Electrical

A light by your front door is useful, so that visitors can find it after dark and you can identify them easily. Other lights can be used to illuminate side passages, and paths to the garage and back of the house. All can be wired up as extensions of the house wiring.

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How can you introduce another light or lights into your room switched independently of the main light? This project shows 2 wall lights added, but the same circuit can be used for an additional ceiling light switched independently.

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An adequate number of electrical sockets will eliminate the inconvenience and expense of extension leads. To increase the number of sockets in your home either convert existing single-socket outlets to doubles or fit additional sockets. Single sockets will be either 'flush', i.e. they don't stick out from the wall, or 'surface-mounted', i.e. boxes that do stick out a little bit from the wall.

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Very often we find we do not have enough sockets at home. It is not a difficult job to add another but there are certain rules to follow. In this resource, you will learn about adding a spur to an existing circuit.

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This resource deals with the two main types of consumer unit found in the home today. The first one is a single load fuse board where the power coming in is taken through a double pole switch to a live buss bar. All of this is explained more thoroughly when we deal with the second type of unit, which is the split load unit.

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Junction boxes can be used to connect additional sockets to circuits, add lighting points, extend circuits, and in general they are a way of getting power from an existing source and taking it somewhere else. They can also be used for repairs. This document provides information about wiring a junction box.

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A radial circuit is a mains power circuit found in some homes to feed sockets and lighting points. It is simply a length of appropriately rated cable feeding one power point then going on to the next. The descriptions here apply to a circuit for power sockets.

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Get more from your indoor lighting by replacing old lights, installing some extra ones and putting in a dimmer switch or two.

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This document is one of a series that has been approved and issued by the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing practical guidance with respect to the requirements of Schedule 1 to and regulation 7 of the Building Regulations 2000 (SI 2000/2531) for England and Wales.

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Wiring a plug is not difficult but you would be surprised how often people get it wrong. They put themselves and their families at risk from electric shock or fire by not following six simple rules.

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