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Evening all, I'm in the throws of wiring up a new pub, long short is I'm getting UKPN in to quote for a new supply, Ideally 200A 3phase. I've not had much dealings with that side of things before and wondering what ball parks people have been quoted before? Its in London on a smallish street...

http://www.thelightbulbshop.co.uk/GuidetoDimming.htm spot the faults

Hello, Apologies if this has been asked before. Are there any methods for insulating a stud wall already built? Like maybe making holes in the top and blowing insulation in or something? Im in a rental flat and a baby has moved into flat next door, its driving me crazy! Cheers

Hi, I'm part of the DI scheme and don't normally do any sort of commercial install work. However my friend has bought a garage space which he is converting into a recording studio. He hasnt had the supply connected up yet, and the DNO has requested for a basic installation to connect the...

Whats the best method for this? I've been lashing in a socket outlet on to a lighting point and plugging the tester into that. Cheers

I've called in and paid for the DI scheme with the NICEIC today. My question is (sorry if it's been asked previously, couldn't find a thread) But how have you guys dealt with carrying out your works to be inspected before actually being registered? Have you notified and paid the council...

Hi! My mother has had some kitchen fitters contracted from Ikea, and as expected the workmanship has been terrible. The electrics in particular are crap, and I'm trying to prise the certificates out of them but I'm being given the run around. The claim is that we have to pay for the...

Do councils have to offer notification? I called my council today and they had no idea what i was talking about.

How much use is a foam filter in a pond pump? Would it not just get clogged up very quickly and need replacing ridiculously often? and for a small pond is a 70w pump not a bit excessive?

how about chasing from one accessory to another through a walls corner? is this acceptable?

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/TLT50slash1.html would these have a better life and reliability?

The installation for this confuses me a little bit, is there some kind of different distribution system with 2 lines in america? There arent any installation instructions for the UK, would i be right in thinking that the installation in UK would be just live and neutral instead of l1 and l2...

What sort of basic do's and donts would you guys give to joe bloggs? Basic safety guides online I've looked at vary alot and are more than often not very good eg http://www.electricity-guide.org.uk/safety.html isn't very impressive. I recon the 1st tip should always be not to do any sort...

Ive got an amp with cd player etc, and when i switch on the lights (4 x cfl's) in that roomonly, it would change channel on my amp. now it also seems to do it spontaneously a few times a minute. any ideas what may be causing this? harmonics? ghosts? thanks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8172850.stm Isn't it that appliences will draw less amperes due the slightly higher voltage? or will they draw the same and the edditional power in volts is wasted?

will ELV led lamps, can you use a regular transformer?

Do you guys have small print attached to quotes ? Example. any alteration made to installation/s by other parties, voids any guarantee on work. If so what stuff have you got on there?

if i wired a tranny in backwards would it step the voltage up?

is there anything on the market which fits this? I cant find anything but im sure ive seen it before.

when light bulbs get taken off shelves in 2010, are elv lamps going to be removed as well? I know they are classed as energy saving?