Recent content by baldelectrician

The landlord rules for smoke detectors in Scotland shadow the building standards. It should be pointed out that the building standards are VERY stringent in Scotland, on a side note- the flammable panels that are all over the rest of the UK have been banned in Scotland for years.

The CO stuff is here

Wrong A CO detector can be battery- it needs a lifetime battery with at least 7 years life The ACTUAL Scottish Government rules are here I prefer decent battery ones (like the Aico 208) as they are fit and forget. You can even use an app (free from app store) to download alarm data

If you agree I may suggest you put in clause along the lines of the buyer having inspected the house agrees to no further claims against the property. This may cost you the £400 or so but prevents any future claims up to the 5 day period post sale. If worded correctly the no further claims may...

Economy 10 does not switch the heaters on and off in some occasions. If she is wanting an easy life then get a small fan heater with a thermostat on it to control the temperature If she isn't skint then I may suggest an dual heater - such as Dimplex Duo-Heat, these have bricks as well as a...

Cheers I spent my apprenticeship wiring S and Y plans as well as house bashing. The new rules are working- I did an EICR at the weekend (abject fail) and the tenant was due to move in tomorrow. The move in date has now been postponed until Thursday to allow the remedial works to be carried out...

There is a need for BS7671 and BS5839 Pt6 certification from a competent person. I am a registered contractor could probably do plumbing (I served my time wiring heating systems and working for heating installers), but can't provide a Gas Safe cert- it's all about the paperwork I did a test...

So, the news isn't hitting the streets everywhere but landlords are getting to know about it. The Scottish Government have announced new MANDATORY guidance from 1st December 2015 Currently there was a grey area, but now this is clarified Any tenancy agreement (renewed or new) from 1st...

I know this is from 2005, but MK have went downhill since then I don't use MK now as they are (in my opinion) cheap, flimsy and prone to manufacturing defects. This applies to the acessories and the consumer units

Some older wooden framed Wylex boards had a 60A main switch and only 1 way capable of taking upto 45A fuses. The fuse carriers were shaped in such a way to prevent carriers larger than 30A fitting Some older MEM ones were like this also

Yes they will fit (that's one of the reasons I use Hager) I think you should change the lamps to branded ones as cheap supermarket lamps can cause the MCB's to trip when the lamp goes I would leave the MCB as it was for now and explore other avenues first

I had a look on the Aberdeen Council website and it is pretty vague In this part of Scotland my local council states THIS Your first step is to ask the council exactly what they require You may also need to upgrade the smoke alarms to interlinked mains powered to GRADE D LD2- this will...

RF took the words out my mouth; Look online on the Crabtree catalouge 45A DP COOKER CONTROL UNITS l BS 4177 & BS 1363 PACK QTY 45A DP main switch and 13A switch socket 1 4520/1 outlet. Faceplate marked ‘cooker’ 45A DP main switch and 13A switch socket with 1 4520/31 neon indicators...

I do alot of landlord work, some are good at getting things done- some leave alot to be desired IMO all that's needed is a PIR initially and an EIC / Minor works for the remedials.

The guy from SP came out, looked at the supply at the meter and noticed that SP have supplied an earth terminal (the earth terminal in the photo is the same as the N supplied by them) SP will do whatever it takes to wriggle out of spending any money. If they can they will try and pass any...