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UK Avoiding wires when drilling

Do you mean drill through the left side in here?maybe above that small white box which is the meter reader? 1600322902 ill check this out, thanks!
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- Post #6
- Sep 17, 2020
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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UK Avoiding wires when drilling

Thanks for responding. If I drilled to the right of the modem box, that would be vertically in line with the light switch on the other side. Could the wire for that switch be passing there? Or would it come down from the ceiling?
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- Post #3
- Sep 17, 2020
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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UK Avoiding wires when drilling

Looking a bit of advice please, in case it’s something simple. I would like to drill a hole through an internal wall (about 10 inches thick) to feed the broadband cable from my hallway into another room, so the hub can sit there. My concern is drilling into an electrical wire, and I’m wondering...
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- Thread
- Sep 17, 2020
- drilling wires
- Replies: 8
- Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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Upstairs lights out

Ah I see. I'll take the old one to the store to make sure I get the right ones in that case. I should've actually asked about the cause. Since the light was on for a brief second before blowing, I assume it was one of the bulbs in that bedroom which caused the issue? They could be cheap crap...
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- Post #8
- Oct 5, 2019
- Forum: Lighting Forum
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Upstairs lights out

Amazing, thanks Telectrix that was it. Maybe I should've figured that out from the arrow myself, I just assumed any markings were related to the profession! This is why forums like these are genius. Could've quite easily called out a professional for something so trivial I swapped those fuses...
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- Post #6
- Oct 5, 2019
- Forum: Lighting Forum
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Upstairs lights out

Hoping to get some troubleshooting advice in case this is straight forward, before calling a professional. I have googled but a bit unsure of next steps The upstairs ceiling lights in my house are out. I had went to turn on light in upstairs bedroom and i'm sure the light flashed on for a quick...
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- Oct 5, 2019
- lights out upstairs
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Lighting Forum
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