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I'll run a new radial through then, I was just a bit bothered by the 5 socket spur. Cheers for the advice.

An old property that had a 'rewire' about 6 years ago. It's had a PIR from an I've just traced a circuit at a property, the ring starts upstairs one socket in each bedroom, a spur drops from bedroom 1 to the living room, another spur drops from bedroom 2 to the living room and the ring...

A clean reinstall of Office? What is it you are trying to achieve exactly? When you've unistalled office, it's wise to delete all folders relevant to the previous install. ie: delete this path C:\Program files\microsoft office, 'cos it will probably still exist after the 'uninstall' process...

Is your 'Part P Doctor' book (covering 17th) going to be available soon? Amazon have it listed. Just wondering as I would like to read it, as part of my arsenal for becoming Part P approved.

Now then, Socket & See are under the Kew Technik Group Ltd, Which i believe are Kewtech? So I'm now sliding back to the Fluke or Metrel... I may wait a month and spend the extra pennies on the new Fluke or even a Megger. It's just that I'd like to get hold of my own (tester) sooner rather than...

Hi, I was just viewing your 'Hall of Shame', When I came across the Proteus CCU feeding a portacabin pictures, where the Neutral Bar has melted away! As you stated that there wasn't a heavy load on it I was wondering what would have caused the problem, or is Proteus just rubbish? Sorry to...

Yeah, I am leaning toward the seperates - The Fluke is a good 'un but can be cumbersome.

I'm gonna buy, in readiness for 2391, some test equipment. I've been using a friends Fluke 1652B the past few months, I would like a Fluke but can't afford one just yet. So I've been looking at the Metrel Easitest, the Kewtech KT64 and the Socket & See 310, 360 & 380. Anyone had experience...

Thanks to you all. Much appreciated.

If I was to use twin Br and E, as opposed to Br, Bl and E. Does the switch feed still need to be identified?

What about one of these CLICK then, a step up from NEON I know, but cheap and worth having. You can also get one of these for under 30 quid... Worth having if your into poking about a bit.

Excavation in garden to expose the cable to enable jointing. I found out that the price doesn't include the excavation but i can do it myself. I think it's a bit steep though @ £955.00. Why 'not that easy'... Hole drilled and new tails to new meter location. Meter will have to be moved by...

Here's a fun one. I have a customer, who's kitchen needs turning into a bathroom, however - The main incoming electric cable, service head and meter are all located in a wooden cupboard in that room (The CU is already in another room). Now it would be rather stupid to leave it there as it's to...

Aye, true enough I suppose. I'm just trying to be clever! Thanks for the input though. Nice One.

Ha ha, I don't mean the actual shower enclosure, where the water is! i meant the shower cu (ip65 enclosure), But it doesn't matter. I've actually thought about it now.. I just need the MCB in the main CU, wired up to the seperate shower cu RCD (which will be right next to the existing CU and...