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hi, the socket is on the ring, the fcu is from elsewhere, not spurred from the socket

hi, i have an existing double socket and fcu that feeds my boiler, just above some ugly pipe work going to my boiler, i want to box the whole thing but have the socket and fcu fixed to the outside of the box. any suggestions on extending the cables, spur off the socket to the new socket? joint...

i didnt actually say that

must have touched a nerve here, i'll leave you guys to it, nothing like a good discission to raise the blood pressure.

well, as we all know, part p was a reaction to a single incident, and has turned out to be counter productive, the big firms can afford to register and comply, the small firms cant, the consumer gets a quote from the big boys and decides they can do the same job theirselves, without help from...

i know the relevent bodies have seized on part p and turned it into a money making exercise, but the law is the law

yea, im sure all the DIYers report to the building ispector after they have carried out major works, get real... MOD 2 if you carry on with this antagonistic approach i will start pressing buttons this is a forum not your own personal soapbox if you don't like the advice...

dont want to disrespect the contributors, but the site itself encourages people who do not have the relevent qualifications or membership to an aproved association which entitles them complete electrical work complying to part p of the building regulations, thus breaking the law.

fight fire with fire, my old dad used to say, probly why he got sacked from the brigade

cant remember quoting any stats or figures, but hey ho. not unlike this website, lol

feeling a bit out numbered now, but still stand by my comments, just hope nobody gets hurt, keep sparkin guys

, i also think im right in saying that electrical faults contribute to more fires in domestic premises than any other single cause, so how can electricity be as harmless as some of the replies to my post sugest

im not saying the contributors do not know what they are talking about, far from it, im just suprised that this site can give out information such as the current carrying capacities of cables in a table that has no correction factors, for voltage drop or the enviroment they are going to be...

i think this website has a cavalier approach to electrical matters, electricians spend years at college and longer receiving on site training, this is because electrical work is dangerous at best, deadly if all the correct calculations of current carrying capacity of the cables used are not...