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Hi all, Hoping for a bit of assistance. Have replaced an old electric shower unit with a Triton Riba 8.5kw unit. In the old unit, 1 live, 1 neutral and 2 earth wires went into the terminal block in the shower (the 2 earth wires went into the single earth terminal) On the new unit, am I...

Hello, I want to change my light switch to a new one and discovered that the old switch has an L - N - L - N wiring, which I have not come across before (see photo). This is for a bathroom light that has only one switch, so not sure why this wiring was used. Can I use a simple two-way switch...

Hello everybody I’ve come to change the switch in my old chestnut cottage and I have found more wires then I was expecting. This light switch only controls one light in the room and is the only light switch in the kitchen. Could anyone help me out to find out what all these wires are for...

So my Granddad (who is in hid mid 80's) has had a UPS on his router for a number of years as he lives in a rural area and gets lots of power cuts and power dips. The UPS was 10-11 years old and had started to become unreliable, so I ordered him a new one. In the mean time I sent him this via...

I'm going to fit a Ring doorbell, so need to extend the doorbell button cable that has previously been cut. There isn't much currently available... I have tried pulling it to see if it will extend a bit, but it won't. What's the best solution please? 20210630_134615 by Techboy posted 30 Jun...

Hi I am installing an extractor fan that has a built-in humidstat and timer. I ordered a '10A 3 Pole Fan Isolator Switch with 3A Fuse' to combine having both a fan isolator switch and a FCU. Has anyone wired one of these up before or would they have a good idea how to do it? It's more the 'L...

When I bought my house, the wire in the images was in one of the walls. What does it do? Is it safe to cut it with pliers and cover the hole in the wall with filler? It's in the way just hanging there. Thanks

Hello, I'm a newbie so hopefully posted in the correct place. I bought a ring pro doorbell which I knew needed hard wiring. I thought it would be as easy to replace my old one with the new one. It isn't. As I've suggested I currently have a wired in doorbell, 8v transformer outside of my CU...

Hi was made aware that the previous owner had added a double socket in the kitchen which is too close to the cooker from a post on here. Finally got round to what I thought was going to be an easy job of just disconnecting the wires from the original socket into the new socket when I found...

Been using a portable spot light for when I'm working in dark spaces or at night and never really paid attention to the plug used on it. It was given to me by my dad. Looked at the back of it and noticed "Empire Made" with "Unbreakable Rubber" written on the front. I'm guessing it's '50s to...

Hi everyone Hope someone can help... I went in to the dining room earlier to discover that the ceiling light fitting had fallen down, looks like the wire has snapped or possibly burnt? Never had an issue with it before but it’s an old house. When it fell it tripped the fuse and I haven’t...

I got a new Immermat flash timer. It 4 terminals: Live in, Neutral in, Live out and Neutral out. There are only 3 wire coming into the timer: brown, black and grey. How do I connect the wires to the terminals.

Not impressed with the communication and instructions on my new Ikea Storjorm Bathroom mirror cabinet. The cabinet has lights built in behind the glass doors. I fitted the cabinet to the wall and wired up the lights straight from the mains wire that was already there from the last cabinet. The...

Hi Guys, I am going to be installing a CCTV system on my property this week, though i have been skeptical on how to hide the wiring on the external brick wall. I do not want to recess the wires into to wall or through the cavity. I would just prefer to cable clip the wires on the brick wall...

Hi Guys, I am going to be installing a CCTV system on my property this week, though i have been skeptical on how to hide the wiring on the external brick wall. I do not want to recess the wires into to wall or through the cavity. I would just prefer to cable clip the wires on the brick wall...

Hi Guys, I am going to be installing a CCTV system on my property this week, though i have been skeptical on how to hide the wiring on the external brick wall. I do not want to recess the wires into to wall or through the cavity. I would just prefer to cable clip the wires on the brick wall...

Hi all, not sure if I'm posting this in the right category... I want to add a small chandelier type light fitting to hang in the centre of the room. There has never been a light fitting there so there are no cables existing. It is a very old house with exposed wooden structural beams and...

I am getting rid of my Sky TV package as they have just put the prices up again and it is becoming unaffordable for me and so I am going to get a Humax DTR-T2000 YouView Box as a replacement. While I know I could get a FreeSat box, I have chosen YouView as I watch a lot of Dave and Home. I...

Hi, I'm replacing my Honeywell thermostat with a new Honeywell thermostat. My current thermostat is connected to the control panel using terminals 1 and 3. Do I need to connect all three terminals on my new thermostat (Honeywell T6360B Room Thermostat) for it to work? I'm replacing like...

This article here suggests that the colour of the 3rd line conductor in the EU (and thus also in the UK) is purple! :eek:o_O Is this a simple editing mistake :?: as I am hoping, or can purple wires really be used in place of grey wires for 3rd line/phase conductors to my horror? o_O:cautious...