http://www.diynot.com/wiki/ 2010-03-19T16:10:09+00:00 http://www.diynot.com/wiki/ http://www.diynot.com/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-03-15T09:17:04+00:00 http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:installation_techniques:walls?rev=1268644624&do=diff Permitted cable routes in Walls This diagram shows the prescribed safe zones for concealed cables in walls. If a cable is run outside of the zones shown with green and blue then it must either be buried to a dept of 50mm or more below the finished wall surface, or comply with regulation 522-06-06 parts (i), (ii), & (iii) (see below) If the wall is 100mm or less thick then the safe zone also extends to the other side of the wall as shown here in more detail … text/html 2010-03-08T23:27:39+00:00 http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:building_warrants:required?rev=1268090859&do=diff <http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/Building/Building-standards/publications/glf4> Scroll to the 2nd to last page it tells you which works need a warrant and which dont (domestic). text/html 2010-02-09T01:20:39+00:00 http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics_row:australia?rev=1265678439&do=diff As a keen DIY-er for 40 years in the UK before emigrating to Australia, I was extremely frustrated by the Australian restrictions when I arrived here. A week after we arrived, my sister-in-law's microwave stopped working - it was just the microswitch in the door latch that had to be replaced, so I got my screwdrivers out and started taking the case off (after unplugging it obviously) - you should have seen the horrified looks on their faces! It seems that this is a good country to be a 'qualifi… text/html 2010-01-30T12:32:36+00:00 http://www.diynot.com/wiki/plumbing:faq:faq13?rev=1264854756&do=diff If by that you mean can he sign everything as though he'd installed it, no, it would be illegal, because he didn't. If you HAVE the situation of a boiler you need to be made “legitimate” then a Registered engineer technically would have to remove and reinstall it, and flush clean and refill the system with inhibitor. Then he could say he'd installed it, notify it to GSR for Building Control, and fill out the Guarantee forms. Also be aware that if you don't have all the paperwork in pla… text/html 2010-01-22T10:28:00+00:00 http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:cable_types:old_imperial_cable_sizes?rev=1264156080&do=diff Cable sizes Prior to modern cables, whose size (e.g. 2.5mm²) refers to the cross sectional area (csa) of the main conductors, cables were described by the number of strands/diameter of each strand in inches. So 7/.036 was a cable whose main conductors had 7 strands, each of which was 0.036” in diameter. The table below shows what the sizes are when expressed as mm², and what the modern replacement cable would be. If in doubt, go up in size rather than down. text/html 2010-01-21T22:30:36+00:00 http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:cable_types?rev=1264113036&do=diff Cable Types * Flat twin + earth and 3 core + earth cables * Steel Wire Armoured cable * Harmonized Wire Coding System * Concentric Type Cables (Straight Concentric and Split Concentric) * Ring main cable * Green Slime * Old Imperial cable sizes text/html 2010-01-17T23:36:57+00:00 http://www.diynot.com/wiki/home?rev=1263771417&do=diff What is a Wiki? A wiki is a website where users can add, remove, and edit every page using a web browser. It is like an encyclopedia that anyone can edit and contribute towards. Unlike the forum the Wiki is intended to have factual information rather than opinion. A forum section is available to discuss the Wiki, including any questions you may have in terms of operation or content (see the Wiki Forum). text/html 2010-01-11T12:55:59+00:00 http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:speclcn:bathroom_zones?rev=1263214559&do=diff Bathroom Zones Owing to the increased risk of fatal electric shock owing to a person being unclothed and wet in a room containing a bathtub or shower basin the location is designated a special location. This means that a bulk of electrical installation work in this location is also notifiable under part p of the building regulations in England and Wales. All of the circuits in this location should be protected by a 30mA RCD. Unlike the 16th edition, the 17th edition of the IEE regs allows n… text/html 2010-01-04T22:01:46+00:00 http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:regulation_553.1.5?rev=1262642506&do=diff 553.1.5 A plug and socket-outlet not complying with BS 1363, BS 546, BS 196 or BS EN 60309-2, may be used in single-phase a.c. or two-wire d.c. circuits operating at a nominal voltage not exceeding 250 volts for: ( i ) the connection of an electric clock, provided that the plug and socket-outlet are designed specifically for that purpose, and that each plug incorporates a fuse of rating not exceeding 3 amperes complying with BS 646 or BS 1362 as appropriate text/html 2010-01-04T22:01:18+00:00 http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:regulation_553.1.4?rev=1262642478&do=diff 553.1.4 Every socket-outlet for household and similar use shall be of the shuttered type and, for a.c. installation, shall preferably be of a type complying with BS 1363. text/html 2010-01-04T22:00:52+00:00 http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:regulation_553.1.2?rev=1262642452&do=diff 553.1.2 Except for SELV or a special circuit from Regulation 553.1.5, every plug and socket-outlet shall be of the non-reversible type, with provision for the connection of a protective conductor. text/html 2010-01-04T22:00:10+00:00 http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:regulation_412.1.3?rev=1262642410&do=diff 412 PROTECTIVE MEASURE: DOUBLE OR REINFORCED INSULATION. 412.1.3 Where this protective measure is to be used as the sole protective measure ( i.e. where a whole installation or circuit is intended to consist entirely of equipment with double insulation or reinforced insulation ), it shall be verified that the installation or circuit concerned will be under the effective supervision in normal use so that no change is made that would impair the effectiveness of the protective measure. 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