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Guys can you give me some advice on the items below as this Part P confuses me sometimes. 1) client wants bathroom fan changing has no isolator on fan supply from light switch and CU not RCD protected. I intended to replace Fan and install pull switch as isolation switch do i need to rcd...

Been to look at A new kitchen install today small kitchen in a basement CU only 8mts away seperate CU for basement as preivious bedsit i think. Need to get power to new kitchen and do not do too much domestic whay are you guys installing, conventional ring for sockets , dishwasher,fridge or...

Hi Guys Can anyone give me the best way to determine installed cable size on say shower by visual check 6mm or 10mm or is it down getting the calculator out.

Spent all day today changing consumer unit powerd back up and one set of lights in kitchen extension tripping RCD on Neutral. Thought about borrowed neutral but supply comes from board into switch and feeds two lights neutrals also connected through back box any one give me some quick tips how...

Have been asked to look at alarm system at some stables which transmits alarm to owners house they require additional PIR detector installing in stable yard. Never looked at this before normaly would turn down but sparked a bit of interest to look at it. Can any one give me any guidance on...

Might seem a stupid question to you guys who have done this for years but I have always worked on industrial never domestic. Question: If you are carrying out a complete re-wire what circuit would you connect a shaver socket, independant, fcu from ring or lighting . Your advice would be much...

Can anyone tell me if you can buy flame retardent board like what DNO used to fit behind consumer unit at one time, as have been asked to look at a job which is to mount a piece of kit on a flame retardent board other problem is it is external but under cover. any advice as to where i can...

Gents Can you help me i seem to be going mad today reading this. Customer has TT Supply with own Rod he is having new gas main installed from road but incoming main no where near consmer unit. Suspect gas main may be MDPE so do I need to bond copper section to new cooker in house as not...

Can anyone help me I am looking for a Cotherm Type TSE dual stat/cut out 260mm long. Anyone know who stocks and best price please

Going around the bend this morning can someone advise me on the following. Have a 16mm 3 core SWA fed from 63A MCB to sub main board all internal. 3rd core of 16mm being used as earth conductor as 16mm tails from henleys to 63A isolator and MCB. Both 63A MCB and sub main board metal clad...

Gents Your thoughts , I have been to look at a job today in a B&B TNCS supply CU next to meter head then supply to extension 45 amp DP S/W with 40A MCB then off live side of CU in extension feed to Shed and summer house. Problem Oh it keeps tripping when we use shower in summer house and...

Gents your comments would be appreciated. Looked at a job yesterday customer wants additional supply to his catering kitchen and remove existing circuits from another board hence same load as existing. My view was to run from the henley blocks already fitted 35mm meter tails to metal junction...

Gents your thoughts please Been to look at a job today client wants a PIR it is a commercial property and the 2 off 8 way consumer units are a mess no previous PIR. but thats another story client wants an additional CU installed in his kitchen as it is a commercial kitchen (pub). Kitchen is...

Hi Guys Went to look at a job today customer just moved into an old cottage wants new 40amp supply for cooking range. Cottage has had some work done previous has MEM 2000 CU with 100A RCCB. Could do with benefeit of your advice on this don't do many TT's, as I said it is very old cottage...

Gents Been asked to price the annual testing of small touring park electrical hook ups. Never been involved with touring parks can any one advise what tests they carry out as guy just phoned me and said all the last company have ever done is run around the pitch poles and plug in the meter and...

Guys Can you give me the wealth of your wisdom on this as I have assesment coming soon and as first time want to make sure it is right. Meter tails from external dno box go through wall to garage to dno d/p fused switch. 16mm tails then go back through wall into cavity and terminate in CU in...

Gents Can anyone advise best place to buy heat shrink and any information on sizes i.e. what size you buy to repair 1.5mm , 2.5mm etc as some of the ads i have seen are a bit confusing.

Hi Guys Went to look at a cooker circuit today for a managing agent who said tennant has gone through a number of cookers in last 3 years. Property has had a 17th edition board fitted albeit questionable no labels, no circuits marked, no cables marked up, cables extended by 15amp connectors in...

Just starting my own company and looking to purchase Public Liability and Proffessional Indemnity Insurance can anyone advise what level of PI they purchase. I need 2M PL due to a contract I am starting in march but not sure on PI as I have my 2391 and looking to do a bit of PIR as well. any...

Gents and Ladies can you give me your thoughts on this , I am changing CU to new 17th edition current one is supplied from DNO D/P isolating switch in garage and fed via 16mm through cavity to CU in house. question do i have to put trunking or conduit through cavity to run new 25mm cables to...