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Additional sockets on stud wall.

I will soon be adding some (2 or 3) additional sockets to an existing timber stud and plasterboard partition wall, and had some questions about mounting the back boxes: Can a metal back box be “side-mounted” to a timber stud? Ie, drill holes through the side wall of the back box instead of...
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- Sep 24, 2024
- additional back box new sockets ring circuit sockets wall
- Replies: 7
- Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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Disconnected wires in wall

Hi :) I'm looking to redo my kitchen early next year and am hoping to remove a defunct central heating timer from the wall and replaster. Once the timer is removed there will just be an exposed T+E from the wall which is disconnected (tied in a knot and buried in insulation) at the other end...
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- Thread
- Dec 17, 2020
- disconnected wall wires
- Replies: 2
- Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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Spur from boiler circuit

Thanks for the responses, I understand. I will call someone in as it's not quite as straightforward as I was hoping. Hopefully there will be a quick and simple (and cheap!) solution. Thanks again (y)
- dedwards96
- Post #4
- Oct 19, 2020
- Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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Spur from boiler circuit

Hi. I am wanting to install a regular single 13A socket (with RCD protection) near my boiler to power a Raspberry Pi, which draws comfortably less than 1A. The boiler is on its own dedicated circuit protected by a 5A MCB at the CU and a 3A fused double-pole isolation switch next to the boiler...
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- Oct 18, 2020
- boiler circuit spur
- Replies: 3
- Forum: DIY Electrical Advice

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