Hello, we've got brass sockets, newish, installed about 5 years ago in a 20 year old house. Last night I went to switch off a phone charger and got a minute spark as I touched the plate. I went around touching other plates without anything happening. I am the sort of person who gets a static shock t...
[quote="acsimpson"]I've been advised in the past that instead of disconnecting everything you can cut the gromit to allow it to be slipped in round the cable. Unless anyone here disagrees with me I would do that as it simplifies the job. Do turn the power off before doing trying this thoug...
I've found that I have around 5 or 6 new sockets that don't have rubber grommets fitted in the back box.
It's an extension of the ring main that's been added into a house extension.
Is this a major problem, should I disconnect everything and add them?
Might be a daft question this one, but, can I rig up an outside light, just drill through the wall, feed cable through, fit a 3 pin plug and leave it plugged into an existing socket?
I've traced an extended ring main in my house out into the conservatry and I'm not sure whether it's safe or legal. The cable goes from a socket, behind plasterboard and around the internal corner of the room, out through the outside wall of the house into the conservatory. Down the inside of the pl...
