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ss I can see your point, I now make it perfectly clear when the meter starts ticking unless the client blatently has asked me to do 'work' By work I mean tools out and a specific task, not a question or an opinion. The bottom line (as the sheriff said) the MP invited the guy in (on an...

A couple of points; after you mention your telephone call you should really get a decent electrician in to check things out You could be paying for half the street lighting, or a neighbours immerser You need to establish 2 things 1. When you unplug everything and turn all your lights...

I know about all this, but thereis £7000 at stake here and the local electricity board will be judge and jury. I personlly would prefer to spend £80 or so and get proof prior to getting them out, rather than hope it all turns out OK. It is better to call them with facts rather than hope...

DON'T call the electricity board yet, as they may take away your existing meter Call a registered electrician - they can install a second meter AFTER the electricity board meter. The meters are around £30 or slightly less You can now check the readings from this second meter against the...

From a recent newspaper artticle Electrician sues Brian Donohoe MP over £64 bill May 25 2008 By Marion Scott AN MP is being sued by his electrician over an unpaid bill for £64. Angry Dale McNair wants Brian Donohoe to stump up for advice he gave about the electrics at the politician's...

May be so, but not particuarly well- sockets flapping in the wind as it were. KWP Doesn't look dangerous- maybe a bit careless and untidy You could get the spark you trust to give the work the once over and produce a report on the wiring done by the kitchen company, prior to handing over...

Any signs of paperwork for the electrics? You should have had a couple of Minor Works certs or an Electrical Installation Cert. If the work was done or planned before 1st July the sockets require RCD protection (if the circuit is altered). The other ciscuits don't (but will on works planned...

It looks partly grim. I begin to have concerns when I see white PVC cable (not lsf cable) as it looks like DIY. Without seeing more it is hard to tell I did a visual inspection at a flat 2 weeks ago, and it needed a rewire. The cost of the inspection will come off the rewire (if the...

Go for 12V lights. The lamps last from 2-5 times longer (depending on make and quality) The lamps are more efficient- a 20W IRC 12V lamp gives out MORE light and BETTER light than a 50W cheap GU10 lamp from the pound shop. Some 12V transformers are poor, you get what you pay for...

Hello scottishlad Just a few lines from a bald scot; Its a Wylex consumer unit ( :shock: ), not my prefernce, but not too $hit. The consumer unit you have is NOT covered by an RCD. All sockets liable to power sockets outdoors (usually deemed as downstairs sockets) require RCD protection...

I think the forum is fine as it is- there is the IET and ATT forums, both of which are more 'trade people'. ATT is trade only. DIYnot is good for the public as they use it as a resource on electrical sutff

I know this is not the official answer but I usually tell folk to think of the 's'' as 'socket outlet or other outlet.

I would suggest a seperate circuit put through a key switch (MK Fish Key type) and suitably labelled. If you want you could use a double grid plate with a key AND a momentary push to make 20A DP switch in series. Then you could only have power when both the key switch and the push button is...

Keep the old bayonet adaptor- it's good for testing lamps.

The extra cost is a twin RCD consumer unit, to give a level of discrimination. I generally use Mk consumer units and have noticed twin RCD units are not readily available

at this time I generally give the client two prices. One for the 16th Edition and one for the 17th Edition. Leave the option with them, stating your professional advice would be to comply to the 17th Edition, thus helping the work to be future proof (for a longer period) If the client goes...

copy of my post from ultimate handyman post Me thinks he is being a bit over zealous NICIEC own best pracice guide to Periodic Inspection Reporting http://www.niceic.org.uk/other-downloads/nroot/niceic/other-downloads/bestprac-pir.pdf

Have you asked the contractor that is wiring your extension? It will be your resposibility to make sure things are to the relavant standards (the builder may be doing the work, and you may have got a local electrician) but it's you that has to ensure compliance The council may require you...

One of my clients was made to completely re-dig his foundations so the BC officer could check the founds were as deep as was stated on the drawings. When serving my apprenticeship (1989) the builders were filling their nappies when someone noticed they built 1 house 14" too close to next...