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    Cables too short in backbox

    Morning all. I am replacing a 1g socket, with a 2g socket. Because I cant (cant be bothered :tearsofjoy:) make the hole in the wall bigger, I am going to make it surface mounted. The cables are too short, and they do no stretch the extra distance to cover the backbox. Ive been told about these...
    • finlamit
    • Thread
    • backbox cables short spur too wago wagos
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  2. B

    Ceiling box too small

    Hi I have ceiling boxes in my garage for old fluorescent lights. I want to install a single outlet in them to support new led lights. The existing boxes are round and the screw holes are 2.75 “ apart. I can’t find a way to adapt a 4” outlet plate to this box. Is there an adapter available? I...
    • Bchris
    • Thread
    • box ceiling screwfix small too
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  3. P

    Too much work, how to cope with it all..

    Morning Chaps Just wanted some advice I’m a sole trader one man band electrician I’ve had my firm about 3 years and built it up slowly, recently taken on some larger projects like new builds etc for builder I know. I’m now in the position where I’m booked up until August. My worry is I’ve just...
  4. A

    Changing light, too many wires!

    Hello, We just changed the lighting of our kitchen. It was a ceiling light with two rows of spotlight. The new lighting only has one row. When we removed the old one it looked like there was too many wires - two big cables with 3-4 wires each. There’s 2x red (L), 1x blue, 1x black, 1x yellow...
  5. Gavin John Hyde

    Far too many sockets!

    Just seen this online.... what earth was the owmer doing to need so many sockets? A grow house? Only house i have seen like that is either a aninal collector or aquarium for the heaters, pumps etc.. Anybody want to own up for installing them...
  6. T

    Can a remote control ceiling fan operate have a wall installed light/ fan switch too?

    Can a remote controlled ceiling fan have a wall mounted light / fan switch installed to operate the ceiling fan too?
    • tonytoney
    • Thread
    • ceiling control fan installed light operate remote screwfix switch too wall
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. H

    Canister lights from 1985, bulbs burn out WAY too early

    I have some canister lights in our bathrooms where incandescent, CFL, and LED all burn out too quick. We used to have the problem with canisters in our living room but had them replaced many years ago and they seem good now. So I was thinking I might need to replace the canisters in the...
    • harrymanimus
    • Thread
    • bulbs early lights out too
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  8. T

    Is too late to start .

    Hello everyone, Just wondering your thoughts and welcome any advice. Just been made redundant again from my original trade of printer which frankly is a dying trade. I did a 5 year apprenticeship in the early eighties which at the age of 55 now seems worthless. In and out of the print trade over...
  9. O

    Code for gas too close to CU

    Hi Guys, About to start an EICR on a property but I already know the CU is about 50mm away from the gas meter, massive garage wall and they put them that close!! I know part-p talks about them needing to be 150mm away but can't find mention of it in the regs. No mention of this in code breakers...
  10. U

    Junction boxes too deep for wall

    Hi all, I have two 35mm deep junction boxes above two doors in our hall and the boxes protrude out from the wall. It's not a big deal but it does bug me. After investigation the boxes are screwed to a stud in the wall but the wall's are lathe and plaster and this is determining how deep the box...
  11. spud1

    Surge Protection for off peak DB too?

    Hi guys, So I have a domestic scenario where off peak E7 storage heating is installed. Client has asked for a DB upgrade and has opted for surge protection. Currently they have separate ON and OFF peak Wylex fuse boards tailed individually from the origin, the meter is 2 metres away. If I...
  12. Pete999

    Sad I know but why wasn't this included in "Riverdance" too good for them?

    This forum still has some problems, can't post an off topic thread.
  13. M

    To code or not too code.......

    What do ya reckon ok or a c2??
  14. B

    EICR CODE too close to pipes

    What is the right code for: a) central heating pipes running directly below a socket (left to right). Could heat from the pipes slightly warm the socket and possibly warm a flex cord of a plugged in appliance if it touches the pipe? Would lagging the pipes solve this? b) electric cable...
  15. J

    I Need Work In the west London area, looking for work as my last company is too far away

    Based in Hammersmith and looking for work ????
    • j1mbodrea
    • Thread
    • area company electrical work electrician electricians london job london looking looking for work too west west london work
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: People Seeking Electrical Jobs / Employment
  16. B

    SWA - too short!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    been working on site today - came across someones bad calculations - there is 6mm swa in a ducting underground and it only comes out of the ducting at one end! i managed to dig down to the ducting and found the other end buried underground. So what is the best way of connecting two pieces of...
  17. P

    Is 50 too old for a new career?

    Hi, I’m new here :-) I’ve been reading this forum and researching trade courses for some time now because I’m wanting to make a career change. I have not worked in the industry before, but I am multi-skilled and have no doubt that I have the capacity to make a good electrician… but the trouble...
  18. L

    RatedCustomer.co - did you get an email too?

    Wondering if anyone else has come across this site? Looks like it's the customer version of MyBuilder as got an email about it launching today? Love the idea of telling other trades about how bad/good someone was to work with and the map function seems like a great way to locate customers to...
    • LeeStephenson12
    • Thread
    • customers email get too
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Business Related
  19. K

    Not too happy with this work...

    We're first time house renovators and recently had an electrician in to replace the main board and rewire the kitchen. I'm really not too happy with the results. There are cables coming out of the wall below the sockets and running back into the floor, multiple holes around sockets and where...
    • Kitty0307
    • Thread
    • electrical work happy rewire too work
    • Replies: 60
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. P

    Adding 2 PIR’s Too a 2 way lighting circuit

    Hello I have just finished college and waiting to sit my AM2. A customer has asked me to install a few PIR’S into an existing lighting circuit. On the one way system was playing to use the S/L from the switch to feed the PIR and then from PIR to feed the lights. ( as the customer just wants...
    • P666
    • Thread
    • 2 way adding circuit lighting lighting circuit too
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Lighting Forum

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