Recent content by mattysmithuk

Hi I am in the process of doing a full renovation on a house that currently has a very old alarm in it which is wired. Since the floorboards are all going to be coming up to re-wire and re-plumb i would rather have a wired alarm for low maintainance reliability and so on. I would like 1)...

Thanks, I'll look that up later when I get home to my BRB. From the other replies it looks as if I can ignore this deduction which will make my maths a little easier. What is peoples opinion on running power to a loft in the event of a loft conversion in future and to provide lighting...

Hey Guys still here working on my design one thing I would like to ask is when you are making calculations for cables being run together and the resultant reduced current carrying ability of the cable within its thermal envelope it does not mention (that I can see) how much of the cable in...

Thanks for the offer I will be designing it properly and I will post up the spec and calculations I have performed to come to that spec in the next couple of days I'm just waiting for my BRB and on site guide to come first before I finalise anything.

Lol really with that level of intelligence I'm not suprised.

Point taken, I have never said that I am now ready to re-wire a house after a few hours research on an online forum I said that I am considering paying over a £1000 to learn how to and register with the appropriate bodys. I didn't do a degree in technical drawing im afraid I didn't realise that...

Your right I did say that then I got quoted 2.5k to do the job and quickly changed my mind. Id happly pay someone a reasonable amount to do it but I won't pay someone over 2k for 2 days work Wayne Rooney paid that much and look what he got for his money!

Thanks for the Link I'll get stuck into that, I have purchased the 17th edition BRB and on-site guide they should be with me in the next few days.

I see, I was under the impression that it wasnt do it yourself (except where it a big job then bottle it and pay someone else) If I am thinking logically I spent 7 years training to do what I do and paid over 20k to get certified (First Class BSc, CCNA, CCVP, MSTSC, MCP and so on...) and I...

Thanks for the replies the response to this has been great! Can I clarify one thing though, I have read that you should have your sockets protected by an RCD but that your Lights should be on a non-protected side of the CU is this out of date information? also in an ideal world wouldn't you want...

Wow thanks for all the replies! I will be definatly running a circuit to the fridge and boiler seperate to the rest of the Kitchen supply but I had read somewhere that you put these on a MCB rather than a RCD protected side of the CU are all parts of the CU now protected by RCD? I read that this...

Hi all I am going to be paying a sparky to do the work but I have had some really bad experience with the trades recently one scammer was trying to charge me 3k just in labor for a weekends work to fit a central heating system in an empty house 1.5k a day aint a bad living needless to say Im...