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May I just comment on siting reg 1341.1.1? In many ways perhaps the most powerfull reg in the book or one of them and often overlooked in some respects. However this often get thought of by the statement "Not as the manufacturer intended!" In other words if we use something as it was intended...

"Yet again, I believe that all this speculative discussion is very premature." Yes, I reckon that Mr Milliband came out with a simple one size comment without any caveats. Not a good thing to do except perhaps score imaginary points. We need some rules/regulations then decide how many...

Providing that all the proper rules are applied you could run L E N from the fused spur to the switches then one N & one E and two Switched Line conductors (say in SWA cable) therefore at the end you have a choice of loads for intance a light on Line 1 and a pump on Line 2 and the N (& the E) to...

As one of my customers put it (He was a retired Electrician, I did not know him until he became a customer) I rewired his home. He had some disabilities made worse or caused by his age. "Ebee, old age can be a terrile thing but it`s a lot better than the alternative!" PS - He didn`t call me...

yup i have done that too.

yep that ticks my box in what i would independantly advise folks to do, its a good starter for 10 . I`ve never been keen on doing them myself anyway, but if asked i would point a client in pretty much the same as the above, or lightly suggest (if pressed) the one or two I might actually trust to...

Agreed, Betamax are superior so if only one becomes defacto I hope it`s not VHS, it will never catch on, mark my words!

Hoy. I’ve only just read the op. Is there some time limit on responding to threads?

Most of our services whether gov or retail etc etc offer only this disgusting level of service these days. I blame it a lot of our fault for following the customs and practices of the most uncivilised country on earth. And I’m not referring to the present president known as Von Clownstick or the...

I think that probably the slight change to the coding system was an attempt to clear things up that was a very widely used interpretation that often existed (or was deliberately used by some to save money and not in the best intrests of safety ) . "We fix the code ones very quickly and the fix...

Even so, old habits etc etc and best being on the safe side unneededly than risk forgeting then dash! Belts/braces or/both kind of habit.

No you not boring me, it is interesting and additionally it is interesting that folk have different views and differing terms for the same thing and vice versa too.

Bang on statement and not only in Electrical disciplines. Jobsworth Syndrome at its best :giggle: , what gets me is that some of these people undertaking inspections often seem to completely miss some pretty obvious "transgressions". LOL. too

Ditto

I know that feeling, the next thought is "oh I`ve just wished it upon somebody else" I`ve done that myself a couple of times.

Some of that is slightly going over my head, I am not an ex-Uni type I`m afraid but I do grasp some of what you two are saying too.

I answer to that one John there are certain materials I prefer and some I would never touch, I always use my favourites for cost and reliabilty , reliabilty and safety being paramount. If asked I tell the customers the brand and if they have another preference I will advise them accordingly. I...

That`s what I thought although I have not delved into it in a big way as such.

Exactly , that is one main contributing reasons I pretty much worked on supply and install only for the majority of stuff. The exception is say for instance someone wanted sockets switches light fittings of a particular type or finish I would often lend them a catologue of my preffered brands...

"ty! it's not a spur but not sure what a ring final or radial is sadly so I can't be sure about that one." I`m a bit baffled by that statement unless you have wrongley interpreted a "spur" as meaning a Fused Connection Unit, it is a very common mistake even by some electricians etc so do not...