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Does anyone know if its possible to get a busbar for a Wylex DB seperately?

Thanks very much. I'll probably go with the first option as my friends want to keep the cost down as much as they can. In terms of the cooker, that doesn't need to be on an rcd does it? Also I'm going to have to extend the existing 6mm T&E from where the existing cooker switch is, to where the...

I passed my C&G 2330 2 years ago but havent worked in the electrical industry since due to other opportunities. However, a friend of mine is having a new kitchen done and would like me to do their electrics. This involves adding in a few extra sockets in addition to the existing ones, a few low...

It's a dorman smith board. In terms of the extending of the cable, I understand what you are saying but the extension length is no more than 6/8 meters so we are not talking of a great length. This shouldn't have too great an effect on the earth fault impedence of the circuit. However I still...

Thanks Steve, the only issue I have is that my consumer unit seems to be quite rare and I'm having difficulty finding replacement breakers. As I mentioned the existing oven circuit is a 32A. Would it be much of a problem to leave it on that size breaker? If I do should I fit the RCD unit as I...

I'm redoing my kitchen and changing my oven from a single to double oven with a gas hob. I'm also moving it to the other side of the kitchen. The current oven is run from the consumer unit in 6mm cable on its own 32A circuit. The new double oven is 4.3 kw. Can I just join a new 6mm from where...