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Hi all, Just wanted to run something by you all. I'm reburbishing my own house and have built an extension which is now the kitchen. The old kitchen is to become the study/office. Consequently, the sockets need lowering from the old kitchen height. Now during the build I have found plenty of...

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Don't like them busbars, funnily enough I was called out to a job yesterday, no power to downstairs ring. Started with the obvious at the CU, no power at the outgoing side of the MCB. Took MCB out to find the clip that it pushes into on the busbar, was loose. There were three the same, managed...

Can't see any mention of PME in the question, only TN. Remember, TNCS is not always PME. Think this might have been covered before, now where was that thread............. over to you Steps

You can put an accessory where you like (special locations and building regs accepted), it's visible. It's the cables that need to be in the safe zones if less than 50mm deep and all the other mullarky.

You will find the zones in the OSG or BRB

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As Lurch points out, gonna need some meaty cable for one radial. 4x 3.4kw heaters will pull almost 60A under full load.

Would err on the side of caution and leave myself a day to get the underground bit sorted.

Who's digging the trench and supplying the sand?

He might not be there much longer if that crane hits them overheadsbad day explode

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Oh no, here we go again. Put the kettle on luv, we could be in for the long haul put the kettle on

Bathroom lighting has more to do with the IP rating than voltage. You can put mains lighting anywhere as long as it's correctly IP rated. Hope this helps

Maybe a little walk somewhere lighter whilst the fuse is out?

Note it down as a limitation, after all, how are you supposed to know what it is if you're not allowed to break the seal. Or as Ian says, wait till' the seal fairy has been.

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Obviously if PAT testing is going to be your living, then buy the best. A good start off tester is the Kewtech KT71. It will get you by as long as you allow for the fixed parameters on the Earth Bond test. Don't go for a simple PASS/FAIL model with no numerical display, or you'll fail...