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  1. S

    Adding power to the loft

    With reference to the attached file (LoftSocket.pdf)... I need to add power in the loft for a TV amplifier. In previous houses I tapped into the light ceiling rose which was easy enough because the lighting circuit was a 'looped circuit' so there was a permanent live available (see pages 1...
  2. S

    Loft conversion install

    Hi Guys, im looking at getting my loft coverted and before I get a couple of sparks in to quote for the work, I just want to get some advice. 1. Can the new lighting circuit come from the first floor lighting circuit? (6-8 LED 5w gu10 & ensuite fan) 2. Can the new sockets come off the first...
  3. N

    Loft insulation and 6W LED GU10 fittings?

    So any advice for what to do with loft insulation around GU10 light fittings with 6W (240v) bulbs in? At least one or two of them are to be under boarding too, so not much height above the top of the fitting and the boarding? (Couple of cm maybe?)
    • NeilF
    • Thread
    • couple fittings gu10 height insulation led loft
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. linuxthefish

    Running coaxial cable from the loft to lounge

    What's the best way to run coaxial cable from the loft? On the outside or through the walls or floorboard/stairs somehow? They are plastered walls..
  5. linuxthefish

    Gaining loft access

    What's the best way to gain access to a loft? I'm a fat bloke, when i pull on the loft hatch to climb up the whole ceiling feels like it's going to give way! It's one of those things that sounds simple in theory...
  6. S

    loft Conversion

    Hi everyone, I have just got back from my friends place, he is doing a loft conversion. i noticed that he has run the new wiring for the lights and ring main out. but my concern is that he has run it under the new joist and on top of the insulation. For the lighting circuit it is between the...
  7. D

    Fire damage after loft insulation installed

    Hi all, went to quote up a rewire on lighting circuit in a bungalow today. It turns out that they had new insulation laid just over 2 weeks ago. The insulators had left room around the light fittings (recessed 12v 50w halogens) but they totally covered up the transformers. After a quick look...
  8. B

    fire hoods in loft space,, downlight confusion!

    Hey guys, i got asked to check out someones lighting in their massive bathroom!!! it was huge, but anyway they had 6 normal non fire protected downlighters installed. I got up into the loft space, two of the transformers had gone and one of the ceramics had worn out. I even noticed on top of...
  9. O

    Cable from loft to CU

    OK. I'm a sparky but never dabble in PV. Looking at a project for myself which will include a full refurb. Our budget does not stretch to installing PV but I plan to install a hi integrity board so the PV can be on a MCB or RCBO in the future. Cable run would be 10 m max What I'd like to know...
  10. K

    Fibreglass loft insulation

    Following on from a previous post where the OP was slightly paranoid that he was going to die due to drilling one hole is what he thought was asbestos. does anyone know, or read a report about what fibreglass loft insulation is doing to us. is fibreglass inhalation going to be the disease of the...
  11. S

    Loft Wiring..

    Hi guys, I can't see a problem with this but just after some reassurance. In my loft I'm having a boiler installed so going to put some power and lighting up there for it including a solid flooring. I've run the upstairs ring up there for a double socket. I want to provide a spur for the...
  12. 1

    Loft Light Switch Height Regulations

    Hi all, Installing a couple of lights in a loft, the loft is not technically within the living space of the house so I was wondering if the usual height requirements for switches applied as the loft is only used for all the familys crap they have aquired over the year
  13. A

    7W heater/lamp for loft space next to boiler??

    Recently had a my boiler fixed which is located in the roof space. He recommended that i get a 70W heater/lamp installed near the combi boiler due to the cold temperatures this time of year to stop any condensation type problems inside. Does anyone have any suggestions what he might mean?
    • alexknight0602
    • Thread
    • boiler electricians' talk lamp lighting lights loft space
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. S

    loft conversion notifable?

    Hi guys, iv been asked to install 1 socket in a loft conversion and 1 light. This guy is doing the building work and told me the building inspector has asked for the electrical work to be signed off. Am i under any obligation to produce a cert? Im not altering or installing a new circuit so i...
    • sima24
    • Thread
    • conversion electricians' talk loft
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. HappyHippyDad

    Help with cable routing through loft?

    Hello all, I will be having my assessment on Oct 11th and have completed a CU change and also an addition to a lighting circuit. I am completely happy with the CU change but am unsure about the cable routing in the loft for the lighting addition. At present all the cables in the loft simply...
  16. M

    how much for a light fitting I pulled out of a loft today? guess

    Ok so I've been rewiring a untenanted family members home this week just gone and in the loft was some kind of industrial light the sought you might find in a dockers yard It's 500mm diameter at the base of a dome shade ceramic green paint made by maxlume I was going to lob it but it was in...
  17. R

    Downlights + loft braces

    Hi All, I am currently doing a large rewire, and one of the issues that has cropped up is downlights in the flat roof loft conversion. Good practice states that a loft brace should be used to allow good air circulation above and around the down light, and to allow thermal bridging by laying...
  18. I

    shower and power circuits in loft

    hi guys anyone have any good ideas re routing shower circuits in the loft space when the amount of insulation means the joists are not even visable ?. i was thinking 25mm conduit supported via rafters, or building a batten run above the insulation and clipping to that. any ideas for where the...
  19. J

    Extending 10mm shower cable in the loft ??

    Hi Can I have some advise Can I connect via junction box or similar 10mm shower cable in the loft as moving the shower and dont want to replace the whole cable? (but moving the shower will result in cable being to short ) Is this allowed and what will I need Best Regards Jimmy
  20. I

    cable run perpendicular to loft joists.

    hi just been to look at a job, have to get a cable accross 4 joists ( perpendicular) now i know drilling loft joists is a no no, the cable run will be in an area of the loft not used for storage and the customer has no intention to board out the loft is there anything wrong with laying the...
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