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I'd go for LEDs without question. The JCC LED 7, mentioned above would be my preference. There is a rider to that for the bathroom. From the way you describe the property you may not have RCD protection for the lighting circuits. If that's the case, ELV lights are allowed in the bathroom but...

I agree with you, as a fellow tradesman, but I'm not convinced the paying public at large know what the NIC is, and with the growing number acronyms that are even less well known to the public I'm becoming less convinced about the value they actually add to an established business.

Now there's a nice thought - enough sun to generate a KW for long periods! Thanks for the offer but I'm not looking at fiiting them for myself - just thought I'd offer them on my website if the general feedback was any good. I would have thought a plug top would cope ok with 1kw but I would see...

Has anyone tried a plug in solar kit? A couple of websites are offering these kits, mainly as a DIY fit which means they wouldn't qualify for a feed in tariff. I think the idea is that they would sit in a garden or on a garage roof. They have an integral micro inverter and simply plug into a...

I think that might depand on the LABC where you are. In my area, LABC obviously accept certificates from registered electricians but they will also accept certificates from electricians who are not registered but have shown them their qualifications. It's faily easy to produce a model form based...

Nice site, needs a spell check though and you've missed the apostrophe in it's on the Service page.

I'm sure I remember not too long ago, MK promoting themselves as a 'British' brand. The new boards and components seem to be all made in China with the emphasis on cost cutting over quality. For a crucial piece of kit that needs to be trusted well beyond any warranty period this is just another...

Had an interesting chat last night with a sparky who's qualified, time served and up to date with the first ammendment but he's not registered. In a nutshell his point was : 'The non-statutory regs don't call for anyone to be registered. He sent his 17th edition and 2391 to the local...

I've been contacted recently by email from a guy looking to buy a second home in my area and wanting a quote for  a rewire. The email looked good, I like to think I'm reasonably computer savvy and I had no reason to suspect a scam. The number lloked like a mobile, starting 070 so I called to...

Most advertising, especially YPs, is a waste of time and money. I find the best marketting available is through the local planning department website. All planning applications are published on line with names and addresses, and most websites will allow you to search by post code. A quick...

Hi, I'm new to this forum and just wanted a bit of advice on retractive switches. My customer (domestic) has lights on retractive switches. I can't get a manufacturer of the light fittings and I'm assuming the dimming modules are in the floor space. There's no access from above and removing the...