Recent content by WellMan

Yep, holds fine with very hot water. Looks like the consensus is to redo though.

I've just "finished" plumbing in two new radiators. Gravity fed system with Rayburn boiler. 15 and 22mm copper pipe with solder ring fixings. It's all gone pretty damn well, the circuit to the rads has all been pressure tested and I'm happy with it. The one joint I'm not happy with is the T to...

My project is to convert a room in an outbuilding into a gym. I want to lay a carpet to give the room a nicer feel, and to make it more pleasant for lying on the floor to do exercises. So, we've chosen a carpet and I was ready to order but then I saw it's a gel back and doesn't require...

As so many have contributed thought it may be of interest to some to hear back from the OP with the story so far... I found a more capable electrician who isolated the problem (cable set directly into concrete gone bad). He has installed a temporary fix and has priced up the work for a...

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Right, but according to Electrical installation condition reporting: Classification Codes for domestic and similar electrical installations http://www.niceic.com/Uploads/File5634.pdf So, unless the CU has a fault, or there is another reason such as the bathroom case in the citation, surely...

I mean it has no RCD protection

The fuse box is not defective. It's just not BS7671 compliant, no problem has been found with it.

You would not need to visit the site to know whether "not having a BS7671 CU", is a C2 or C3.

The circuit with the fault is going to be tricky one to solve, I have an alternative electrician who I hope is going to be prepared to work at it, instead of just declaring the whole system dead. In the meanwhile, however, I want to get the paperwork honest and in line with the electricians...

Well the guy has also put a C2 on the consumer unit not being compliant with BS7671. Surely this is a C3? Whilst the low resistance values are not ideal, surely if they are within the bounds of BS7671, then they have to be categorised as C3. According to NICEIC one of the criteria for a C2...

Thank you RF for quick reply. So, whilst this is not ideal, it does not necessitate an immediate and complete rewire, and should be a C3 on the EICR?

I have a small London apartment which has developed a short in one of the power circuits. The electrician couldn't find the problem, insisted on conducting a full EICR. Now he is insisting on a full rewire on the basis of "failed" insulation resistance tests. However, for all but the...

Thank you BurnerMan and ACLPlumbing for your help. Looks like I need to put a voltmeter across the existing float switch and see what kind of voltage it is running at. If it's low voltage then I'm all good to connect in series, but if not then I have to learn about relays, which will be good...

Right, so my understanding is that the current is not a problem, because the existing Stuart float switch is already controlling the pump via a relay, but that the voltage might be. I have found a float switch which is rated at 250v...