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    Continuous earth fault

    The thread update notification was caught in spam. My local store didn't have stock of the wander leads on the weekend but I used the time to change a few more of the sockets and map circuit routes which has me flummoxed in one particular room which has far as a can tell has either migrated to a...
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    Continuous earth fault

    Will go through this weekend and yes re dead testing, the only type I'm comfortable doing!
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    Continuous earth fault

    I've got a related issue so thought it best to add to this existing post: When we moved in I went around the house with my Kewtech socket tester and noted the readings at each point. After making changes to the ground floor I am now ready to do the first floor, where I originally noted there...
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    2-way switch... my head hurts

    Funnily enough was with my 80yr old neighbour this morning in his property he is selling. Old beauty of large thick Yorkshire stone. All his wiring is surface mounted, run in chrome pipes which actually works well for an industrial look.
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    2-way switch... my head hurts

    Are they the beauties in Scotland?
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    2-way switch... my head hurts

    Just to follow up, got around to wiring up the hallway today and all working well. Great to have hallway light access from top of stairs. For stairway lights I’ve got running to a temporary MK pendant under the stairs. Still undecided on actual stair light size, erring towards smaller diameter
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    XLPE vs PVC

    Haha good point well made!
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    XLPE vs PVC

    sleeping like a baby now, cheers fella
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    XLPE vs PVC

    Thanks Tim. Was also looking at Table E5 and at the 1.5m solid point there appears negligible difference between BS6004 and BS7211 cable factors too. As you say, it would be the other direction that would clearly be an issue if it was being undersized to a significant degree. That said, I'm...
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    XLPE vs PVC

    Long story short I ordered the "wrong" cable.... wanted H6241Y but mistakenly bought H6241B Now, rather than faff with sending it back, I believe I can still use it but want to check with the pros. Its for a domestic lighting circuit that is currently run with live/earth loop to the switches...
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    2-way switch... my head hurts

    Looks like grid switch is my only option as I've tried several different Google searches and it seems they don't exist. (To clarify looking for 2 switches but one controls the FS and the other the porch lights. I'll have the security lights connected to the FS) Alternatively an unswitched...
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    2-way switch... my head hurts

    Scratching my head about a solution from an aesthetics standpoint. In the hallway I've got a switched fused spur. That feeds an external security light and the switch for porch lights. Rather than having two separate switches has any manufacturer made a 2 gang switch where one is for the fused...
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    2-way switch... my head hurts

    Ill guess I'll be grateful for my almost impenetrable 115yr old Yorkshire brick!? At least it reluctantly succumbs to an SDS!!
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    2-way switch... my head hurts

    Will give them a try thanks ?
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    2-way switch... my head hurts

    Corr just had a quick look at those. Smart tech and I suspect that or something similar is the future. Have the home as one giant Faraday's cage, where your phones are charged simply by being inside and lights/switches etc all get their power wirelessly. For now I'd be happy if they invent...
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    2-way switch... my head hurts

    Haha you and I both. I assume it was a bit of future proofing ie it's gone somewhere the previous owner/spark thought might be an eventual termination. Alas for now it's just a black and red wire connected via a chocbox? Not sure if you've seen some of my other posts but long story short...
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    2-way switch... my head hurts

    That looks to be the bad boy I need! Thanks fella
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    2-way switch... my head hurts

    In fact whilst in the subject, would love recommendations for stair way LED lights. Something I had fitted to the last place, small round recessed lights (around 3cm diameter), warm white, white surround would be perfect. But, I'm struggling to find anything similar, most seem to have a...
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    2-way switch... my head hurts

    As long as we got to the same place I am delighted! Re the neutrals, its an old system where you have the single & earth running from switch to switch for the live feed and the neutrals go from light fitting to light fitting. So for the new stair light circuits I have the choice but I think...
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    2-way switch... my head hurts

    Correct, the dilemma being the power to the pendant comes from the switch I want to remove.

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