Recent content by eagle8

I've recently been getting a shock between my sink and my dish washer, so i called out a spark to have a look. When the spark turned up last week he said that it was just a fault on the single socket that the dish washer was plugged into, he then told me to unplug the dish washer and not use it...

Ban-all-sheds So what your saying is that i don't need fire hoods, but if they were to have fire hoods then there would be no danger of them causing a fire? Also i like the look of the above lights do you know where i can pick some up?

:lol: Good question, there's a void running around the outside of the conservatory, between the ceiling and sides, where the downlighters will go. So is there a difference between fire marked and fire rated? And should i advise him against getting the fire hoods? Also could this be demmed a...

Sorry to highjack the thread but i've recently bought some lights from john lewis to be installed in a conservatory and after speaking with my electrician he says these light are fire proof but they as they do not have built in hoods he thinks he'll probably have to get some, is this right or...

Its ok i should've explained better thank you for your help. Just one last question regarding the bonding. Am i right in assuming then that for any electrical work to be carried out in a house, no matter how small it is then the main bonding must be up to current regulations?

Sorry misunderstanding my friend is installing the new kitchen work tops and cupboards and i have called in an electrician to do the electrical work. Thank you for your reply perhaps i should learn to trust the electrician more, when you say: 2) The fact that your friend didn't spot all...

Hi there, I'm having a new kitchen done by a friend of mine, which is basically swapping like for like and am having very little done on the electrical side of things, infact just a couple of extra sockets and some under unit lighting. Now when i called in an electrician to give me a price...