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ha! i still got another few hours in me! (til around 11). altho ill probably spend half of satday catchin up on sleep, and maybe wednesday after work...

should be OK on a fused spur. just make sure the FCU is DP, just so if there is a fault you can easily isolate it from the house wiring (even more important if you have RCD's in the house)

i dont have time to list all the stuff ive got.... i can easily fill the back on an estate car! multimeter would be a good idea for testing batteries etc and for doing electrics

same as you add them to your post

your not gonna like the mods then....

personally, i always put smoke alarms on with lights, but you can put them on their own if you want to (it also wastes a CU slot...)

split the tails is the best way to do it, but you either have to work live puttin a cable into a henly (NOT recommended for DIYers and people with little knowledge) or ask the DNO (some charge) to install an isolator, so you can then put cables into henly to split the in safety. your sparky will...

best on the lighting circuit. if its on its own, and it trips your not likely to notice. if it witht he lights and they trip, its re-set pretty quick...

you can take it as a fused spur. but it mostly depends on what your using. if its only a few lights and maybe a small power tool, then FCU should be OK, if its for a large compressor/welder etc then it should have its own supply. great thing about part P is they charge you if you make your...

lighting circuits are normally fed from a 6A MCB so there isnt too much of a problem, but a 3A FCU should still have been used

double pole are usually fitted, but aslong as the phase is switched, there shouldnt be too much of a problem

i dont want any extra lights on the car, so what i wanted was a 2part bulb instead. use 1 part as normal, and have the other parts switched thru relay so i can decide if i want to use them or not. if im drivin around town, well lit, all i need is the 2 normal powered lights. drivin down a...

if i get a taxi to mine, they often try to go the longer way, which adds 50P onto the trip. have stopped them from doin that many times, but if they do go that way i knock 50P off, since i wanted to get from A to B, not via C (and pay for it)

yes, they add a second meter, with timer (so it only give power during cheap times). if you get a 2nd meter, this will feed the CU for heaters

well put an 18+ warning in the thread title. then no-one can complain.

worst thatll happen is cold water pipe will take some heat away from cable... not a bad thing

not much. i done the 2381 2 years ago and very little of these questions came into it...

it could have been from a wall light, or a second ceiling light

lot of power there.... do you have economy 7? these should all have their own radial, with appropriate MCBs (probably 16A) and fed form their own CU. if you dont have E7, and still want to do it, take a feed from main CU using 10mm² and use a 50AMCB/45A fuse Expect high electric bills tho

There are obviously better ways of doing things and more costly ways of doing things but im interested to know if these things can be done safely and within regulations if needs be. The decoration of a house can also severely limit what you can and cant do. sometimes damaged has to be done...