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Not clever to have the EM's on a different cct. but at least they have quality white ware, Armitage Shanks!!

No it would not 9.8KW divided by 230V = 42 Amps

I would expect this departure to identified so no-one working on the installation is left in any doubt that power to that room is on two separate boards. maybe marking the sockets from one board as DB1 and the others as DB2 would surfice, but I am no lover of labels, they drop off.

I hope this is sweated on, and not a clamp!

The purpose of the green/yellow sleeving is for identification purposes, do you think it should be identified? Regulations require all cables to be adequately identified.

Under part P of the building regulations, work in a kitchen is notifiable to Local Area Building Control @ your council. if you plan to carry out the work yourself and you are not able to 'self certify' then you will need to inform LABC before you start work.

The reason for bonding the lighting to the shower circuit is to lower the cpc resistance (circuits in parrallel) but I have never been convinced the reduction in trip time would be significant.

You could add another socket as a spur if this socket is on the ring. Otherwise you will need to extend the cable either by adding 2 junction boxes or crimping a new cable onto the old. Use ratchet crimpers if using the second method.

Sadly we do not have the same powers as Gas fitters to protect the public from themselves.

Are you aware Runci that if you disconnect the old board and have not checked insulation resistances, that the new board with RCD protection might keep tripping. You are then not legally allowed to reconnect the old board. This is why we test before disconnecting. Well some of us do!!!

There is always super glue or Araldite

Manufacturers will fit a 13Amp plug if their appliance is under 3Kw.

If its fitted with a 13Amp plug then you are ok plugging into a square pin outlet.

I understand your concern but there is as much chance of a burst pipe as of the house falling down so there should be nothing to concern you.

None other than common sense. You should consider sighting an outlet in a safer place or blanking it off. Regulations with regard to sinks require 300mm clearance from the lip of the sink. So what do you think!

Ahh! so that's where I've been going wrong.................

I just checked and a firm I subbed for is not listed although he is Dom Inst. I thought he was a cowboy and he still owes me for the last invoice, yeeha!!

No but I bet there's rubber wiring attatched. Came across some lead sheathed cable made by Pirelli in a listed building recently. The building dated to William III (1697) Those timbers were hard as iron to drill through.

Wow I'm there too. Usefull link I must save it.

Thanks Igo. Late delay due to the pc refusing to show acrobat files, a reboot sorted that. Looks pretty similar and the funtions I have checked so far, tally. Thanks again. Isn't it amazing what people throw away!!!