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You tend to only really get shear forces where joists meet so nails would suffice. Arguably, nails might actually be better as the diameter doesn't have to be reduced to cut the thread like it does with screws. That said, screws tend to be easier to work with and are my preferred choice.

Yes, sorry, rjm2k has it correct. If you have a light such as this: http://krishled.com/images/led-strip-4.jpg Is the whole thing classed as an accessory and therefore the safe zones in the width of the light? rjm2k, 1) I thought safe zones are for all cables both power and even...

I'm pretty sure they tend to be used on old (say fused) systems where you only want to upgrade a single circuit without having to put in a complete new CU. You can do either but it's the extra cost for an enclosure, another place that requires access for inspection and test, and the extra...

Hi, In the regs it states: 522.6.6 (v) be installed in a zone within 150 mm from the top of the wall or partition or within 150 mm of an angle formed by two adjoining walls or partitions. Where the cable is connected to a point, accessory or switchgear on any surface of the wall or...

When you say on edge, you mean so its 2.4m tall? If not, I've used one of these before and it makes it alot easier: http://www.spear-and-jackson.com/product/drylining-tools/panel-carrier It helps to sit the boards on blocks of wood at either end you can literally pick up and go with it.

No, I meant if you have to roll it forward and back (and need to break the circuit to do so), it's better to have a connector that is designed to be taken apart than a screw connection.

Depending on the setup, you might need to roll it forward to gain access to the back for wiring. Not quite a day to day need (to move it) but I'd have thought it's a greater danger to have screw terminals rather than a plug?

Can someone please just clarify what the definition of 'shutter' actually is? I ask because does the cap as seen here not class as a shutter? http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MKK9201BLU.html Was the original point of the regs not just to prevent exposed live terminals?

Thanks Spark, Yes, I'm thinking specifically of lounge and bedrooms. I'm just not sure the BCO would be happy signing off an install with only a single socket in each room - but if there is no reason for him not to then I guess it doesn't really matter...

To clarify, tests and retests would still be carried out, and MWC would be issued, only the final notification stage wouldn't happen.

Hi, I'm carrying out a rewire of my property - as I'm doing the work in stages (mainly room by room) it means alot of trips out for my BCO as he can't just do a single first fix visit and then 2nd fix and inspection of my tests (which he has already specified is how he wants to do it)...

Thanks guys, can I just clarify if this only occurs when there is no load or does it happen 24/7? In other words should my electricity usage/bills from the past year be reassessed? Cheers,

I agree it's unlikely John, but as far as I can see it's either flowing through the meter or the isolator. The seals on the isolator mean I'm unable to say further. I've left it for the day but will take some photos tomorrow for you. I'll also kill power for longer so I can time a rotation.

Having turned everything off I can confirm it does rotate. In the ten seconds I tried it it managed to rotate round to the next graduation on the outer most bit of the disc that had a '10' written on it. There was no obvious change in the figures though. So I guess it's a call to my DNO to fix?

Ah ok - nope, nothing else is in the vicinity of the meter, and no cables disappear off into a wall etc that could be something else drawing power. I'll switch off to tomorrow and take meter readings before and after. Just so I'm clear though, the meter should be reading zero consumption...

To be honest it's so slow it's more like minutes - hence I thought it might be the meter itself drawing power. I'll turn everything off tomorrow and get an exact reading when the dishwasher etc have all finished. No John - when I first noticed the only thing connected to it was the...

Nope - after the meter there is my isolator and then onto my new consumer unit.

Correct. I know alot of people say they've switches everything off but I literally had nothing coming from the isolator. It was extremely slowly - and it does rotate proportionally to the load but it was definitely rotating when nothing was attached. Cheers,

Hi, I'm carrying out a (LABC notified) rewire of my house. Yesterday I swapped over to my new consumer unit BUT after I had disconnected my old fuse board I noticed my meter was still rotating. With the only thing being the isolater that's attached after the meter should I really expect to...

Tried this one? http://www.jcbphone.co.uk/