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I can't guarantee this as I'm not there to test but it sounds like on the single switch (assuming this is where the live feed enters the switching circuit) has a wire mixed up between common and L1 or L2. This would create the situation where it has to be in a fixed position in order for the...

Can you explain what is or isn't working as it was before? The bridge or "link" will need to be wired up if it was wired up before.

Ok, but the sentiment that you can only observe using C1 to C3 is still incorrect.

Sorry but you're wrong. Simple as that. You're not saying it's at serious risk of fire and that it should be replaced you are simply stating that you have observed it isn't conforming with the latest regs (if you so wish to make that observation official on the report) It's not only about...

BS 7671:2008 ammendement 3 page 432. Inspection schedule - outcomes> use codes above and provide additional comments where appropriate - C1, C2, C3, FI, N/V, LIM & N/A. So you could of course make an observation that the CU doesn't conform to the latest enclosure fire ratings (421.1.2) and...

Don't buy cheap tack. Simple as. £48 for a decent PIR is reasonable. Don't ever forget that "the bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low prices is forgotten" Nothing could be more accurate especially if the said item happens to burn your house down.

Well, at least he didn't mention plug tops....

...Still waiting to find out what exactly gave the OP his shock on the non conductive plastic switch!

Very unlikely but not impossible I agree. However, how else are we supposed to join cables for example if a cable has been drilled through and it's not practical to replace the entire cable? If installed correctly and the cables are the correct size for the entry and grip then it would be very...

Sorry, as I understood it, you were already planning to bury them in the wall. If not then surface mount boxes with Din rail terminals will be ok. If you did want to bury them in the wall it's perfectly acceptable if you use "maintenance free" junction boxes...

Sounds a bit Heath Robinson - the junction boxes and terminations will need to be maintenance free if buried in the wall and it sounds like you want to use normal terminal (din rail mounted) blocks in a normal electrical junction box.

What would happen if the heater went short circuit?

I can see your point though. Personally I would hate to code 2 it and then leave the premises and find out that a couple of hours later it set fire to the building and somebody was trapped and died because it went faulty and that I knowingly said it wasn't immediate danger and that I knew the...

I don't think so, because you cannot say at what time an appliance or piece of equipment will (or if) become faulty and so therefore for me it's still a 1. If you could define at what points or under what conditions it becomes faulty then I would agree that it's code 2

For me it's a code one fault. The installation does not have adequate protection and as you have already pointed out - the EFLI is contrary to the permitted values and will mean the breaker cannot function as intended. There is an immediate risk of danger and injury (fire) if the element becomes...

Is this really a trick question?

Easy way to boil the right amount if the gauge isn't accurate is to fill your cup to the required level and pour it into the kettle, which is what I do. You already have the cup out.... Maybe give just a tad extra to compensate for the small amount of water which you can't drain out of the...

Should have made that clear in my initial posting

I was more aiming towards the fact he had used chocolate blocks to join one half of the ring final in a 1 metre length between the CU and first socket instead of just going CU to socket (less work as cables currently exposed before plastering refinish and no need for the extra surface mount back...