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Thanks for the tip, but nails are not hard to find as they usually have a picture hanging off them.

Well our whole house is wired in vir in wooden trunking from 1960's I had to search ebay for the rubber cable as it was so difficult to...

Used to be called case and & cap I think. Worked with a guy who founnd some still in use (bearing in mind this was probably 25 years...

I had a similar problem to solve with an 18 gang MK grid switch about 5 years ago, the cost of completely replacing that for a couple of...

Yet... 99.999% of 13A double sockets cannot actually supply two 13A loads simultaneously!

Evening, I saw this online and wanted to put my ten pence worth in if it helps. I totally agree with the previous comments, but I also...

What you need is hands on experience with experienced sparks. A year ago it may have been straightforward getting some paid experience...

What are you testing the battery with and how ? If you are using a common multimeter, testing with no load is meaningless. If it drops...

Poor wording. Pulling plugs to check for dodgy appliances / devices. My investigation is over. Time for an expert. My son chose to do a...

Hi, thanks for your reply. The guides I was watching related to lighting circuits, not fault finding, as pointed out I had wrongly...

Surely this post is a wind up? Get an EICR done before you replace the fuse. You might want to get the gas tested as well.

service fuse. i think replacing that is the least of your problems

What a mess. Hopefully the supply is isolated elsewhere. If you aren't sure, keep well clear.

All I see is a disaster zone, looks like the aftermath of a consumer unit fire? As comment above, if not completely isolated, keep your...

if you know enough to know a photo won't help, then you wouldnt need to be here asking questions in the first place