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Thanks for the tip, but nails are not hard to find as they usually have a picture hanging off them.

B32 MCB -> Socket -> Unfused RCD Plug -> flex -> 60 Amp MCB -> SWA -> CU -> B32 breaker -> ambitiously loaded ring circuit peaking at...

Check how high they need to be.

Would I install 1.5 for a socket? No But I once encountered a house with an entire ring final wired in 3c&e 1.5mm I suspect it was an...

Have you got a volt stick? Separate the wires with the power off at the consumer unit and make safe for testing with connector block or...

A good dollop of putty and a couple of screws and packers.

It’s rare that you see these condensation traps.

Our village hall, built 20 years ago by a big firm of builders, had the same carp ducting extracting from the toilets with the same...

The cheap and nasty Screwfix type feeble extractor fan - replaced shed loads of these over the years Even without water in the vent...

I thought builders were expert electricians ;)

I see it's a bodge but can't see how it went wrong ?

Yesterday while fixing some faulty lights, customer asks if I can look at the en-suit extractor fan that stopped working quite a while...

My Fluke volt stick thoroughly confused me when my EVSE stopped working, showing volts all the way. There was in fact a poorly connected...

Hello all, I am looking for your collective advise regarding IR heating panels. I have built myself a lovely new workshop, 3 x 6 x 2.8m...

you can survive without the rubber gasket, use a TRS gland for the cable entry, or silicone the hole. NB dont bring the cable in through...