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Paul_C Thanks for your comments, you may have missed the earlier one where I said I wanted the meter moved once I've got everything ready. This means that the LABC will almost certainly get to hear about the work. As to doing the testing, I accept that this ought to be done by somebody with...

It's all getting a bit convoluted and away from what I intended, so let me summarise: 1. I want to do the rewire myself, up to and including the Consumer Unit, because I wll then get it done the way I want it and I will know what the standard of the work is. 2. I know plenty of...

Well I am rather flattered by the number of people who commented on my remarks, to put one or two things straight: 1. 'High flying top earning' - I've never earned a great deal of money, like most engineers I love the work. 2. One thing I cannot find in the definitions of 'competent...

In my life as an engineer I've designed switchboards and MCCs for some pretty big installations (Savoy Hotel, Dartmoor Prison, hospitals, RAF stations etc...) and now I'm thinking of rewiring the house I recently bought. It's only 30 years old but the 'protection'(!) consists of a fuseboard with...