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Fitting a new light to replace an old ceiling rose. The new light has no space for all the wires (incoming and outgoing power and the switch) so what's the best way of accommodating them - Wago box above the fitting in the loft? Easy enough to do as it isn't boarded at that point. Any other...

A family member is having some upgrades to his bathroom in his new home - new bath and mixer shower, plasterboard, tiling etc. However this has unearthed a few electrical problems. In the past someone has removed a shaver socket or light fitting on the wall, chocblocked the ends and wrapped them...

Have bought some LED cabinet striplights, and they came fitted with a 3 pin plug. Bit bulky for under the wall cabinets so what is a good slim replacement for connecting to the supply cable?

As part of a kitchen upgrade I now have a new double oven and hob to install. Total power consumption for the new oven is 4.2kW, and for the new hob 6kW. The oven manufacturer recommends a minimum 25A MCB  and the hob manufacturer states that a 25A MCB must be fitted. Both units specify 2.5mm...

The fitted double oven in our kitchen is within 2 metres of the isolation switch for the hob and oven (the switch is next to the hob), but the cable to the oven is well over 2 metres as it is routed behind the base units. Is the 2 metre length regulation 'as the crow flies' between the oven and...

Hi, I am a packaging service engineer nearing retirement and thought this is the place to come for advice on current (excuse the pun!) wiring regulations. I like thngs to be safe and within the regs, and have found a couple of issues around our house that don't look right so will post up and...