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Junction Boxes for joining cable

DIY Data — Junction boxes are used to connect cables to add socket, lighting points, extend circuits etc. They can also be used to make repairs where a section of cable needs to be replaced. Junction boxes can be found as either round or square boxes, round ...More…
Electrical circuit protection explained

DIY Data — Electrical circuit protection explained - Fuses, Miniature Circuit Breakers, Residual Current Devices etc Fuses, MCB's, RCD's, and RCBO's are all devices used to protect users and equipment from fault conditions in an electrical circuit by ...More…
Copyright material on diydata.com

DIY Data — Everything in this site is the property of www.diydata.com or a third party who have authorised its use by diydata.com. All articles in this site may be accessed free of charge and are intended for private and individual use - not for commercial use.More…
Glossary of Electrical terms.

DIY Data — Alternating Current (AC) - The type of mains electricity used in the UK having a cyclical current waveform. Normally used in UK houses at 240V (RMS) alternating at 50 times per second (50 hertz). Ampere (A or Amp) - Unit of electrical current. ...More…
On-line suppliers: DIY Suppliers

DIY Data — The suppliers listed on these pages offer on-line service and delivery, or have branches, UK wide. To have your business included in our directory, please see this page. DIY solar water heating kits from £1263 and a full installation from £2761. ...More…
Adding additional telephone sockets

DIY Data — Adding telephone sockets - How to add additional telephone sockets around your home so you can use a handset all over the place. It is important that telephone extension sockets and cabling are added in such a way that they do not affect the ...More…
Smoke detectors and alarms

DIY Data — Smoke detectors and fire alarms are now considered essential for every home. Here we look at the different features offered. Properly installed smoke detectors/alarm will detect smoke from a fire and set off an alarm that will then warn of a fire ...More…
Energy savings around the home -

DIY Data — A guide of 8 low cost ways to be more energy efficient around the home. Fit reflective foil behind radiators fitted on outside walls to reduce heat loss and save energy. Fit draught excluders to outside doors, inside doors, letter boxes, loft ...More…
Energy savings around the home -

DIY Data — Save energy around the house - 10 free ways to be more energy efficient. Check the room temperatures - a one degree Celsius reduction in the heat level can cut heating costs by 10%. Check that the water in a hot water storage tank is not too hot ...More…
Wiring for electric appliances in domestic premises

DIY Data — Wiring electric appliances in domestic premises. This page explains the domestic ring main, the various outlets available and high power wiring. The ordinary wall sockets around the house are normally connected to a ring circuit (also referred to ...More…
Understanding domestic electric lighting circuits

DIY Data — Please note that all electrical wiring and installation details given on diydata.com is for information purposes only. From 1st January 2005, the Building Regulations Part P requires, in England and Wales, that only certified persons can carryout ...More…
Wiring two way switches for lighting

DIY Data — Change over lighting circuit. All you need to know to achieve a light controlled from two positions. Sometimes, a light circuit needs to be controlled from two positions - across a room, at each end of a corridor or at the top and bottom of a ...More…

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