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Hi I have a washing machine in there at the moment, her indoors wants a tumble drier and I need sockets above the workbenches for hand tools, (Drill angle grinder etc) Thought I should do it properly and get it inspected before I turn it on.

Hi, no particular make, just  glossy black switches and sockets to match what was already in some parts of the kitchen. Luckily B&Q had a matching intermediate switch so all sorted now, thanks.

Hello, Not an electrician but a clankey. Doing up the house so will probably be asking for lots of help, especially when I get round to the garage which needs new sockets on a ring protected with an RCD and my consumer unit is a Wylex without an RCB but with mcb's and a spare way, but that's...

Thanks, another trip to B&Q required and I bet they don't have one! Trouble is I have fitted all the other matching sockets and switches

Hi, I need to replace my light switches and I have a new one gang two way switch with three terminals. I removed the existing switch to find it has four terminals. L1, L2, 3 and 4. It is fed from two twin and earth cables. Checking this out with the meter I have found that the switch crosses...

Hi, Thanks for all your help. Fitted a plug in 5+2 electronic timer from ideal as suggested by Steptoe. In conjunction with the existing thermostat it works fine. Thanks

Hi, Thanks for the help. The existing thermostat is an EBERLE type 15015 and the boiler is an Ideal logic+ 35. Other than the thermostat there are no other heating controls.

Hi, I have an Ideal combi boiler and the only control is an old fashioned thermostat. This means the boiler runs all night or you get up in the freezing cold. The stat has 4 wires to terminals 1 - 4 1 = red (I assume live) 2 = yellow 3 = earth 4 = Blue (I assume neutral) with a meter...