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Starting a new build shortly - 2 bed terraced houses. As I understand, although nothing is stated in the electrical regs or part P, under part M the consumer unit needs to be installed between 450mm and 1200mm as with other accessories, is this correct ? I've subbied on new builds which have...

Hi Guys, I popped into a rental yesterday and saw a panel heater which had been fitted (by A.N. Other) in December which was turning the wall above it brown, upon a closer look I saw that the heater grill was also stained brown. The tennant insisted they had not left anything on it to cause...

I've got a job to look at tomorrow night with existing federal boards and I need to put lights and aircon supplies from them. Can you still get breakers for these boards, as I thought I heard that: a) you cant get them, and B) they should not be disturbed If this is the case I'll have to add...

I'm quoting on a rewiring shop with flat above and in my opinion I think there should be a fire alarm system interlinked between the shop and the flat. I've put in my quote that I recommend getting a professional fire systems designer to look at the place although I would be happy to quote on...

My mobile has just gone off at half five on a Saturday night from a customer I replaced a CU for back in May. When do you guys normally stop answering the phone ?

Do you consider a hairdressers to require RCD protection for the sockets ? I normally use RCBOs for these places on the basis that theres a lot of people using sockets around wet hair but I'm beginning to think its only me that bothers and others just use MCBs on the basis that its a commercial...

How many of you guys have a unit or lock-up or do you just work from home. And if you do have a unit do you think it brings in any extra work ?

Hi Guys, I've got an existing 4mm Radial on a 32A RCBO which I've been asked to add another point to about halfway down the run. As its 4mm I've no chance of getting another 4mm cable in the back of the existing socket but should be able to squeeze a 2.5mm in for a 12 inch length to a FCU...

Just had a customer call, can I give them a price for socket in the kitchen behind the cooker. New gas cooker coming and it needs power for the ignitor. I just know I'm going to go round there and it will be an old rewireable board with no RCD, no bonding and inadequate earth. I'll put a price...

I've got a commercial premises to look at with a 6m high roof. Owner is having a metal framed ceiling fitted around 2.5m from floor level with plasterboard screwed to MFC. Normally I would fit cable tray above the MFC but its been suggested by the ceiling guys that they could fit 6" wide MDF...

I'm due to add some sockets to a commercial unit but I'm struggling with the logistics. The board is at the rear of the premises on the left and the sockets are to run down the right side all the way to the front. My inital thought was to run a 20A radial down the right side as the cable length...

Standing the kitchen making a drink on Thursday and a voicemail comes though. No missed call notice, just straight to voicemail. I listen to the message and its a guy refurbishing a house and wants a price for a complete rewire just across town, then the wind blows down the phone (he's...

http://www.csecables.com/lszh-cable/nxs-cable.asp I'm thinking of using it for switch drops on lighting circuits rather than install separate RCBOs for each circuit when working from a TP board. I know theres a lot of debate about it so I thought I'd get the opinions of my peers ;)

Need to run a supply to a shed, piece of cake to do but I was wondering can you clip the swa to concrete gravel boards? I know better than to attatch it to a wooden fence but I thought this would save a lot of digging and they are not likely to blow down.

I'm in the middle of working on a house thats about 25 years old. Really big place (5 beds, 4 bathrooms, 2 offices, snooker room) in the middle of nowhere so on a TT and been extended about 4 times from the original. Its been a right nightmare all through with the upstairs ring broken so I've...

Hi Guys, Does anyone on here use the Amtech software to design the installations? I've been looking into the certificate software from these guys and Tysoft but I was wondering if the full office package was any good. I wouldn't have thought there was much a market for the domestic pack but...

I've got a job on which contains lots of light fitings so I'm planning to break them down into five seperate circuits, however they all need switching from one point. Can I switch all five circuits through one 8 way gridswitch or do they have to be on seperate switches as they are seperate...

Can someone do me a quick sanity check as I cant believe my figures: 3 phase plasma cutter 30m from board Machine specs state 10a continuous load and protect with a 25a type d mcb. I'm not sure about my figures as I've got it to 2.5mm SWA ?????? I'm sure I've missed something out

My old Escort van no longer drives in 3rd or 4th gear so its off to the scrapyard I think. I've seen a 54 plate Renault Trafic with about 60k on the clock, anyone got anything good bad or indifferent to say about them.

I've been asked install cables into a new kitchen extension a builder is half way through building. The walls are up, studded and insulation fitted and papered over. Back boxes fitted to nogins between studs ready to go. They are going to seal them in next then board over. Normally I would tack...