Cardiff Council are enforcing installation of Grade D, type LD3 Smoke Detector systems in rented houses throughout Cathays and more of Cardiff. These are interlinked 240V mains wired smoke alarms and heat alarms. Each heat or smoke detector should have integral battery backup & can be connected to the lighting circuit or an isolated supply. [...]
(1) Select the cable with the correct current rating.
3 Amp – Cable size ≥0.5mm² (for equipment upto 700 Watts)
5 Amp – Cable size ≥0.75mm² (for equipment upto 1200 Watts)
13 Amp – Cable size ≥1.25mm² (for equipment upto 3000 Watts)
(2) Prepare the cable.
Remove cable outer sheath and trim the wires as follows:
BROWN wire 20mm long
BLUE wire 30mm [...]
When power is required for the shed, patio, garden pond or other out of doors purpose, a separate circuit from the consumer unit should be used.
Where a Residual Current Device (RCD) is not already fitted before the consumer unit, one should be installed. The Residual Current Device will switch off the electricity almost instantaneously if [...]
If you live in an old house, you may need to think about rewiring your home. With the advice of an electrical contractor, you can go to sleep knowing your family is safe. Electrical fires are all too common.
Talk with an electrical contractor about your home.
The most sensible first step in rewiring your home is [...]
The cost of having your house rewired by a professional electrician can vary considerably depending on how many fittings you require, the layout and size of the house and ease of access (particularly if rewiring). Nonetheless, it is of course possible to give some idea of the range of prices you can expect to pay [...]