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  1. jonperry64

    Are metal clad sockets more heat resistant than plastic ones?

    As per title really. I need to install a storage heater which is quite close to a 13amp socket. The socket would be about 5cm from very bottom of heater. I don't think much heat is emitted from that part of the heater, but as a precaution, would there be any advantage in changing the socket to a...
  2. S

    20A radial 2 double sockets

    Is a 20A 2.5mm radial sufficient for 2 sockets in a utility room? Will be a tumble dryer/washing machine plugged in and a spare socket used for a Hoover occasionally.
  3. A

    Who supplies rubber gaskets for 2 gang sockets?

    I need to fit compressible rubber or neoprene gaskets between 12 Hager 2 gang stainless steel flat sockets. The gaskets are needed because the wall has small marble mosaic tiles that have slight unevenness and grout indentations and I would like to minimise risk of water ingress. Must look...
  4. N

    plug sockets in bathroom

    hi there - Im about to book an electrical safety certificate for a property that will be let out and I notice I have plug sockets in the bathroom (they have always been handy for electric toothbrushes and hair dryers etc but they are within a metre of the sink and within 3 metres of the bath /...
  5. HappyHippyDad

    Damp problems in sockets... solutions?

    I have a customer who lives in a grand old house which suffers from damp. The ground floor sockets (2 different circuits) IR test at around 0.3Mohms L/N-E. This was actually 0.01Mohms but I have already done some fault finding and managed to improve it. Most of the back boxes are very rusted...
  6. _q12x_

    Electrical sockets flames from old wiring? (for a friend)

    This is more an 80's question: A friend of mine come to me with a bizarre problem that perplexed me. I don't know what to think. And I need some advice from you. I am not an electrician but I have some electrical knowledge and experience. He lives in apartment (in a 4 level building)...this...
  7. Mark Itz

    Re-decorating after new sockets fitted

    We've had some electrical work done which we're very happy with, but I have one query. Where some extra sockets have been fitted, the electrician made a channel in the wall down to the skirting, with the supply picked up from a nearby socket and the cables running under the floorboards; all...
  8. F

    Adding sockets to a radial circuit in different directions

    Hi. I have a radial circuit supplying electricity to the garage (part of the house). It's on a 20amp breaker, uses 2.5mm cable. It currently only supplies a single socket. Before anyone asks, its 100% a radial circuit. 6 months ago I had an electrician install a new consumer unit, and the...
  9. B

    16A sockets in shed for welder and compressor

    Hi, I want to have installed 2 x 16A commando sockets in my shed. I want to run a MIG welder which has a max output of 180A @ 23V and a 3hp 2.2kW compressor. They wouldn’t be running at the same time. Both manufacturers state each needs a 16A supply however I’ve been running the welder from a...
  10. D

    DIYer puts the new lever sockets to the test , what do we reckon...?

  11. 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...
  12. D

    Upgrading my garage electrics for more light and extra sockets

    My Current Setup (see image BEFORE.jpg): The wiring for my existing detached garage is shown (see image BEFORE.jpg). The house consumer unit provides RCD and MCB (Hager MTN116 B16 – 16A) protection and is wired to the garage via SWA. The SWA armour is earthed where it leaves the house. It enters...
  13. W

    Outdoor sockets from existing cable.

    We have a direct feed to our hot tub, armoured cable, running around the house. Could I put a junction in this to power an outdoor socket?
  14. Daniel1951

    UK Outdoor sockets and lights installed but where to run the cable inside now?

    I've installed an outdoor double PowerPoint on the outside wall of my kitchen and also ran a fused spur from it for lighting in a small outbuilding, all cables in conduit. Now, I have the cable from the back of the outside sockets coming into the kitchen under the sink area, near the back of the...
  15. Pretty Mouth

    A2 and A3 radials for sockets

    Browsing the OSG, I notice in section 7 that the data for ring finals assumes the load is distributed throughout the circuit, whereas the data for 20A and 32A radials assumes a terminal load. So my question (particularly to those who install radial socket circuits regularly, in preference to...
  16. G

    NHBC want sockets at 450mm??

    Hi all, New build house and I've put my switches at 1100 and sockets 550mm centers NHBC said they want them at 450mm ans 1200 as part M, ive told him those are the minimums and max. they are insisting that they are right, are they ? almost told him where to go but big boss was there so had to...
  17. S

    I am wanting to put some extra sockets in a shed. Bulgaria

    Hi. I'm in Bulgaria and wanting to add some extra sockets, what I was planning on doing was cutting into the feed that supplies the next room and adding the sockets as I go and then connecting back up to the cable. Can I just put a connector in and run a spur to the plug or should I come in and...
  18. R

    External wiring of indoor sockets in a SIPs garden room.

    Hello everyone, First time post here. I've been tasked with wiring a garden office, but the customers would like the internal sockets and the electric heaters to be wired externally - between the SIPs panel and the external cladding - as they intend to keep the internal chipboard finish of the...
  19. D

    Anyone used these new sockets from MK? What are your thoughts?

    New sockets by MK - anyone used them? Almost like WAGO connectors to the back.
  20. C

    Switching sockets and lights from plastic to metal, earth wire query.

    Hi all, hoping everyone has enjoyed their bank holiday weekend. I hope this post goes in the right place as I've just joined. I'm looking to swap a two way light switch and two double plug sockets from bog standard plastic ones to stainless steel ones, the existing wiring (old colours) has an...
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