NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 ^^^^^^^^You don't how true that is Rog, you are not even supposed to put up an outside light now. If you remember a few years back they changed the colour of the cores in cable, the new rules were bought in then, the new colours of course tell the authorities that that cable was installed after the cut off date. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,088 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 The prescient among us stocked up on red/black/green cable when it was being sold off as the new regs came in. Which meant that provided you knew what you were doing, and did it properly and safely, you would not fall foul of the "man with the clipboard" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 If I remember right Rob it was something to do with the package the vendor had to put together if they sold the property, certs issued by a qualified electrician for new works had to be included along with gas compliance certs. Don't if that is still operating now, it all seemed to go quite. One of the problems we see now is the insurance companies. Faced with a big claim they will start digging and if they find DIY was the problem your likely to find out your not insured. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 I knew a bloke years ago who connected a cable from a lamp post in to his house!! Well dodgy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted June 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 Our bedside lamp in America had an electrical outlet (socket) built into it, it also had 2 USB sockets, I've never seen this anywhere else in the world..... I put a photo of an American electric outlet (socket) on my facebook page as I thought it looked like a face & I called it a 'socket' John (Ayupmiducks) said "Steve, when in Rome, it's called an outlet!" I said "sorry" & promised to use the correct American words & spellings while I was there.... John gave some good advice to my wife when she was bitten on her foot by ants which was "don't wear open sandals when walking on grass!" I was blamed as I said "lets go & look at that lake on Lakehurst drive!" We stood there on the grass looking but it had dried up, she then let out an ear piercing scream, lucky we had some steroid cream... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 2 hours ago, colly0410 said: Our bedside lamp in America had an electrical outlet (socket) built into it, it also had 2 USB sockets, I've never seen this anywhere else in the world Sold them for years at Screw Fix & Wilco about a tenner. https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-2-gang-sp-13a-switched-socket-3-1a-2-outlet-usb-charger-white/4087P?tc=GB1&ds_kid=92700019938272150&ds_rl=1241687&ds_rl=1245250&ds_rl=1249401&ds_rl=1248154&ds_rl=1245250&ds_rl=1247848&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwJbqgb2A4wIVSJnVCh2vgQQrEAQYASABEgKRJvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted June 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 Seen the wall sockets with USB in them but never a socket built into a bedside lamp.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 We had very few plug sockets & even less plugs when we lived in Brixton Road, nothing came with a plug on? My Dad was always borrowing a plug off something, sometimes not even bothering, using matches to wedge the bare wires into the socket, I remember my Dad wired a light up in the coal house & every time you switched it on & off you got an electric shock, but we still did it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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