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    Fitting a smoke alarm

    I would fit atleast 2, the instructions will normally tell you the best place to site the alarms.
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    Storage Heaters - How to move the socket!

    As above said above your original ideal would ahve been ok but I would go down the route of extending the existng point using twin and earth in mini trunking then using your heat reistant flex for the bit from the FCU of double pole switch to the heater. Remember you must have double pole...
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    New cooker and gas hob

    There are a few ways to do this but I would (space permitting) plase a FCU adjacent to the cooker connection unit and connect to the CCU in as big a cable as you can fit in the FCU and then connect your hob into that.
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    fluoro lighting and timers

    Starting current will also depend on switch start of HF control gear in the light fittings. If you done have to use a contactor don't as it is one more thing to go wrong. I also aggree a din rail timer in an enclosure would be best.
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    Earthing after water service replacement

    You should bond the incoming water server within 600mm of it entering the property or consumer side of the meter. If the supply is plastic then you should bond at the first point it becomes metal if any. The bonding size will depend on the earthing system and incoming supply size.
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    Anyone?

    Level 2 entitlement is the name of the program that means you can get it free. Basically the powers that be aka Brown and co are trying to get people trained up, so any one with no level 2 qualification can get one paid for if it will help them get a job or better job. The city and guild...
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    Anyone?

    All I know is that a guy on my course that is in full time employment did not have to pay for his first two years (you have to pay for year 3) apart from the registration fee between £10 and £40. Call up your collage and ask about level 2 entitlement. If they don't have a clue try another...
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    Anyone?

    If you don't allready have a level 2 qualification you can do the first two years for just the registrration fee on around £30 per year.
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    Regs re waste pipes

    Thanks for all the replys guys. I have added a few notes below. I am an electrician so will be sorting all the electrics as required and sending off all the part P stuff etc. Light fitting being changed, 100m extract fan is already in place. Both existing bath and basin have a separate...
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    AV amplifier

    If you want to use most of the equipment via HDMI connections then this will limit you selection, also some models will switch the video from HDMI but dome seam to pick up the audio from it so you would still need your fiber or coax fro digital audio
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    Short Phono Cables

    I would say make some as well, you can buy the quality of cable and plug you want and just solder them up.
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    fireman switch

    As said above I have seen them of ventalation and smoke extraction fans.
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    Regs re waste pipes

    Hello I rent a council flat and have had the go ahead from the council to swap around the bath and basin to fit a shower. They mentioned building regs in terms of altering the waste pipes which I will have to do. Culd someone let me know what I should look out for. Thanks
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