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    earth bonding

    I need help. I need to uprate my earth bonding from my fuse board to the meter using16mm cable. I have a roll of earth cable left by an electrician about 3 years ago which has 7 strands and if i put a vernier gauge across the sheathing it is 7mm and across the copper it is 5mm. Question 1...
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    garage conversion

    wow! Thanks for all that. If i go down the concrete route could you please explain the order i do things,i.e. first lay the damp proof membrane....
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    garage conversion

    we have 2and 1/2 bricks difference between levels. The only reason i'm saying timber is because i have to get a tiolet waste in somehow and out to the pipe on the outside wall.
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    garage conversion

    Thanks for all this info,you really are kind,but if i can pick your brains a little longer.Do i lay the membrane directly onto the old concrete garage floor. next question. if i want to use timber joists and a chipboard floor do i lay morter and bicks directly onto the membrane to get the...
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    garage conversion

    Thanks for replying,I'm sorry but when you say physical lap with the house dpc what do you mean. Bring the membrane up the walls of the house? Sorry to sound dumb.
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    garage conversion

    Hi,We have had the guy from the council round and we only require building regs for which we paid £117.50 for the work without any plans.He said build a small wall up to meet the damp proof layer of the house and put down a DP membraine,but i wasn't sure weather you build the wall ontop of the...
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    induction hob

    You are right,after talking with the very nice guy from building control who came out to take a look.I will be doing no electric myself,only assisting the electrician when he comes.Having read all the replies from you guys,you are all right ,it is a lot to ask a sparky to sign off work he has...
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    garage conversion

    Hi,We are converting our garage into a utility room by building a deviding wall and knocking through from the kitchen. The garage floor is 3 bricks below damp so i have decided to build a small wall up to damp across the garage to sit my new stud wall on.I will be laying timber joists and...
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    induction hob

    Year Right. I don't need a sparky to lift floor boards, cut holes,chop out for boxes or run cables. These things i can do myself. What i do need a sparky for,is to tell me what cable and what type of fuse to buy. Speaking for myself, i would never do anything to put my life or that of my...
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    induction hob

    Thanks Coljack for that,you make a lot of sense,
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    induction hob

    Sorry about that,they told me in the shop it required a 16amp supply but as you said it can't be if it is rated at 7200w. So i need to up rate my supply.Do you think 6mm is not enough,should i go for 10mm to be safe and use a 32amp rcbo. Thanks for the advice.
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    induction hob

    Thanks for the info.It is 7200 watts.It is the Electrolux AEG EHD72100X I will be speaking to the relivent aurthorities before i comence work on it.
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    induction hob

    Hi,I have a new aeg induction hob which draws 16amps at 230v.I have to run a feed for it up the wall from a cooker switch across under the floor upstairs and down to the fuse board,total legnth of run 45 feet. Is 6mm T&E ok for the cable and would a 32amp rcbo be suitable protection or could i...
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    stud wall across a garage

    Thanks Dum Spiro Spero you have been more than helpful.
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    stud wall across a garage

    Thanks for all the information, it is so helpful. I intend to raise the floor up to the house level using 7x2 joists on concrete blocks and floor boards on top.I'm not sure if i need to add an additional vapour barrier to the concrete floor before i put joists in and also i assume i will have...
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