Recent content by eeb1933

are they the push fit terminals or screw wago din wago connectors? looks good

hi all been to look at a job tonight change light fittings in an old cottage, . looked around and looked at the consumer unit in the porch and its an mk with one side rcd and mcb other side. looked at the installation date august 2010? he then replied the roof leaked in porch into old...

hi all got a job where i,ve got to run a supply to shower. no way of running it through house so c/u is in garage and could go straight out up to soffit into loft, was thinking of doing it in swa, any of you done it this way or have you just put t/e in trunking. ?:|

cheers guys see where i've gone wrong. always learning something new.

hi all i'm having a nightmare day. having a new heating system in s plan using glow worm fexicom 18sx boiler. not done a s plan for a few years as combis are taking over so followed the wiring diagram as by honeywell etc show. went live today all works but when the room stat turns off or hot...

hi everyone doing a rewire at the moment and managed to pull all switch wires down original drops without ruining decor, problem is the back boxs have no rubber grommets, the 20mm ones won't fit do you know if you can buy them for 16mm back boxs.

hi everyone been to look at a job today house is being upgraded and they want a new fuseboard, only problem is the current board is tight against the ceiling and there dropping the ceiling 8" to hide rsj thats boxed in, now i know i could crimp heat shrink each circuit and put all in an...

hi all did pir yesterday on a terrace house as its just sold and the estate agents require a completion certificate for the electrics in the bathroom as its had lights in tiles etc inthe last 4 years. the sparky/plumbers who did the job did'nt give them one! so here it goes. earths chopped off...

hi i use the ashley downlight j/b for each fitting, makes job little more espensive but saves time. only ever fit l/v lights not really done many gu10's.

sorry yes borrowed neutrals between landing and hall.

hi all sorry if this seems a basic question but what test do you carry out to check for shared neutrals? i've done it many moons before but can't quite remember as i mainly do new builds lately, having a blonde day

hi i use the drager ffp3 dust masks but i'm thinking of investing in one of there full face respirators when going into lofts. if the house has artex i won't even touch it and tell the customer as most artex contain a % of white asbestos but all asbestos is bad. i've known people to die from...

its a tns system, outhouse is only 6x8, there is a brick garden wall from house that joins the two so wall clip it to the wall, 6mm does seem to be over the top and 2.5mm would more than enough, theres no extraneous conductive parts, i've TT garages before that have been at the bottom of...

hi all i've got my annual elecsa assessment due soon and i've got a rewire which i've first fixed so hopefully will be using this to show, problem is i need to get a feed to a brick out house. its ony 3m from from house and wondered if i take 6mm 3core swa from consumer into a 2 way cu in...

thanks guys, got my annual assessment coming up soon and this will be one of the jobs as it will be in 1st fix stage and wasn't sure if it was bad practice. the joists are not deep enough to drill i'll just be clipping along its length, i myself like to keep cables above ground floor. cheers guys