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    Lighting circuit junction box

    Hi guys I’m looking on carrying out a rewire in my property in the next coming weeks and I am currently sussing out the existing cable routes etc. I noticed both the upstairs and downstairs lighting circuits are fed from the consumer unit to a junction box. from this junction box there’s is a...
  2. E

    .75mm flex used from junction box to downlights

    Hi Everyone. I'd really appreciate some advice. I have a little cafe which was all wired up by someone qualified. The issue is that someone put in a few 50w halogen bulbs and they didn't check the positioning of the wires after a ceiling skim. There had been no issues for over 4 years whilst...
  3. D

    Junction box- 3 core & earth conundrum

    Hello. Fingers crossed the attached file is view-able. I've never met this arrangement before, and I'm hoping some kind soul can explain to which terminal the loose black wire should be connected. Kind regards, Denise
  4. P

    Wiring 2 lighting circuits using one 6 terminal junction box

    Hi there, my name is Paul and I'm currently studying towards a city and guilds level 2 electrical installation, we are currently on lighting circuits for our practical, we have been given a task to wire up 2 lighting circuits using a 6 terminal hager junction box, I'm ok with wiring one circuit...
  5. sham

    Why prices for different colour junction box

    Ordering some junction boxes and the white 30A is cheaper than the Black one. Why ?. They are same brand and both three way. https://www.screwfix.com/search?search=30A+Junction+box+
    • sham
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    • box colour different junction junction box prices
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. HappyHippyDad

    How to fit a junction box to a round metal pole?

    Evening all. I may have to fit a weatherproof junction box to a hollow, round metal pole. The junction box will be around 20-30cm from the ground and 2 x SWA will enter from the bottom (CW20). 1 x rubber flex will leave through the back of the JB into the pole and up to the top where the light...
  7. D

    maintaince free junction box

    Are maintaince free junction boxes safe to use under floor boards? Will one rated at 32 amps be suitable for use on a ring main? Any brands you recommend?
  8. D

    Junction Box Instructions

    Found this under the floorboards of a house. Was wondering what year it was and if anyone remembers installing the Tenby R.M.1?
    • Dalimo
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    • box instructions junction junction box
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  9. O

    Flush mounted external junction box

    hi, first time here, and not an electrician, but hopefully someone might be able to help. Our electrician installed some outside wiring on a terrace a few years ago, terminating the cables in IP66 junction boxes so that we could put some lights in at a later date. That time has now come and I...
  10. S

    Replacing broken junction box outside

    Hi I’ve got a junction box outside which is cracked. It has 3 1.5mm SWA cables going into it. I’m planning on replacing it with a Wiska 308 box, with piranha earth nuts. In the old junction box the SWA was not earthed-banjos attached but no earth fly lead. I’ve got two questions about...
  11. K

    earthing a metal junction box?

    my father recently bought a house and it has an ancient consumer unit fitted, next to the unit is a metal junction box which all the cables pass into and they are joined what i assume is the original wiring, all i can assume is that the consumer unit has been moved over and so the wires have...
    • Keith Clement
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    • box earthing junction junction box metal
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. S

    Bathroom junction box lighting

    Hi, im trying to fit spot lights in a bathroom.. the main is currently out of a wall with a small amount of cable on it, can I use block connector with black tape and sink it so I can extend the wire to run further from the bath? If not can I use an ip65 rated jb sitting about 170mm away from...
    • Shaq
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    • bathroom box junction junction box lighting
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  13. Pete999

    Pete's Videos Now that's a junction box

  14. K

    Advice on old style junction box for cooker - need to replace cooker, told box illegal?

    Hi everyone, there is an electrical cooker already in situ and still connected to this junction box. Have been told box is illegal. I have no idea why, box has been checked inside and is earthed. Can anyone tell me what the issue is please so that I know how to install the new cooker? Big thanks...
    • Katoli
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    • advice box cooker illegal junction junction box old replace style
    • Replies: 52
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. D

    Outdoor Junction Box with wire from back

    Hello, I am looking for an outdoor junction box for a night flood light. Most boxes I see have openings from sides of the box only. I would like the junction box to be installed on top of the wire coming out from the wall and have one wire going out from the top to light. Any ideas which box...
    • DJDJDJDJ
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    • box junction junction box outdoor wire
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  16. M

    Chase junction box in wall

    Hi Guys, I'm tweaking the layout to my garage and I'd like to put a cabinet against the wall right where my conservatory sockets are fed from. Due to this I need to recess a junction. I had planned to mount an adaptable box in the wall and chase a channel out for some conduit, however I'm not...
    • Martin G
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    • adaptable box chase junction junction box wall
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  17. G

    Push fit junction box

    Hi all, Was just wondering what you guys and girls use as junction boxes for installing downlights. I have used wago lightbox's along with Scolmore click connector blocks but was hoping there was something that kinda combined the two. I love the 2 part design of the Scolmore but hate the screw...
    • Gringoking88
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    • box fit junction junction box
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. JK-Electrical

    Quickwire Prewired Junction Box

    I was kindly given a sample box containing twenty of these Quickwire pre-wired junction boxes by the manufacturer for me to install and assess on-site. I have to say that I was most impressed by the ease and quickness of installation. I'll certainly be using them again. Has anyone else tried...
  19. J

    Should I call an electrician (novice and broken junction box)?

    I moved into a new house today and whilst moving the sofa I broke the blanking plate off what I think is a junction box near the electric meter (it has two wires in one way and one the other way). I'm tempted to have a go at it myself or even just superglue it back on as it is just the box that...
    • jcsd
    • Thread
    • box broken electrician junction junction box
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. L

    Outdoor junction box for armoured cable

    Hello all, Got a bit of a situation with my new garage, I've got a 2.5mm cable coming out of the house consumer unit for supplying mains to the garage, there is an armoured cable inside a conduit that goes underground and comes out in the garage. Inside the garage, it goes into its own consumer...

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