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i got my dad a makita 18v combi for his birthday from B&Q t'other day for

i bet loose connection on fitting that has burnt cables which are shorting out.

lol, no worries. they are emoticons, use them the same as you would your face so to speak :)

those that don't know if its 3 phase or single phase primarily.

thanks for that, for future reference my friend the following is a wink ;) its normally used to indicate a joke/white lie/sarcastic response etc

i think a lot of you on here need to learn to read things properly, try reading post number 3. <rolling eyes>

i have some robus LED fittings in ym bedroom, very bright if quite pricey.

quite, i only mentioned the blue/grey as it was the colour mentioned earlier :)

sparkytim, is it illegal to use 3core&earth to wire a fan then as there isn't a blue core? or should we be running a double insulated blue single alongside the 3core to comply? ;)

sounds like its a bit shady right now as you have 3 circuits with only one neutral between them which isn't right, not sure on regs about this but i'd be happy to have 2 seperate circuits in a 4 core SWA(so thats 2x neutral and 2x live).

leave it out lads, theres no need to be like that. anyway my dad would spank both of youy at the same time, he's well ard!

really? obviously me and my mates are far too cheap then!

i bought a roll also 3 weeks for a PJ and it cost around

because they have loads of old cable..............

^+1 i have asked for deposits before on jobs with lots of materials and never had an issue as have never asked for labour upfront, just parts. i am doing some work for a guy at the moments where i haven't bothered getting money upfront but i work with his sister and have worked for his...

it amazes me that you could be so tight on something that you depend on so highly, how much would you lose in revenue if your cambelt snaps? its no different to the guys that refuse to pay over

but thats not completely true though is it, the reason for gold plated connections isn't to improve connection there and then its because gold doens't react with the metals normally used on tv's, infact gold is a worse comductor of electricity than copper but in the long run where it doesn't...

deposits don't have to be refundable, i've paid non-refundable deposits plenty of times.

i can't really see the issue, why would you remove the cover then stick your finger in the lampholder of a fitting when you don't know if its live or not?