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ok i'll get a pic tomorrow. This photo i posted seems to have two earthing connections (the green small wire and the white one) whilst mine only has the small green wire going into the cable sheath.

John here we go, mine has the same wire btw earth block and dno cable: http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj111/rickb_2008/100_9398.jpg

it is the connection between the dno cable sheath and the earth block. the earthwire from earth block to cu is a massive 16mm. I remember seeing a pic similar to my setup on here, i'll search for it and get back to you if i can find it

Our system is on TN-S earthing and the connection with the supplier's cable from our earthing block is via what looks like a very small green wire not bigger than 2 or 3mm. I've seen a sketch on the iet forum and this shows a 16mm cable. Can we request that the DNO upgrade this or can they...

Hello, I'd like to know if other customers or indeed traders have had issues with other traders that were recommended to them by friends or colleagues. I am at the last few stages of refurbishing my home and in the last 12 months I have had several trades in. All but one were sources on...

http://www.fireproof.co.uk/products.asp?cat=9 When I had my house rewired the guy replaced old downlights in the bathroom with moist proof ones but he did not put the fire hoods as shown in the link above. Did he have to put these over the part of the fitting that is exposed in the loft...

it is a disk type meter with a screwed plate covering the terminals but no isolator. Are you implying i could call the dno to sort?

Hello, Does a customer need a certificate for replacing tails or simply repairing them? By repairing i mean terminating properly another bodge job left by previous owner. Tails to the meter have about 0.5cm exposed in the brown tail before it goes in terminal. I just want to know what to...

it's an area of around 20 square meters and it is at the side of the house. The existing slabs drain the water towards a gully so i would also need some sort of gully mesh to prevent the gravel from dropping in the gully (assuming i can lay it over existing slabs).

Hi, Is it wise to put gravel over existing paving slabs without taking these out? It would only be subjected to foot traffic. I've got horrible looking raised decking there at the moment which I want to take out. Thanks

hi, i don't know how to contact you. Could i have your e-mail via profile? thanks

how long do REC leave these meters in for? 30 yrs?

Hi, I was wondering what happens when our electricity meter reaches figure 99999. It's the old disk type and it is at 929 at the moment. Does it reset back to zero or "should" the supplier change auotmatically it once it is just under 99999? Thanks

Hi, I'm looking for a corgi gas engineer to service my boiler. I live in the north manchester area. If anyone is interested i'd be grateful if you could get in touch. thanks

Hi, a bulkhead has stop working. I've tried replacing the bulb with a new one but it still won't come on. I've checked if there is power coming to the bulkhead from the switch and it seems ok. Any ideas what it could be? The model is a CFL IP65 bulkhead. I guess there is still a chance...