electrics

I bought an electric Homebase 2kW 2000W Convector Heater s/h which works great, but ever since I've had it, it absolutely stinks! fusty, smell, (not so much burning) but an awful smell which can give you a headache after a few minutes, thus defeating the object of having a heater on to keep...

Hi, I have two 5amp sockets which are to be used for side lights and controlled by a dimmer on the wall in my living room. I have never used these sockets and bought two lamps and changed these to suitable plugs. On using it trips circuit. I was convinced that it was the lamps. Then I...

Hi there would love some advice on how to wire old 2 way double light switch to a new double dimmable light switch (one is simply on/off). The old switch is as follows: top row: A 2way = 2 x red wires A 1way = 1 black, 1 blue B comm = yellow bottom row A comm = yellow B 2way = 1...

Replacing an old bathroom light that takes a G10 bulb with one single LED downlight, link below. https://www.screwfix.com/p/luceco-ftype-fixed-fire-rated-led-downlight-white-600lm-6w-220-240v/7046t My current wiring looks like this: Inside of the downlight to be installed: After i...

My mum and dad have just had their house rewired by electricians. But after they'd gone dad wanted to replace a ceiling rose with a fancier light fitting. In a move classic for my dad, he took the ceiling rose off without noting down where the wires came from or taking a photo. Normally...

...and if so, what sort of a job was it? Do they have CAN electrical systems that need a special interface box?

Hi - does anyone by any chance have a photo of the wiring for a Rangemaster 110 front facia panel, particularly the indicator lights and thermostat area (cooker was bought in 2005)? We've had to replace ours today (fire damage) and I think looking at it the wiring isn't right. There should be...

After a bit of advice please! I should have got on to the new EICR requirements sooner - no excuses although COVID, travel lockdowns etc haven't helped matters. Anyway, I wasn't expecting my report to be quite as bad as it looks: Grateful for any advice on below - looks pretty terrible to me at...

Hi, I am the landlord of a flat that is prone to condensation, I invested in a flatmaster piv (positive ventilation that pumps air in) which solved the problem amazingly well. The problem is the tenants disconnect it so it's useless. I'm wondering if there's some kind of switch or sensor that...

We are having to cut out channels in our existing kitchen floor slab for a new kitchen island. I will need to place an electric feed for the sockets; cold feed, hot feed and a gas pipe. I will also have to re-do some drainage so will dig out for that and re-cover. So I guess I'm keen on...

Hi, I'm about to take leap of faith buying a property which I've not been able to see properly. It has a been extended a couple of times since it was built in 1970 and the current owner has no idea about the history of electrics, no certificates of any kind and doesn't want any visiting...

Hi, We had a new extension build 1.5 years ago and this is where the problem is so new cables etc. We first had the RCD tripping with the light circuits downstairs but then it went away and never happened again. 2-3 months ago we had the RCD trip with the downstairs sockets. I isolated the...

Put down laminate flooring in two rooms and prior to starting we screwed down a few loose floor boards to secure floor. Now both rooms are all fully completed when the shower is switched on the RCD trips at fuse box. I have clearly a screwed through the shower supply. here’s the question, how...

Any idea what we should expect to pay (before VAT) on a rewire? Bristol Terraced, 1980 Victorian house 2 Bed Floorboards that are exposed (no carpet) All belongings boxes and moving out to avoid getting in the way/speeding things up No access to roof space in bathroom Kitchen Double sockets...

Hi all, I have a plain and simple 100w max light fitting in a spare room. I am just about to renovate it to be a nursery so thought it would be a good time to install a dimmer switch. The fitting originally had a 100w bulb which I found hummed a lot. After some googling I found this was not...

Hi My kitchen has 12 downlights, with a triple switch at the entrance, which turns different sections of the room, one of them only turns on and off two of the downlights which seems silly. There is also another switch by the garden door which turns on and off 5 downlights, the same as one of...

I recently installed a loft light in preparation for adding extra insulation. While I was up there, I thought it would be a good idea to remove some old cables the electricians had left during a rewire. There's lots of lead wiring and even hollow lead tubing, which I assume is for gas lights (I...

Hi everyone, I have an upcoming project that I would like some advise on please... I am going to be redecorating a bedroom which only has one double socket at present. I would like to add an additional two double sockets on different walls. My initial thought was that I would do a nice and...

I only have one plug point in my external modern double garage and need extra sockets added. The main power cable enters the garage into a stand-alone fuse box. The 2 gang socket is mounted beside it. I would like to run an additional 2.5mm cable from the back of the socket and run a 7 metre...

Advice please? I have just moved in to a house and have a Rayburn 380G (Gas) and the Pump is running continuously whether the hot water & central heating are on or not. the only way to stop it is by switching off the whole system electrics...not useful as then no Rayburn!! or hot water or...