?
    • WillRB
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    • bedroom best led led strip led strip lights recommend rgb someone strips
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    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  5. sebastianvirlan

    Fitting new socket in the bedroom

    Hi, I would like to add a new socket in the bedroom. Current room configuration: 3 existing sockets - wiring coming from the bottom (under the floor) master fan - wiring coming from the attic 2 light switches - wiring coming from the attic To legally, in respect to the UK regulations, can I...
  6. J

    UK bedroom bathroom socket

    can i wire a socket in a bedroom which has a bath in it? do i have to go by bathroom regs and keep it 3 meters away? dual RCD MCB board fitted
  7. G

    Unused double 20 amps breaker in my old 1 bedroom appartment?

    Hi I have a 1 bedroom appartment from 1954. I opened my breaker box to find out what the extra double 20 amp was used for and I realized that it's disconnected. 15 amp goes for the lighting and the plug 120V outlets of the appartment. 20 amp the whole kitchen double 20 amp is the hot water 40...
  8. HoneycombEchoRomeo

    Removal of smoke alarm in bedroom

    Hi Guys, just before i call the sparks out, am i able to remove a smoke alarm and get it in a junction box in a bedroom? they are hardwired so it will be in a junction box then hidden in the ceiling. they are two meters away from the other one which is in the hallway. its just the room is...
  9. Adawkins1

    UK Both sockets in one bedroom are spurs

    I've noticed that both sockets in one of my bedrooms are spurs, they both have just the one cable going into them. I checked the nearest socket in the bedroom next door but that only has two cables going into it, so they can't be feeding off that? Anyway to tell if these two sockets are safe and...
  10. Gemash

    UK Help identify box in bedroom cupboard

    Help identify a box in bedroom with a switch and dial and a warning sign saying remove before switching on ventilator. Not to be used in a room containing a combustion appliance which is not room sealed.
  11. W

    Electrical outlet in bedroom

    Outlet in bedroom stopped working. Replaced receptical and breaker.... Power out of breaker is good but no power at outlet. We have an old house and I have no idea where or how to trace the wires in walls that are old plaster. I'm totally lost.
  12. C

    Fused Spur for Combi Boiler from existing spur on bedroom?

    I'm sure this question has been asked to death, so apologies! But just wanted some direct confirmation that my intended wiring setup is going to be completely fine/not fine. I'm currently planning on having my combi boiler relocated to a kitchen cupboard prior to a kitchen remodel. There is...
  13. M

    First fix bedroom lighting - locations

    Hello Finally getting round to add more light circuits to the bedrooms beyond the existing one pendant. Most of it fairly easy, but 2 things are not 100% on: 1) wardrobe lights: where do you normally clip the wire for it to protrude from the plaster i.e. anywhere behind the future wardrobe...
  14. B

    Bedroom to Spa Tub room conversion - existing plug sockets.

    My father, who lives a long way away and who is very independently minded, is having a small downstairs bedroom converted to take a built in spa hot tub. From what I can gather talking to him about this, the spa people will replace the two, double gang sockets with Maintenance Free junction...
  15. C

    Bedroom socket extension

    I’m after some advice. I have a single socket in a bedroom where I’m putting some panelling. On the panelling I’m wanting 2 double usb sockets (one each side of the bed). First question: Should I install a 20A unswitched flex outlet plate in place of the single socket to feed the 2 double usb...
  16. D

    Hi my aerial is on the roof of my house but when I walk past the TV in my bedroom it loses signal. Can anyone tell me why.

    Hi my aerial is on the roof of my house but when I walk past the TV in my bedroom it loses signal. Can anyone tell me why.
  17. D

    Bedroom lights not working

    I am replacing some bedroom lights for my girlfriends parents, their old ones stopped working, they where built in LED bulbs with a live and neutral coming from the fixtures, so I am replacing them with newer lighting fixtures, it is straight forward, put the cables into the relitive parts but...
  18. C

    Bedroom lights without earths

    Here is another question. In my bedrooms 1 light is earthed and two are not. The lights are pendants..All plastic fittings. I have been told there needs to be further investigation. The investigation apparently needing to get up in to the loft to look for the earth. This is a problem for me as...
  19. K

    UK New bedroom wiring

    Can i wire led ceiling lights, 1 x extractor fan with fused isolation switch and a double socket from a 13a fused spur
  20. Lee Gold

    3 plate method, loft light only turns on if bedroom light is switched off?

    I wired 3 plate method loft light from supplying from my sisters bedroom light ceiling rose, the only way the loft light I fitted tuned on is if my sisters bedroom light was off, so then I it was really bugging me I went back to my connections supplying the loft light at my sisters ceiling rose...
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