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    How Do You put Your Materials Through Company

    Apologies if this is is the wrong forum for this. Looking for direction. Son has been a sole trader a few years now and seems to be doing fine. I did advise on day one to go Ltd Co but he went with some daft accountants advice. Anyway he seems to have gone above the VAT threshold and is maybe...
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    2 gang socket covers

    Is there such a thing on the market for covering my 2 gang socket, protecting cores when my wall get plastered.
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    Solar/Wind, would it be worth it

    Not got a clue about solar so just looking for opinions if it would be worth it. I have a list of big-ticket projects I’m doing or would like to do before I retire in the next 5 years. One would be installing solar/wind. My problem is I live on the ground floor of a tenement, I have a small...
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    What type of conduit for outdoors lighting?

    Haha, I remember sitting with my finger on the megger for 10 minuets chasing the dampness out the ends. 😁
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    Steel conduit question

    I've been out the domestic/industrial game for years now working offshore but you used to get a conduit coupling similar to below that one end clamped on to the cut end (remember to file inside and out) and the other end had a 20mm or 25mm male thread you could enter into a conduit box. Doing a...
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    Wireless Smoke/Heat Detectors

    I'm an electrician and work offshore 
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    Wireless Smoke/Heat Detectors

    Some good answers and guidance on my original question, thanks. On the back of that has does anybody use a company called Edward Brothers, they've come up with the best price so far and seem to have a decent rating on Trust Pilot.
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    Wireless Smoke/Heat Detectors

    I'm a spark but have not worked domestic for years, mainly offshore or industrial. My son's a spark and works for himself, it's all Aico he installs. I'm looking to get My house and da house up to spec over next couple of months. My brother keeps coming up with the argument of cheaper...
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    Wireless Smoke/Heat Detectors

    The government themselves will not be able to manage this but you'll find the insurance companies will, with higher premiums if you do not comply. I would imagine once you come to sell your house you will have to comply.
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    Wireless Smoke/Heat Detectors

    Legislation in Scotland is changing, meaning from early 2021 all households in Scotland will require to have smoke/heat detectors installed. 10 year tamper proof wireless interlinked detectors are permitted. Which if any wireless interlinked detectors are peoples preferred detector on here.
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