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  1. timhoward

    Ad that's inside a post has been moved to below the post

    @dan the ads have gone crazy again I'm afraid. I couldn't see the OP at all, and that is with a subscription to hopefully avoid ads. Any chance of a look?
  2. D

    Vent valve greenstar 35cdi compact how to get back inside plumbing advice

    Vent valve greenstar 35cdi compact how to get back inside Hi Took the vent valve off which has a spring clip and sits in the top right hand side of the boiler, particular to this install it's in a cupboard making access difficult on top of a step ladder and sliding into the cupboard. I have...
  3. C

    Tiling inside a shower Discussion Thread

    Tiling inside a shower Hi, first timers here... I am tiling my bathrooms and prefer the look & neatness of tiling inside the glass shower screen, especially on one of my bathroom where the ceramic have a very geometric pattern and would not look nice from outside the shower area and I would...
  4. S

    Wiring inside house wall

    I removed my baseboard electrical heaters (1981 installed) due to finishing off the room. When I had a new AC ductwork installed they changed the wires for some reason?(1988) so the wires to the heates are live but they removed the heater control from wall. Now, years later I am wondering what I...
  5. Moon Dog

    Broken Wire Inside the Wall

    I bought this house a couple months ago. It was built in 1952 (same as me) but has been rewired with yellow 12 awg Romex dated 2007. Looks like a professional job. When I first moved in the back door outside light worked, but it recently stopped working. It wasn't the bulb, so I checked it with...
  6. Y

    Accessories inside a distribution board.

    Is it against regs to place a Quinetic Wireless Switch controller directly inside a distribution board?
  7. timhoward

    Fitting extractor grill from inside

    This isn't very electrical, but never mind! I'm adding an extractor fan to a bathroom in a 4th floor flat. The builder has helpfully cored a hole for me (110mm) In the past I've used the Manrose Internal fit wall kit which works brilliantly IF you know in advance and core a 117mm hole...
  8. M

    UK DIN rail transformer left loose inside consumer unit enclosure

    I have a doorbell I want to install. The issue is the 16v transformer is designed to sit on a DIN rail. I have a 10 way 17th edition BG Nexus consumer unit which is fully loaded with RCBO's. I got a guy round for a quote and he said if it won't fit on the DIN rail it would be fine to leave it...
  9. R

    What are your thoughts on people wanting to be ultra neat when wiring inside boards?

    I get wanting to do a good job but does being super neat inside a board really make it a better job? I don't see any advantage to it aside from aesthetics and if it's something that's not seen then....what's the point in obsessing over how neat it all looks? To me it's a bit like a kitchen...
  10. H

    Indoor outdoor wire for indoor to outdoor back indoor

    I need to run a electric wire from the garage to outside against the house and back into the kitchen for a stove can I just use a outdoor wire and strap it to the house siding our do I need a conduit.
  11. S

    change light pull switch - different wiring inside

    hello the old light pull switch in my bathroom has broken and no longer pulls - i have bought a new one - but it looks different inside. is is just a case of taking the two wires from the old one and connecting them to the new one or is this something more difficult... as no doubt can be...
  12. El Kid

    Installing RCBO-Surge Protector inside Meter Cupboard

    Hi, need your advise please as need to take supply for Electric car charger from the meter cupboard. This meter cupboard has an isolator and already has Henley blocks from which supply can be drawn to feed the RCBO-SPD device. I have made a mock up of the intention in the image below (RCBO-SPD...
  13. N

    Question about the little LED inside light switch 😎

    hello soooo...😅 i recently changed all the light switches in my house. now i saw a video that showed the 2 tiny wires inside the switch should be connected to the "in" and "out" thingies. BUT, before installation, i stick them in a power outlet (witch has a phase and a zero obviously 😎) and saw...
  14. F

    Can I run mains cable inside hollow metal lintel?

    Hello I’m going to install a hard wired 230v security camera, incorporating floodlights, outside and above garage door onto brick. An exposed expanded metal lintel (that is hollow) runs across the garage door opening. Outside it has a decorative brick facing. The brick is not load bearing. I...
  15. K

    Terminating a live twin and earth inside a wall.

    Hi guys I'm looking for some advice. I have recently removed a wall socket that we no longer need, and have wrapped the individual Live, Earth and Neutral wires in electrician's insulating tape, and then wrapped the end of the whole cable in insulating tape, before cementing it back into the...
  16. Andy Hames

    Cable routing inside a consumer unit

    Hi First post and I'm a DIY-er so apologies if this is the wrong forum to start with. I have a project at the moment that involves replacing a consumer unit. I've arranged for a proper inspection and certification down the line but in the mean time I have made a start on getting the circuits...
  17. C

    Lead washer inside or outside

    Lead washers Inside accessory or outside between coupler? Thanks in advance
  18. Designmen90

    Wiring RCBOs inside panel

    Hello everyone, I would be happy to hear your opinion about wiring RCBO inside switchboboards, panels. Here I attached some example. We have 9 (F1-F9) RCBOs, each 20A. If we connect first one (F1) with 16mm2 wire to first phase busbar, second (F2) with 16mm2 to second phase busbar and third (F3)...
  19. F

    Wiring inside a kitchen island - conduit required?

    We are installing a new kitchen and the electrician has supplied the electricity under the base units, there is a spur for a socket that will be installed at the end of the island. The conduit from the floor is not long enough to reach the socket and so I have run the wire as-is in between the...
  20. cliffed

    Main bonding to metal container inside warehouse

    Seen many answers on this but still not sure on a definite answer. Power installed inside metal container, the units inside a warehouse, the supply to the warehouse 200amp TNCS The power points are Rcbo protected,so is the lighting inside the container, 16/6 amp respectively. Will this-require...
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