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    Downlight hoods for upstairs/ loft

    Hi all, Have been asked to replace some ceiling lights in a customer bathroom; they're after LED downlight. Now customer has some IP65 mains LED downlight which are fire rated (closed, can design). Do I need to use fire hoods in the loft? The insation is deep enough to bury the back of the...
  2. G

    rewire

    the house i am due to rewire has floorboards on the ground floor, can i rewire the sockets from underneath the same as you would the first floor ? are we permitted to drill out as normal ? tia
  3. U

    faffing with 2 way lighting

    Good day, At a house and theres a lady who has a hallway light, and a landing light. She has: downstairs - a 3 gang switch - hallway light, outdoor light, and landing light. upstairs - 1 gang switch - landing light. She wants to be able to switch the hall light from upstairs. This house is...
  4. J

    Downstairs socket from upstairs ring main cable drop in cavity wall

    Hi everybody, I'm having a hard time trying to find the best way to install cables from the upstairs ring main to a downstairs socket which is already in place, I just need to change the cables for new as adding sockets upstairs. The wall structure is plasterboard then space then insulation then...
  5. @

    Only 1 light working upstairs

    Hi please can someone tell me why I only have one light working upstairs. All lights downstairs are working! I have checked if the fuse boarded is tripped but it is not. Please can someone provide some insight. Cheers
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    Two Way Lighting

    Had another question about lighting this time as it seems to be what I struggle to get my head around the most and the book is very simplistic. I came across a configuration today which I didn't think would work but it does and i just wondered what possible combinations there are? and what do...
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    Moving a Consumer Unit

    Ok hopefully won't get too much flaming on here as I usually do! lol My brother and I are renovating a 300 year old house. The main supply comes down the exterior of the chimney stack. DNO has agreed to move this to floor level as the chimney and roof will come off in the spring with a new box...
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    Wires under no floorboards ?

    How would you approach laying in ring downstairs with no floorboards or joists just bare ground, the property is being refurbished ? Bit puzzled by this one !
  9. Soulsurfer

    Awkward Customer.

    So I have a full rewire to do asap but customer is trying to live in upstairs of house while myself and builders are going to try ripping out and rewiring entire place, chasing in extras at same time but she doesn't want ceilings down to gain access to joists ! or many floorboards upstairs...
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    How to Put a 3pin plug upstairs for dummies?

    Hi I'm new here and know squat about electric and I'm not going to try to do it, i been burgled and want to put cctv dvr box in loft and want cheap job, basically i saw some grey wires in loft hard grey fat cable and i know its electrical and not internet. i have four bedroom house and i saw the...
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    upstairs and downstairs lighting circuits in one switch coding

    hi guys as the title says,what code would you use for this in a domestic property,thanks in advance
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    Upstairs lighting circuit drawing using 60 watts everything switched off

    Hi, I have just received an electricity monitor and noticed an anomaly in my upstairs lightning circuit. Basically even with every appliance in this circuit (that i know of) 6 x lights and 2 x extractor fans being switched off the circuit is still using 60w? Any suggestions whats using this...
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    Upstairs flat tails running through wall issue?

    Have been doing a Re-wire on a flat. However have come across bit of a problem I could do with a second opinion on. Basically the tails (16mm twin) going to the 2 floors above are going through the floor boards, then straight up the middle of the bloody bathroom wall :whatchutalkingabout No...
  14. bigspark17

    No motorized valve on upstairs rads

    Started a first fix today on barn conversion. Plumber has done first fix install as follows, ufh downstairs and rads upstairs, combi boiler. All straight forwad enough exept plumber has plumbed system heating wise as one and has only intention of putting one motorized valve on ufh but not on...
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    unusual lighting circuit arrangement

    Went to do some pre-work inspecting and testing for a small job on a lighting circuit I am undertaking next week. Relatively new dual split load consumer unit, 1 lighting circuit for upstairs and downstairs, 1 line wire, and seemingly 2 neutrals (one of which is a single). I initially thought...
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    rcd problem

    Hi any answers on why is my washing machine on upstairs ring main causing tripping of rcd,so I then ran a extension lead and run washing machine from downstairs ring and have no problems?
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    Cost of rewiring in new circuit

    Hello, I've recently been looking for a quote on some work, and have had very conflicting quotes and advice. Upstairs I have 2 rooms, of which each has 1 single socket in. I'd like 4 double sockets in the main room, and 4 in the second. I've been recommended to get a new circuit wired in for...
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    Running wires from upstairs down to the CU in the under stairs cupboard

    Hi All, I have a bit of a dilemma I need to get 4x 2.5mm T&E cables down from the landing into my kitchen cupboard and then into the under stairs cupboard where the CU is I am aware of the safe zones that are 150mm from ceiling and internal corners but does this apply to a slope or curve as...
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    Rewiring upstairs lighting circuit

    Hi everyone, I am to rewire the upstairs lighting circuit as the old switches, pendants and cables are outdated. The existing consumer unit is old but still has mcb's rather than rewirable fuses, but NO RCD protection. The first question is, does the new replacement circuit HAVE to be RCD...
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    Wiring a ceiling rose

    Hello, I was changing the light fitting for the upstairs hall way, I firstly wired it up wrong and no other lights would work upstairs, when turned on it seemed to make a pop noise. I then got some advice and wired it as recommend in the picture attached, the light is still not working, all...

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