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Hello All Is this allowed?

Changing tack slightly, I would like to know why electricians can't be sanctioned (and ultimately struck off) by NAPIT/NICEIC/etc for producing a report as poor as this ? As is obvious, the greed involved could easily have prevented a house sale and/or made a significant difference to its sale...

In Ireland or here? I have proof that nobody cares because I've done it myself and I'm not even an electrician. If your bills are being paid and you're doing it for obvious pragmatic reasons the supplier nor dno cares about that or the carrier seals being broken. If you don't believe me try...

Forgot to ask does it the pipe need ventilation in some way as a normal stack would be ? An aav on the 50mm upstand perhaps? And I'd get something like this?: https://www.travisperkins.co.uk/solvent-weld-waste-pipe/osmasoil-4s496b-solvent-weld-reducer-black-110-x-50mm/p/818080

Thanks a lot all. Especially for the detail given by Notch and backed up by Hugh. But John's experience also interesting. All much appreciated !

Hello all Planning to extend kitchen at the back so that existing sink will be in the middle of the new kitchen on an "island". The existing sink drains outside into a gulley - that will be under the floor after the extension. There is a small 4 inch sewer running outside the proposed...

10 years ago but shame it never got answered. Were they stupid possibilities or maybe he didn't list the best way?

Hi. Thanks for the tip - I'll be on the lookout for that. I've never understood why certain trades (or professions as some like to be known) don't like it if someone tries to do their job. I'm always flattered when someone tries to do what I've been doing for 30 years and will happily help if...

Yeah, I'm an entitled barsteward who expected everyone to drop what they are doing and give me their plans...... For goodness sake, I just asked if anyone knew of a site or way to obtain some. Doesn't mean I _expect_ anything. I know the site is getting slow these days but no need to attack me...

So its not possible it seems ?

Hello All Just on the off chance anyone knows how to get hold of a (preferably few dozen) building control plans. Obviously residential and preferably for single storey extensions. Planning permission plans are dead easy via any council website but BC plans seem very hard to get. I'm ok...

For a very long time, the DIYer has had a reputation for bodging, scraping and doing a terrible job. The word "DIY" itself is often used as a benchmark of (poor) quality. Tools labelled as "DIY" or for the DIY market are likely to be crap. Jobs completed to a "DIY standard" also poor. Nowadays...

So my setup is nearly complete. I avoided the widow maker issue by making up an HO7 flex with 13a plug at one end to go into the generator and a commando _female socket_ at the other. That plugs into a male socket on the outside of the house which in turn goes to the changeover switch. My plan...

Yes, but if it's a 3kW generator, there is no way it is going to supply enough sustained current to blow a 13A fuse. Thanks John for your advice and especially the line above which I hadn't thought properly about. Seems like I was overly worried about that. However, regarding new sockets, it...

I appreciate your time to reply. However as I understand it a switch is a manual device that an operator can turn on or off. An FCU will automatically cut the circuit when the load flowing through it reaches a threshold somewhat higher than its rating. A miniture circuit breaker (mcb) sits...

It would protect the generator. The problem with that is that would require re-jigging of the circuits which isn't financially feasible. Take an example. One ring main powers a bunch of sockets only one of which I would need in a power cut (the fridge). There is another freezer which I also...

So my Gen arrived today - its 3KW/. I've been thinking how to protect it and the cabling. The "normal" way would be putting in a 13a FCU so that if the spare consumer unit tried to suck more than that, the fuse would blow. The problem with that is it might happen rather often and I don't want...

Firstly, yes I know this post was created before Johnson's wife was born but its still valid technically I think. The question I have is why use only 16A to feed the new CU? Why not use say 40A ? That way, you can run more stuff through your emergency CU which means when the time comes to...

I just want to say that even though knows-all posted this 3 years ago it has just got me out of a tricky situation. I tried Meths first and it didn't work much so didn't think to try white spirits until I read this. And boy does white spirit help !! Just wiped off my (admitedly non-pourous...