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I can’t remember the make but CEF sell this product.

I would be looking at Roof panels to help with the running costs and keep the installation simple with four radials and off peak so the bulk of power at night unless you have very deep pockets.

If like the ebay image, the lamp frame is metal, it should be earthed. I would consider replacing the lamp holder with a brass version with the earth terminal. The later versions had this added for safety. Failing that unwind the earth cable of your cotton covered cable and earth the base of...

Apart from what’s been mentioned before. In my book its not good to run cables horizontally!

Yes, I would Change the blanked Socket chock block for Wago’s. It is important that you inform the Electrician who is testing and inspecting your work about your mod as he will need to check wring continuity and Earth loop. I don’t know the laws in Ireland but you have already done the mod so...

If you use Wago 222 and 773 they are classed as maintanance free and are better than chock block. The comments made in previous posts are correct. If in doubt turn everything off. Ideally you need to do what they call dead tests before energising the circuit and because you rerunning...

Surely Any work involving the installation of new circuits to a board means that it must comply with the latest regs ie. New metal consumer unit with current protection per regs. You may be merging boards but it is still an installation!

12v LED require a LED constant current driver unit, otherwise they will not work. You either need to fit the above or as stated by BorisJ you need to re cable and fit GU10 mains fittings

If you are changing 12v halogen to 12v LED the transformers need to be changed to LED drivers as they are what they call “constant current”. If changing from 12v to 230v Led, you need to remove the transformers and connect direct to the lighting circuit. As pointed out earlier any 230v...

Hi. In the airing cupboard (probably) there will be a control box where all the cables went to operate the old system which may or may not be redundant now. If the new boiler is combi the connections are in the new boiler.

Trailer boy is correct. The blue cable is a functional conductor only for the dimmer switch to operate. When a normal switch is used it is not required so just terminate in an insulated connector.

Unless some person in the past has used an earth cable as a phase conductor!! The fan will be double insulated so someone thought Don’t need the earth I will use it as the switched fan feed!!

You could have fitted a plaserboard conduit round back box in the celling (they are smaller) made off the cables properly using Wago connectors. You must connect the earth as it is almost definitely looped through to other fittings. Then fit the new battery operated alarm on top of the conduit...

You could fit a double pole (switching both live and neutral supply) switch if it is not two way switching. Obviously a little rewiring is required.

What is the dc current output of the new one. We know the voltage is correct

That’s the way I would go. The good thing about it is the junction box will always be accessible. The only change I would make is to fit a split double back box so you can have a socket and a fused spur. It just gives you a bit more flexibility.

It does sound like a loose connection on the incoming supply given more than one circuit is effected, so either on the main switch terminals or the cut out if the tails have been moved or disturbed.

There is nothing wrong electrically.  Just unusual to find Black and blue in twin and earth.  Three core and earth, yes Plus brown.  Just wondered what country used that combination.

Hi all.  Where as I realise it is against the regs to use non harmonised colours, I was working in a domestic setting yesterday on a lighting circuit and came across 1.5mm twin and earth but the cable colours were “Blue and Black” does anyone know what country uses this colour coded cable?

Thanks Tony