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  1. 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...
  2. A

    Bosch Induction oven came with 3 bare wires but my wall has a 4 pronged receptacle.

    Looking for advice for the following: Bosch Induction cooktop model NIT8669SUC ) came with 3 bare wires (Black, Red, Green) but my wall has a 4 pronged 240V receptacle. I am assuming that the 4 pronged receptacle has a neutral in addition to the ground. Question: How do I connect the 3 wires to...
  3. S

    Connecting wall mount

    Ive bought a atf600 wall mount with transformer attached. Details on transformer are input 230v output 4.2v 600ma. Question is I have a unused fused spur where I want to put this could I connect it to the fused spur if so what fuse would I put in the spur. Many thanks
  4. J

    Smart wall switch install

    Hey all, Currently I have two wall switches that control two outdoor spotlights. I Want to install smart wall switches. Some require a neutral wire (Wyze, kasa, etc), a few don't (much more $) Does this box current have neutral wires or no. Thank you in advance!
  5. T

    Bend 90°?: 1.33" thick power cable with 7" length from wall?

    Hello. Is it allowed to turn a 1.3" (34mm) thick 4-core (neutral and 3 phase) cable that is 7" (18cm) long, including outer insulation, at the exit from the wall by 90° like a clock hand? If the insulations are too stiff, I could heat the piece of cable with a hair dryer. This black cable is...
  6. Kallo444

    DIY - replacing manual shutter roller wall switch with smart one

    Hi Everyone, DIY advise required here please. I have the following wall switch, currently wired in as below and controlling external roller blinds. Inside the wall view has additional wires. My DIY project is to replace the wall switch with a smart one below And here is my wiring...
  7. littlespark

    Heights of wall lights on a staircase

    I’ll see if I can describe this without making a diagram. Tomorrows job is wiring and fitting wall lights at my mother in laws, up the staircase. There’s a U shaped stair, with a half landing. So 5 or 6 steps up, turn around, another 5 or 6 up. Top landing is an L shape around the open stair…...
  8. cliffed

    Wall light connections any code

    During EICR found this at wall lights, would you code this, these lights did not offer a great termination option
  9. L

    How to fit a metallic back box on a stud wall?

    Hey everyone, I'm trying to understand how to fit a metallic back box on a stud wall. Should it be fixed to a stud (on one of the sides) or is it expected to be fixed to a noggin? In either case, how would I know exactly where a noggin or a stud is, so that the hole I cut on the plasterboard...
  10. A

    Is it OK to connect a PIR in parallel with a wall switch?

    Hi, I want to add a PIR to a porch light but I want the original light switch to still behave as it always has. i.e. both the light switch and the PIR can switch on the light. The diagram shows what I want to do. The circuit is pretty simple and will work as I want. My question is this... Is it...
  11. scrjack

    Strange noise through party wall

    Hello I notice a strange intermittent noise which seems to come through the party wall of my neighbour. It appears to originate from their cupboard containing the fuse box and smart meter. However the neighbour cannot hear it. Any idea what might cause it. You will probably have to use...
  12. T

    Mounting two db’s on a wall

    Hi lads, have not posted for some time, I have a question that I need to ask before I start a task I have been assigned to carry out this week with the help of a qualified sparks. We’ve got to mount 2 separate db’s side by side . The supply armoureds will run down one side mounted on ladder and...
  13. I

    Twin socket behing wall mounted TV

    I've got a twin socket behind a wall mounted TV but the bracket I have is so slim that the TV won't hang when the plugs in the socket. Can you get some sort of fused spur which fits on a twin backbox? Thanks
  14. J

    Generator to 16 amp commando wall socket through wall to 13A wall socket

    For emergency use, when there's a power outage, the current situation (no pun intended) is that I'm running a hook up cable from the 16A socket on my genny, (see hook up cable - 25 m length) along the garden path, and through a small window into the house. This hook up cable goes to an...
  15. R

    Attaching Fluorescent Batten flush to wall. Please help.

    Hi all, I am just about to attach some Fluorescent Battens to a wall. PLEASE excuse my ignorance - this is the first time I have installed lights like these! On the back of the Battens, there are two sets of 4 x Bumps (please see the photos) that prevent the Battens from being attached flush to...
  16. S

    Socket on party wall

    My neighbours are having a new kitchen fitted and have placed an oven socket on the party wall. Unfortunately this is into our chimney breast and can now be seen from our side. I’m concerned as it could be damaged from heat and surely we shouldn’t be able to see it. We live in a Victorian...
  17. C

    Burnt Washing machine plug and wall socket

    Hello My dear old mother tried to clean the tiles in our utility room by using a damp rag and I think some water may have dripped into our plug socket which is connected to the washing machine. She removed the washing machine plug whilst she was cleaning the tiles and plugged it in afterwards...
  18. Hoopy1967

    UK Wall light switching

    I'm looking for advice on how to configure the wiring of two wall lights either side of a bed controlled by two two gang switches either side of a bed. Each switch would contain a one gang switch and a two way switch. The one way switch would control the corresponding light on it's side and the...
  19. S

    Repairing damaged cable in wall

    Hi guys, so I attended a property today where the lights were tripping with a neutral to earth fault. It turned out that a week previously the tenant had tapped a little pin into the wall to hang a picture, incredibly he says it's been fine for a week and only started tripping over this weekend...
  20. djkprojects

    Running Wires in a stud wall with insulation

    Hello guys, I‘ll be building an insulated stud wall in front of a single skin brick wall (garage on the other side). There will be 2 couple mains ring sockets and media services, LAN cable etc. as I want to hang a TV on this wall, all running from the ceiling. Will it be ok to clip the 2.5mm...
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