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Cool. Cheers Dave. If ever in Glasgow I owe you a pint!

I think I just took off a 20amp switch with a flex outlet left there when the heater was removed! Its all good rhiugh as it worked a treat anyway. The heater is in a corner of the bedroom by the door so definitely nothing else would be used at that socket and ill remins the mrs the same. We...

Thats brilliant Dave, cheers. I am placing a panel heater there. Its an economy number costing 3p per hour to run so should be okay. this forum is ace, wouldve cost me a pretty penny for a spark to do the work or to give the advice you guys give for free.

Hey guys. yes. I am at it again, tinkering about wi the house electrics. This time id like some advice on a panel heater. there used to be a panel heater in this flat but the previous owners yook them out. Could I take the face plate off and simply replace it with a plug? The fuse box for...

Here it is Dave, I changed my camera settings. Difficult to read on that pic so second box labelled this way: main switch for C circuits. (First label obscured) kitchen. Hall. Lounge. Main switch for B circuits. Convector heater. Immersion heater. Panel heater. Panel heater. Shower. Main switch...

I tried to upload the pic through more reply options, im not using a pc, im usin a smartphone but it didnt load? Yeah tge box is similar to the one above just smaller and two of them. The rcd in the first box is placed like this: sockets, sockets, cooker (rcd) lights, lights, smoke alarm. When...

Yeah its pre 2008, was referring to the older houses around here. this is a pic of the fuse box and cheers for all that info. I picked up the shower switch and thats different from the existing as well!! The existing one has balck and red wires the same but has an extra two wires running from...

I seemed to have pressed 'post' more than once on that last reply. Goin on what you say, I have only one rcd thats connected to sockets and the cooker. Everything else doesnt have one. Mind you the first box has a label that states part is protected by rcd. Nothing like that on the fusebox for...

Not sure how to upload a pic, dont see an option for that. there seems to be only one rcd in the first fuse box and when tested turns off all sockets and cooker. Everytjing else has its own fuse and main switch. Doesnt the main switch trip when a fault occurs? And if so, whats the purpose of an...

Not sure how to upload a pic, dont see an option for that. there seems to be only one rcd in the first fuse box and when tested turns off all sockets and cooker. Everytjing else has its own fuse and main switch. Doesnt the main switch trip when a fault occurs? And if so, whats the purpose of an...

Hi Roy. its a relatively ne build flat. I would assume the shower does have an rcd. Mind I dont know an rcd from a dvd but the first fuse box does have a clearly marked rcd with test switch. The shower has its own fuse on the second wylex fuse box (not the same box as the lights and sockets)...

Hey guys. Cheeers for the advice. the plates have been replaced (picking up the shower switch later to replace that) and also fitted an earth from the new plate to the brass replacement switch to the metal inner case) One thing though. I dont have a multimetre to test the earth and ohms and...

Cool. Thanks for you help mate. Ill post how it goes ( or doesnt) tomorrow.

Yeah I noted the earth topic on the other vids. I need to pick up some earth wire for the single plate I fitted the other day, the plastic ones themselves werent earthed but the inner box has an earth connection on it so was gonna attach the earth from the new plate to that. what exactly is the...

That sounds easy enough. So would l1 if not marked so always be the common wire? Also I seen on you tube etc that it dont matter where the other wires go as long as they correspond. Eg. L1 to l1 or move to l2 to l1 etc. Is that right as long as common wiring is correct? I'll switch the plates...

Cheers for your reply. Yeah I got that wrong, thought an extra wire was a terminal. I would definitely mark each before disconnecting as iv seen what happens when you dont. iv done some internet studying last night so this dont look as scary as before. (Famous last words!). okay, heres what I...

Hey folks. I'm a diy'er lookin for some advice. I'm replacing a volex double light switch with an antique brass plate. Problem is that when turned over the volex has 4 terminals on top and 4 on bottom however the brass plate has 3 on top and 1 on bottom. Is this the correct plate and do I have...