What is the done waye to have sockets put up into a loft? a whole new ring/radial from the consumer unit or a fuse spur off an appropriate socket on the upstairs ring then then a couple sockets off that, obviously beign down graded due to the 13amp fuse in the spur.
thanks ben.
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I have two flourecent lamps in my loft being run of a plug, i want them to run to a switch.
I looked at the wiring from the bedroom below and am abit confused!
What i have..
I have Phase Neutral Earth coming from the bedroom below them 3 wires got in too a terminal block then coming out...
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my normal electrician is unable to do this loft conversion, so called a new guy he has stated that because there is an onsuit bathroom and the existing fuse box has no rcd he cannot just connect to the existing ring main? and wants to change the whole fuse box!
Also he insists that he needs...
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I have popped over from the Plumbers forum for a bit of assistance
I want to pop a loft light in...well ...the loft prior to boarding it
I obviously need to find a live wire to this rather than a switched live off the landing light rose
Is there an easy way?
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I am in the process of converting my loft at the mo, and with the current climate im watching every penny.
Basically i have a few simple questions on the wiring aspect of it, hopefully some of you could answer.
Getting hold of my building control officer is a nightmare, so I thought I...
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posted earlier about what you all use as temperature in a loft as i haven't really check i always us 1.5mm to compensate with lights but showers need calculating
any opinions
can find last post
what does every one use for calculations for temp in a loft
just wandering as looking through the regs it accured to me that i have never measured the temp and just upgraded lighting to 1.5 mm
but a shower cable would need calculations for temp !!
any views
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Just some advice on some spotlights in a loft conversion that the customer wants that I'm pricing up.
Are they're any special spots for this purpose, as obviously i will be removing the insulation from around the spots and not complying then with Part L?
Any ideas welcomed...
Got a problem, Client wants a loft light fitted. Taken feed bedroom ceiling rose, Connected to live, neutral and earth terminal, run 1.5mm T&E to pull switch and then to new ceiling rose.
Swiched on power, lighting circuit trips....disconnected feed at bedroom ceiling rose, house lights work...
hi, if a customer wants a socket putting in the loft but they don't want there new wallpaper damaged could I drill out the wall at the back of the socket and take the cable (2.5mm 2 core + earth) outside and clip direct the to wall up to the loft?
As i have mentioned in my first post on here, i am a little bit behind on the domestic yes's and no's
My question is: i have been asked to install two light roses into a loft, currently nothing up there at all.
I am have no problem with the actual installation, but is this notifiable work...
I have a job coming up to replace existing batten fitting in loft with a 6ft Flourescent tube, no problems there, not altering anything, its on the existing house lighting circuit protected by a 5a rewireabe fuse. Zs and IR of circuit well within spec.
Customer wants 6 off twin switched...
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Just wondering how the rest of you are running cables in the loft space - as I am seeing more and more lofts with the double layer of insulation (as the government is recommending) .
So clipping to the cieling timbers still means the cable is burried under insulation.
And don't...
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have been doing a rewire in a bungerlow and calculated 2.5 ring main on 32A fine as insulation <100mm
all cable clipped to sides of joist top edge
now customer is thinking of upgrading loft insulation by 100mm thus reducing my cables further
now cable will no longer comply
my...
Hi All...
I am going for NICEIC Domestic Installer Registration...have Part P and 17th Edition etc etc.....
One of my inspection sites will be as follows.
Loft conversion. Plan to use already installed 6mm twe ex-shower supply running thru loft and terminated on a 40a MCb in a non-rcd 10 way...
Afternoon all!
What are the regulations for putting a couple of pendants and a switch in a loft? They'd be wired from a loop in a rose.
What I'm getting at is, is it acceptable to cable clip the T&E to the joists, or do they need to be put in trunking etc, like main areas of the house?
Cheers...
When running lighting cables in the loft space, they can be clipped to the side of the joists no problem. When the cable then needs to be run at right angles to the joists, is it best pratice to drill the joists to pass the cable through or run over the top of them.
Cheers for the advice guys.
Re-wiring a house at the moment and the loft insulation is 60 cm thick fibreglass laid on the original fibreglass insulation which turns into powder when touched.
Cant see the joists and the light and switch access holes are in the centre of the loft space.
Normally i would clip cable to joists...
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