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Great thanks John for the post Yeah you'd think they would have removed the looped cable when they installed the overhead Nearest neighbour is 5ft away, which is where the cutout is. No other buildings on land. I'm getting the meter box moved to outside next few months, so will ask when...

Great thanks John for the post That does make sense thanks, will assume it's still live then There is a farmland / house directly behind our house, however the distance is approx 160m, could it be possible it's running to that property over that distance? Thanks for the help

Many thanks John for your post Cheers Good point on the neighbours overhead line being redundant, I never thought of that it could be the case But yeah it will be interesting to find out if the loop is live or not Cheers

Dead fuse was 80A forgot to mention.

Hi, Looking for some advice ! I have been informed (by national grid callout, main fuse blown) that I have a looped services on the cut-out. But what's confusing me is that the neighbours already have an overhead line attached to their property, in fact every house on the street does. I'm...

Hi, Thanks for the help Yeah it doesn't look like it is worth doing :unsure: Looks like I would gain about 66mm if we remove purlin. Best to keep purlin in place then (y)

Hi, looking for any advice would be much appreciated. Currently updating a bungalow / chalet type of house, the upstairs already exists as a living space, but we need to install/upgrade insulation etc (there was only 100mm rockwool there before). It has been suggested to keep purlin in place...

Sorry misread Great thanks for the help, will post back my findings. Cheers

Great thanks, I'll try the inspection camera, I can access the cavity near to the incoming cable without drilling, as there are plenty of gaps where they haven't blocked up to match the roof pitch. Any point contacting the DNO? Would it be documented where it is routed? Thanks for the help

Hi, Looking for some advice, Planning on drilling holes throughout house (cavity wall tie rods installation). House was built 1969+ The overhead power line runs from pole on pavement to the gable end front of house/attic area. This cable must enter through the cavity, then up from the floor to...

Thanks for the help sparkwright Will follow the advice given cheers

Good point EFL many thanks Yes, definitely we can do what you suggest - cutting some of the chases horizontally on the ground floor makes total sense. On the first floor, sockets would be approx 450mm up from finished floor - So probably stick to vertical chases on all these sockets. Thank...

CU / Meter on ground floor. Ground floor sockets and light switch cables will drop down from ceiling joists (ceiling plasterboard removed and joists are exposed on ground floor) 1st floor sockets would be bottom entry or side, light switch cables would drop down from attic. Thanks for the help

Great thanks for the help! :) But ideally what would be preference from an electrician point of view? as I'm doing the donkey work, want to make it easier for the sparky (y)

Hi, looking for some guidance please, I plan to install the back boxes and cutting out the chases in prep for the electrician - Complete re-wire, new CU etc etc, I'll be plastering over the cables as well. Just wondering what's the preference these days, do we install 2 x 2.5mm T+E in the same...

Hi there, Looking for some help please! I've installed an Accenta mini G4 alarm. With just 2 x PIR sensors (No door contacts on the system). PIR1 (Timed entry/exit) is on zone 1. PIR2 is zone 3 (immediate alarm). It's working great just one trivial issue. PIR1 is facing the Keypad, so when...

Thanks for all the posts and information, interesting reading! I will get more information about current setup and will report back on the questions asked. Only suggested single phase installation, as it appears to be alot cheaper, for example 3 phase meter is over £130, where as single phase...

Yes exactly what I need (y)

Thanks, yes of course this a job for a qualified person, I was just looking for info/advice on the cheapest option I guess. I probably won't use more than 9-10kW at full load as you suggest! There is already a few twin sockets there (Type G), so I assume these sockets are on single phase...

Thanks, yes I will be getting someone in to sort it out, won't be touching anything