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if its external its good practice to bond it inside the gas meter box itself, if you arent bonding inside the box, it still wants to be within 600mm of the meter box

bonding of gas wants to be done within 600mm off the main gas meter

Make your mind up lol good or bad? :lol:

Lets say he has to get a new supply from the suppliers, how much would that roughly cost? does anyone know?

lol i didnt read the post above :lol:

lol yea, switch all the lights on in your house and go to 2050

oh i wasnt arguing pal, just looking for advice

Could it possibly be due to the magnetic field that is being emmited around the light fitting itself, With it being a slightly bigger fitting with more lights there is going to be more lines of flux

i know its a dangerous thing to say, but assuming the person who is going to change the light forgets to isolate the power at the consumer unit hes most likely going to remember to switch of the exsisting light at the light switch which the light is then going to be totaly dead. Another...

Can someone just explain the last post please, is there any reason one of these transformers cannot be run in conjunction with a dimmer, because thats what switch was used before, he had a dimmer and the lights stopped working so he thought he would change it to a standard 1 way switch!

there are no rules telling you whether to wire it at the light or at the switch but.... Electrical contractors especially on new builds and council housing estates are wiring to the switch because, they wire them as if a dummy was going to live in the dwelling/household itselfs, Which...

Heard about those cable staplers that staple cables upto 2.5mm or even higher, are they any good, any chance of nicking the cable?

no no lol, 25mm boxes and 5a connectors, they all curl round nicely into the box, easier when using metal boxes because the cpc can go straight into the box's earth terminal!

are you asking what size flex to put a plug top onto? or what size cable the socket should be wired in?

Just a quick question really, i have seen nail guns on site and wondered if there was some kind of nail gun that could be used to secure capping to a wall?