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Its not as black and white as that Its worded as "Consideration shall be given to the provision of the neutral conductor, at each switch...

GOTCHA. and thanks - will be done at the same time as gas Safety

Yep, the electrical regs have a lot of 'recommendations' that allows for professional assessment of a situation. A landlord may be...

GN3 recommends 3 year for EIC, with 1 year for routine check

How often a unit is tested us subject to opinion, but as you are planning to rent it, I'm guessing for holidays, I would suggest...

Erm..? A successful business must ALWAYS charge appropriate amounts from day one! Irrespective of what business you are in...

I used to charge around £150, but I've retired as of last year. Talking to the staff at Denmans the other day, it seems most of the...

Thanks for the replies. The builder was project managing the job and the electrician had followed the schedule in supplying the two...

What cable are you planning on using for the run back to the house? I would run swa from house to shed off MCB not sharing a rcd...

Sy is not uv resistant, so should not be used outdoors. It's meant for machinery, connecting into an isolator

Just a few pictures from a few recent jobs. First up is a termination of an LED driver, probably not too unusual for a DIYer or builder...

Electric showers generally have two heating elements inside the water chamber... (basically like a very small kettle with much higher...

BS7671 is your first reference point: Reg 134.2.1 requires appropriate inspection and testing, by one or more "skilled" persons...

nothing wrong with it in principle, just not how most would do things.

sounds like a poor earth, but I would just replace the whole thing as it maybe the heating element failing, or damp in the other...