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As Rob says the recommendation is 300mm from edge of sink. Does seem a shame to lose that socket as another 20 mins graft you could have had both

IPX4 is suitable for zone 1.......

Can you tell us what your investigations found plse Robert?

I understand SELV & PELV but can somebody give me an example of FELV that does not include the attributes of the former?

RF you are right about the zs issue. Most of the housing stock in our area(old) is TNS and generally get a measured zs of between 0.18 - 0.30, much less than if you bother to enquire and get the standard reply. However, I can see that the cables must be very expensive at todays prices. They...

Thanks for your illuminating replies. Makes you think TNS is more desireable. Suppose the 415v was caused by neutral back feeding to other houses? Is TNCS an economic choice for supply companies? Or are there real benefits to it?

Get your drift spark123 but lets say there is some earth leakage, earthed back boxes for example and they all add to around 300ohms, I toch the toaster........am I a gonna?

You can upgrade the main bonding yourself and it is not notifiable. However the bathroom is a special location and fitting supplementary bonding could be a messy job and it is notifiable. There are ways round the latter particularly if your main bonding is upgraded to the 17th. It maybe easier...

The following is an excerpt from P65 of The Electricians Guide to The Building Regulations......its the Green Book published during the time of the 16th Edition: Broken PEN conductor. Under very exceptional circumstances, the supply PEN conductor connection to an installation could be lost to...

some questions: Did you take down an existing light? Are any of the cores marked wth coloured tapes or sleeving? Have you opened up the light switch that serves this light and made a note of how it is connected? If you find out this info I am sure you will get help

Is the water entry point to the house under the kitchen cabinet?

Do you under the cabinet is closest point or near CU?

Have you checked if you have bonding to water and gas in the vicinity of the CU

Technically I suppose you can't complain to Trading Standards until the job is finished and he has failed to provide certs. However perhaps a chat with them would be a good thing if you can do it without naming the contractor at this stage. He has dug a deep hole for himself. and as a...

correction: sink not sinking

It could be the situation is ok but further investigation is needed. Main protective bond is a fairly large green yellow cable (10mm2) that is connected to your main earth terminal(inside your cu or a metal block where the earthing conductor is). This MPB should connect from this point to entry...

Oh dear he really doesn't understand what rocky ground he is on, he should be biting your hand off as you are giving a great chance to come out unscathed. Before you involve Trading Standards tell him to Google part p prosecutions and when he sees the level of the fines he should get brown trousers

Bottom line he has installed electrics in your kitchen he must notify the local authority.....its his problem.....the penalties for not doing this run to £1000's of pounds. He sounds like a good tradesman so I hope this can be sorted out amicably, especially for him as his reputation would...

Seems from past postings that all councils operate different schemes as they are still getting to grips with it. Don't phone just walk in and ask reception to see someone from Building Control. They are public servants and are very accessible. In our neck of the woods they operate a 2 tier...

JACKC ...........that one was nearly as good as the weasel one.......quality mate!!!!!!!