Main navigation


Search found 4 matches

  Go to advanced search
by Saguenay
Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:56 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: What MCB should I use for a mixed cable ring?
Replies: 4
Views: 2479

Re: What MCB should I use for a mixed cable ring?

This item is now closed for me. Had a Eureka moment when I tracked down a severed cable which was supposed to serve the ground floor ring. A bit of reconnecting and rerouting has got rid of the undesirable spurs and all is now good. Thanks once again guys.
by Saguenay
Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:42 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: What MCB should I use for a mixed cable ring?
Replies: 4
Views: 2479

Re: What MCB should I use for a mixed cable ring?

Thanks stoneyboy and ericmark. Certainly food for thought. I have uncovered another cable (3mm) which has been severed and is still live. I managed to trace it back to the fusebox and it appears to be the other half of the ground floor ring so all the kitchen appliances and other paraphenalia on the...
by Saguenay
Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:00 am
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: What MCB should I use for a mixed cable ring?
Replies: 4
Views: 2479

What MCB should I use for a mixed cable ring?

Whilst renovating a bedroom I decided that I would need to put in 3 extra double sockets to make 5 in all. After taking up the floorboards I discovered a complete 'rat's nest' of cables underneath. Some have been simply cut and left but with no power, junction boxes with spurs all over the place mix...
by Saguenay
Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:13 pm
Forum: Tiles and Tiling Forum
Topic: Tiling on cob walls
Replies: 0
Views: 4160

Tiling on cob walls

I am currently renovating an old cottage which has cob walls. I have been told that the walls should be lime plastered to let the walls breath (otherwise the cob has a tendency to crumble). I am working on a utility room and would like to tile the walls in the areas of a washing machine and sink. Wo...
It is currently Tue Jan 07, 2025 2:21 am
Go to advanced search