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I've been asked to install a new RFC at a Ground Floor Flat. The Socket outlets for this circuit are going to be in a room at the rear of the property on the other side of the flat from the CU - the owner does not want me to install the cable through the Flat, but wants me to route the cable...

I've been asked to rewire a domestic dwelling (I'm Part P certified & have additional insurance to install fire detection equipment within domestic dwellings). The Customer has bought the house and asked me to rewire the entire property and install a heat detetctor in the kitchen and 1 in...

I'm after some advice on what Insurance cover other Electricians use when it comes to the install of Smoke and Heat detection equipment in a domestic property. I've been asked to install smokes in a 2 up 2 down semi as part of a re-wire. The owner is looking at renting the place out when it's...

TN-S. Domestic 1.5 kW shower on a 6mm2 T&E clipped direct for the most part and in some plastic trunking for about 200 cm Total cct length is about 15M. The manufacturers label inside the shower itself states that it is a 9.6kW shower at 230V - should i take this as the power rating or the...

TN-C-S domestic, T&E (2.5mm L&N 1.5mm CPC), RFC, Zs within limits and RCD protected to 30mA anyway. L-L (0.11 ohms) N-N (0.11 ohms) cpc-cpc (0.48 ohms) Testing this RFC as part of an EICR - I'm thinking that i have a loose cpc connection somewhere. Taken all accessable s/o off as I...

Domestic PME, have two 2.5mm t&e on a B32 mcb, if this was a ring at sometime then the continuity is broken somewhere and i cannot locate the break. No access to underfloor, no spare ways in the CU, has RCD protection to 30mA. I'm thinking it is not compliant to put two Skt Radial cct's on...

Any advice on where i can get hold of a couple of compression glands that take flat 2.5 T&E pvc cable (same as these that TLC do, 20mm Compression Gland for 1.5 & 2.5mm Twin & Earth) but anywhere other than TLC, thanks.

Domestic PME, 2 lighting cct's (over 2 floors in semi) all circuits other than the lighting cct's are RCD protected to 30mA on a split board CU. Going to install an extractor in the bathroom, just outside the bathroom is a hall light operated by a two way switch that is connected to the lower...

Domestic lighting circuit with a B6 MCB, (EXCLUDING BATHROOMS) If i extend the lighting circuit & place an additional load on the lighting circuit (within the design limits of the cct protective device) and the cct is NOT already RCD protected - am i required to install RCD protection to the...

Domestic Oven and Hob is connected to an existing 45 AMP isolator (including socket outlet) with 6mm T&E back to the CU (about 8 m away) with 30mA RCD & 45A MCB (all existing) new oven rated at 2100W and Hob at 7000W. The 6mm from the isolator goes to a JB on the wall behind the cooker...

TN-C-S Domestic, CU change required. Luminaire in a Metal housing used in the Kitchen and owner wants it to stay, seems that some work has been done in the past and i cannot find any Earth continuity on this lighting circuit back to the present CU, although a cpc is connected to each light on...

Domestic TN-C-S. 10mm Main Bonding required for Water and Gas as none present. Would it be within the regs to use one length of bonding to connect both services. I would like to run one 10mm copper length from the Gas to the Water and then to the CU. Would it be best to use a complete unbroken...

Domestic CU change, TN-C-S. Lighting circuit has an Extractor Fan with Electronic timer installed. When performing IR test on the lighting, should i just test the whole lighting cct between L & N (connected together) and the CPC - I do not want to remove the cover of the extractor to...

TN-S supply. Customer has 3 Storage Heaters, each connected to it's own 16A MCB within the CU, along with all other circuits and has only just realised that the Storage heaters are energised all the time and not just on the low night tariff - although the install has a new Electronic Meter and...

Hi all, just completed a PIR on a domestic install. The Zs on the RFC is a bit high for a B32 MCB, i'm getting several readings between & around 1.16 ohms (some just below and a few higher), up to the worst being 1.43 ohms. The cct is RCD protected with 30mA protection. The readings were...

Anyone give me some advice on IR Testing a domestic (tn-c-s PME) install at a socket outlet. I've been asked to replace a light fitting, so wanted to perform an IR test on the lighting circuit as part of my initial verification. The CU is packed and quite hard to access in the cupboard it's been...