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Thanks Spark123 & industryspark for your replies, I was quite impressed with it myself, youv'e confirmed my thoughts. I've been offered it at £614 inc VAT, from that well known firm that isn't in a town or village, I suspect i can do better. Thanks for your help regards Martin

Just for a change, an example of good quality work to be seen here http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/martin43_2006/IMG_1014.jpg. I realise it's not compliant, part of the reason for the visit, but it's too good not to share. BTW as far as I can deduce I reckon it was installed in 1983...

Hi all I'm considering buying one of these, does anyone have any thoughts as to whether it's a good instrument or not. Regards Martin

Hi all Found this http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Book/5.9.3.htm which quotes thus . Seems pretty unequivocal, I presume a shower is fixed electrical equipment. Regards Martin

Hi all This issue cropped up in a recent post of mine. I read on a site, which I now cant find, that suggested that the 2001 amendment to the regs called for RCD protection on showers. Now I could well have misunderstood this and be wildly wrong, either way it's still a good idea. Regards...

Woko Yes Yes If it's as old as your description suggests then I'd seriously consider a complete rewire. Regards Martin

Woko Just thought of something else. A shower has to be RCD protected, and like as not your cooker circuit won't be, have you RCD protection? Regards Martin

Hi Woko Rather answered your own question. Firstly the breaker is undersized for the load, you need a 40A one. Secondly 6mm cable will carry 38A in a conduit but only 32A enclosed in a wall, therefore you need 10mm cable. Additionally at the specified load you can have a run of 36.5m...

Crafty Actually I won't be quoting to do the rewire, which is why I was asked to do the inspection, no conflict of interests. Even if the original installer was identifiable I doubt after 20 odd years there would grounds for a come back. Too many other parties involved I expect. If I was...

Hi all Please forgive the OP not being totally clear, but I wanted views which had you known the reason for asking might have influenced you. The whole story. A customer of an architect friend of mine is proposing a major conversion, extensions at the rear, conversion of the third storey...

Hi all I was asked to look at a domestic 3 phase board today and give my opinion. It was installed in 1984, and I also found a number of anomalies. I have formed my opinion, but I wonder what anyone else thinks of it? See here...

Sorry, links didn't work, try these 1 http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/martin43_2006/img_1011.jpg 2http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/martin43_2006/IMG_1012.jpg 3http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h113/martin43_2006/IMG_1013.jpg

Hi Beans Lots of assumption going on here, I of course assumed there was sufficient height in the attic to raise the cold cistern above the hwc. If not then it obviously wont work. If there is sufficient room then the hot water pressure is entirely dependent on the head between the cold...

Fluffster wrote Err, no. The pressure at the hot water taps is determined soley by the height of the cold cistern above them. The cistern has to be above the hot cylinder, water regrettably doesn't flow uphill. Not if you can possibly help it. You'll get a considerably better hot flow...

Spark123 wrote Fair comment, the point my pal was making is that you couldn't use the black core sleeved blue as a neutral, you had to use the grey core sleeved blue, i.e. there was no choice to be made. Regards Martin

Hi all Talking to a sparky pal of mine in the pub tonight who has just been on a Select course. It appears that they are pushing the situation that when using 3 core and earth cable, the neutral should use tha grey core and not the black! Black is now considered a phase colour!! I guess the...

Hi all Wonder if anyone can shed some light on this. When the m/c was turned on there was water entering for a few seconds, then the RCD on the ring tripped. Reset that and changed fuse in plug top. Apart from the on light , zilch. Took the top off and noticed burnt out tracks on the timer...

Hi It appears to be photobucket or just heavy web traffic. They did when I first posted earlier today. I have tried earlier post link, didn't respond either. Re earthing, since the CU was changed there are RCBO on the rings, the man from the DNO opined that the likely places to get elec...

Hi all An update on this. SP came today, and the very nice man confirmed that it was almost certainly DC originally and that there was a fused neutral. He very sensibly replaced the neutral fuse way with a Henley block which fitted nicely inside the cut out. Fortunately the condition of the...

Hi all Had the tele conversation with SP this morning. I must have been dreaming at the time as upon explanation of the problems they agreed without quibble to replace the cutout and provide an earth terminal. Result or what, well it will be when they've done it. Regards Martin