electrics

Hi, I am currently in the final stages of having the driveway laid. I want outdoor lighting and an electric gate in the future, and would like to run the wire from the house to the end of the drive now. Does the armoured cable have to be run underground? If so, what's the minimum depth. Or, is...

I’m planning to feed an electrical cable (to connect to a led mirror) through an exterior wall, but there’s insulation and a plastic vapor barrier directly behind the plasterboard. There seems to be enough room to run the cable, but I’m concerned about having the insulation and vapor barrier...

Hi all. In a small flat kitchen, there is a corner where all the worktop appliances sit: Air fryer Kettle Toaster Multi cooker. There is currently a 2 gang socket, directly below the consumer unit. Is it possible to swap this to a 4 gang faceplate with back box? More importantly, is it safe...

Any advice as to how to go about it? Main concern is don't want to get electrocuted! It's pretty old (I've attached a pic) - bathroom hasn't been touched in many a decade and this thing doesn't even work! Just want it gone.

I'm planning to build a garden room at some point and I have a question about getting power to it. I'd have lighting and sockets plus potentially an electric sauna so it'd need a consumer unit to handle the different circuits. The most convenient place to get power would be from the garage...

Hi all, Around a month ago, my old gas hob started pulsing (the ring spits up a bit, making a noise) every few seconds. It varies between the four rings - one is completely fine, one is nearly fine, one pulses a bit, and the other a lot. The flames are still pretty much blue, and all four rings...

Hi all, I have an outdoor light which has a titan receiver relay (as in the picture) and this is controlled by a switch indoors as in the pictures. However the receiver has now packed in and I need a new one. I can seem to find that specific receiver anymore so wondering if anyone can recommend...

Was cleaning the understairs cupboard in our new house and this popped out at me. It's setting off my wee detector, but only on low, not the big alarm you get when you touch plug sockets. It's a 100 year old house so could be from any era! Can't trace it back any further as it goes right under...

Hoping someone can help! my electrician is on holiday and don’t want to disturb him with my lighting issues I brought this ceiling pendant from b and q and hoping to install in my hallway My hallway light has 3 wires coming down but the new light only has space for 2 and no earth Any...

Evening! I've recently run into an issue with LAP 10AX brushed stainless steel light switches I'm fitting at home (with the help of my old retired sparky dad). Despite having a flat profile, they aren't sitting flush against the wall. Strangely, they seem to be bowing a bit. I've attached a...

Afternoon all, I have a situation in my house that I could use some advice on. In the hallway, there is a disused light fitting (ceiling rose present but no bulb attachment when moved in) that would have been connected to the switch pictured near the door: There's also an outside light...

Can anyone suggest a good replacement for this tool? Its for a gift my Nephew he liked the set I have but it was a Special Offer in my Local Lidel's. They now no longer have them in stock at the moment. You can't get them online. Thanks...

Hi, One of our power sockets seems to have spontaneously stopped working. Our tumble dryer was old and already had a fault. We already believed it was on its way out, when we lost power throughout the house during a drying cycle. Sure enough, the switch that tripped on the RCD was the one that...

Hi everyone, I’m building a small retaining wall (yes still building it ) and am now thinking about lighting. The blocks are up and I’m shortly sorting the patio subbase out when the weather gets a bit warmer. I’d like to put some lights at 3 locations along the front of the wall (see diagram)...

Hi I am looking for some help please . My Rangemaster cooker hood stopped working sometime ago, I’ve stripped the hood down and degreased the hood. Ive diagnosed the problem to be a faulty motor. I’ve bought a replacement motor, like for like, although the new motor has the same coloured wires...

We're just pulling down a wall in our house and have found the cable for the old electric shower (since replaced with a thermostatic one) and it's still live!!! *Scared face* I'm not good enough with electrics to go routing around in a consumer unit and unfortunately the cable goes straight into...

I have a Logik oven - probably about 10 years old. If the RCD is on, switch on the wall is on and I switch the oven OFF - it trips the electric. If I switch the oven off at the wall, it doesn’t matter which direction the on/off switch is facing, it doesn’t trip. Any initial thoughts before I...

I am at my wits end with this light fitting. We’ve been living in this house for 3 months and come across quite a few failed DIY jobs from the previous owners, and unsafe electrics. I’m trying to fit a new light fitting in the kitchen and was surprised to find four wires (not including the...

Hi, I have just been up into the loft and found a lot of surest up there is this ok? Is it dangerous? If it is a problem how much to fix? thanks in advance!

I had my last house rewired. It was a 3 bed semi. My new house is a 1 bed cottage. It's 25% smaller than my last one in square meters. The quote to rewire this time is 53% more money than in my last. There are about 3 years difference from having the last one done to receiving this quote. My...