Hi guys,
I have a double socket in my bedroom already but its not really enough and would love another double socket... i have the socket itself and have the tools to do it, i have the 25mm double earth wiring , i wanted to add a spur from the socket thats already there but when i undid the...
I've recently had an electrician round to wire in some new sockets in the bedrooms. While looking at them today I believe he has just spured 1 socket and then spured to the next on the back wall. I can see the cables going from one socket to another so I know it is not tapped of a ring. Is there...
Hi guys, I'm a retired electrician and been out of the game for many years.
A friend of mine is in the process of buying a 1980's property.
What would be a typical average rewire cost be of a 2 bedroom bungalow?
I know it all depends on what the customers requirements are etc.
I've told my...
In my property, I have an S Plan Plus CH system. The first floor zone is controlled via a low voltage programmable thermostat. The stat is made by Danfoss, and is quite frankly rubbish and needs replacing. The current position of the existing stat, is in the main bedroom which doesn’t have...
After purchace of three debanhams lights and sucessfull fitting of 2 the third has caused me some unrest due to an ensuite bathroom within the circuit.
1) Presented with three reds and three blacks i wired the three reds togther. Wire 2 blacks into a sucessfull bedroom switch leaving one...
I am about to move into a flat with loft access. The light in one of the bedrooms is about 2 foot away from the window. Ideally, I'd like to move the light to the center of the room.
If the cable needs to be longer in order to move the light can I use a terminal block to extend the cable or not?
I'm new to this forum & i have electrical experience as competence person but would like to pick up some knowledge on the following anyone can do electrical drawings wiring diagrams for 3 bedroom bungalow thanks
Hello everyone, i just got a small property with no access to gas... everything is electric. What are the options for heating and hot water?
The old installation with the tank in the loft and the 100L cylinder looks outdated and i am not a big fan!!
I am very confused at the moment and don’t...
Hello all, first time posting here, was hoping for some theories/advice regarding a confusing situation. Essentially we were looking to add one or two sockets to a upstairs bedroom (40's build rewired in 80's I think with black/red colour system). It currently has two sockets and there is also...
Guys, I'm wiring a ten bedroom house which has 4 floors. Correct me if I'm wrong, but as fat as I know, new regs says to keep each room on a radial. So shall I keep each room on a radial or have a few rings on each floor after calculating the maximum demand??
I am renovating my own house at the moment and want to bounce an idea off of you all
I need to wire a socket high level on the wall at the bottom of the bed for a tv on the wall. I want to be able to switch this off as the tv has an anoying led that lights up the room. Im going to install a...
Hi folks,
I've recently visited a large 8 bedroom Victorian house. It has a three phase supply. One of the phases feeds the main house, its wired through a 100 amp main switch/ isolator. The Suppliers Side is 25mm tails but the customers side to the main house consumer unit appears to be 16mm...
Hi all , im new here but have always looked for answers over the months
description of my question
there is an external 100 amp 3 phase metered head that this new 10 bed house is to be fed from , the builders installed a 35mm 4core swa as i directed however they forgot about a 16mm earth
now...
HI,
I'm renovating my house room by room and am turning what was the kitchen into a bedroom.
Anyway, I've ran a new 2.5T&E cable from the consumer unit to the bedroom and want to know if this is an acceptable way to wire the room as it will make it much easier if this is allowed. Just not...
Hello Everyone,
I am not sure of the etiquette here on the forum, but I would like to start by extending warm greetings to everyone in the house. This forum is very useful for me and I have learnt a lot from it.
I would like to ask a question, its about the list of materials required to wire a...
Hi Everyone,
Just joined the forum today, hoping to pick your brains now and again as I've been watching as a guest for a while and found it to be a friendly and knowledgeable place to be!
I'm an Electrician myself and run a electrical and building contractors within the west midlands.
As the...
Just finished a small conversion in the loft and been running an extension lead up to a light.
I'm looking to put a switched light in there and just want to check my thinking is right.
I put a light in the loft running a new wire down to the bedroom switch that is currently a single switch. I...
im in the process of pricing a small flat development (sheltered accommodation/safe house. type thing
It's a 2 storey mid terrace. Being converted to 6 bedroom with small en suites. Shared kitchen diner.
Initially I told the developer they need a 3 phase supply as electric showers and heating...
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