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Hi I've got someone coming to quote for a load of electrical work later next week. Amongst the work will be installing fire/CO alarms around the house. I'll discuss the options and details with him, but wanted to get a heads up first so I can think about the options and requirements. I've...

Hi all Sorry the title's so vague... We'll be having some work carried out on the house electrics soon. We've got an electrician doing most of the work, although I might do some of the bits that I am allowed to. But I am also doing a lot of the planning of the work to be done by the...

Partly cos I like to know everything... Partly because I'm a geek... And partly because we're going to have some electrical work done on the house which has made me curious.... I'd like to know more about the feed to my house... The power lines come to us through the garden and reach a pole...

Hi folks I've recently moved into a house and will be converting a large room in an attached cowshed (it's part if the house) into a home recording studio. The cowshed is on its own consumer unit but will be needing a new one and a rewire. Has anyone got any experience in doing electrical...

Hi all I wondered what people's opinions are on the Electrek LED light bulbs available from Poundland for the bargain price of... you guessed it... £1!!!  (On closer inspection it would look like they are actually made by/for Poundland too.)  I have had a couple of them for probably the best...

Hi all I've got a new cooker coming next week and was considering wiring it in myself. It will be replacing our existing similar(ish) cooker and is going in the same spot as the old one. But it turns out I might have to get in an electrician to do some checks (see my other post today!) and so...

Hi all I had a new consumer unit fitted 3 - 4 years ago. I was never told that I had to periodically test the RCDs by pressing the T buttons. Still, you live and learn!  Anyhow, it is a split unit. The left side tripped when I hit the button. But the right side didn't. Did a bit of reading...

Buy It Now Price:  £400 Postage Cost & Method:  Parcel Monkey or My Hermes - will find cheapest quote.  £25. Accepted Payment Method(s):  Bank transfer, Paypal, Cash on Collection Item Location:  North Norfolk, (I'm also in Norwich a lot) Item Condition:  New Seller Type:  Private Item...

Hi all   I am a novice DIYer and a guitarist, so I have in the past tried to make my own audio leads, etc.  About six months ago, I had an electrician doing work in the house and he whipped out some of these:     http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stanley-FMHT0-96230-FatMax-Stripping-Plier/dp/B00CD24EAK  ...

Hi all I'm looking for one of these types of sockets: http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/project_images/TV/p1439124_l.jpg But one that is Screened/Non Isolated. Not having much luck and wondered if anyone here knows if such a thing exists and where I can get one if so.... Many thanks Max

Hi all (again!) Had an aerial guy round today to replace wiring from aerial - dist amp - lounge (a new socket which he also installed). I specifically asked for WF100 cable to be used throughout (in fact, I originally contacted him just to buy the cable and to do the job myself, but his quote...

Hi all I'm going to be installing a new aerial point in my front room, and that's got me onto thinking about and reviewing the current set up (which we inherited when we bought the house). The set up is: - Roof aerial - Feeds Wolsey WFAV 425 4-way amp/booster (in loft) - Wolsey WPS100/1 power...

Hi all Just wanted to run this by the experts and see whether it would be a problem.... I have a small home studio and in the corners there are stacks of "Rockwool" (it's actual Knauf Rocksilk RS60)that look something like this: http://Plug sockets behind stacks of rockwool slab...

Hi all I have some unused new/boxed Duraplug FC4134WHI which I bought for a recording studio/live rooms project which ended up being a far smaller venture than I imagined! I'm now selling on those surplus to requirements. When I looked into what extension sockets to use in my studio and house...