Tag Archive: Electrical
Electrical Planning – Bedrooms 2, 3, 4
Secondary bedrooms are usually considered less important that the main bedrooms but that doesn’t mean that the electrical planning doesn’t need to be considered. You need to think about the different possible occupiers of the room over a wide range…
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Electrical Planning – Garage
In my current garage I had three double power points installed. . . . which I thought was plenty. With the amount of power needs on my workbench, including battery chargers I had to fix this power board to the…
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Electrical Planning – Bathroom and En-Suite
Here are a few thoughts about electrical planning for your new bathrooms. Fan over the shower. I like these better than the centrally mounted fans. Heating unit. A lot of people like those 3 in 1 heating/fan/light units but I…
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3 in 1 Bathroom Heaters or Separate Units?
In a previous house we had one of those 3 in 1 bathroom light/heater/extraction fan. I can’t say I was impressed. . . . It suffers from the Swiss Army Knife Syndrome…… doing lots of things, but none of them…
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Downlights – 5 Reasons to Think Again
Downlights are very popular and can give dramatic light effects so you seem them a lot in show houses, and shops ……but I won’t have them again. A but harsh? . . . . here are my reasons why. The…
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Planning Electrics – Remaining Rooms
With the main rooms covered in previous posts I will cover the remaining rooms with this post. Dining For a dining table in the kitchen area an extra double socket close to the table should be enough for any cooking…
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Electrical Planning – Outside
A lot of people forget all about outside electrical work. . . but it can make a big difference to how much easier it makes things. I have listed some of the electrical things you might like to think about….
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