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No argument from me, nor anyone else I hope, on that score. :) There are certainly things to consider about doing this. Agreed. It would also make C&G 2381 a weight lifting course. Agreed also. I wasn't making a stand, nor was I being intentionally antagonistic to you or mapj1. I was...

Recently: and (my emphasis) However the NICEIC link from the reference section: http://www.niceic.org.uk/downloads/NL139supp.pdf Why do these two electricians say shouldn't and must not, where as the NICEIC say is not required? Is this just a case of Chinese Whispers where "is not...

[Before I start: always turn off the power before connecting/disconnecting wires and make a note of what goes where] Surely if you disconnect the motorized switch and the other switch next to it completely and the lights are still on then the problem is not with those two switches. At this...

Ah yes. Good plan plugwash. I'll do that. There is currently one free terminal and another will be freed by removing the old one. I've got his name and his mobile number on the Quotation for Service Alteration Works sheet. Is it ok to post his name here or is there an out of band method I...

Well the REC chaps are due tomorrow to do the work so I thought I'd check out the innards of the current Wylex Fuse Box. It looks like the earth bar can only take 10mm cores. Given I'm supposed to connect it up with 16mm to the new earthing point on the supply cable how should I go about...

I've phoned Bracknell College and the lady on the info desk and I talked about 2391 & 2400. She said that one ought to have done 2360 first or be a qualified electrician. The problem there is 2360 takes 3yrs. Comment's on this would be most welcome. I also notice that BAS's PartPee.gif is...

You can also go to the C&G website: http://www.city-and-guilds.co.uk/pls/cg2/pkg_cg_qualfind.prc_main Type in the qualification number eg 2381, All levels. Select the required course, then at the bottom you can put in your post code to give a list of colleges that C&G say do the course...

I did my C&G 2381 through T J Lowe at their Bracknell training facility. Their other site is Rotherham. 2381 is a 2 day course, 2391 is three days. http://www.tjlowe.co.uk/html/services4.htm & http://www.tjlowe.co.uk/training.pdf for last years brochue. They have a new one, they just haven't...

The ISBN for the brown cover version is 0863413749. An Internet search for that number returns a number of online book shops. It seems to cost £15 from wherever you buy it but P&P charges vary. I could be wrong, but IEE don't seem to charge for postage in the UK. http://www.iee.org/Shop...

£204 + vat for two blokes to work with a live supply. Not too bad a price. If I wanted the meter moved further I'd have to arrange to have the hole dug so they would just move the cable. That would get expensive. I did have to get a gas pipe cut and capped because it was right where the supply...

I assume from this that these are new installations and not just change of fittings. I would have thought there were a couple of posibilites not related to the wiring of the switches themselves. 1) All lights on one circuit. When installing the new lights in the lounge the radial circuit...

It should't be that complicated. is no major digging. Supply comes into the house under the wooden floor to its current position. I'm requesting that they move it to the other side of where it comes in. So same supply cable length, just in a different position. I've phoned Southern Electric...

Thanks Dingbat. I'll check with the REC first to be sure. They'll be getting them to move the meter so it's not like they'll coming out just to fit the isolating switch.

Good job I asked then :) I read another post the other day from someone else who's with Southern Electric that SE wouldn't fit one. I'll give them a call later and ask. If they don't provide one where can you get them. Thanks for all the replies.

Terrific new. Thanks.