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All, i LIve WITH a TT earthed system, thus struggle to meet 50v required disconnection times due to Ze value (around 15 ohms). if you split the incoming supply on tt, are you required to provide 1) RCD protection only 2) Overcurrent protection only (with RCD protection at the submain...

Sounds like someone is trying to do over the OP if they have TT installed. We had ours checked out the other day. Ze was 7 ohms, which was pretty good tbh as the ground was frozen solid

Agree with the above however, I would always also test to ensure the circuit is DEAD before working. How do you know you have isolated the correct circuit at the CU? Its more of a habit thing, but even after I have carried out ALL the above, I tap the live with the back of my hand, away from...

I am using 60 degree wide angle rather than the usual 25-30 degree ones. They can be fine, as long as you know what you are looking for.

Because its the only way you can illuminate older ceilings with lots of exposed beams without throwing shadows all over the place.

Cheers. Will probably get a smaller pot and see how it goes. We have pretty much a whole house (5 bed including a seperate annexe) that will need redecorating over the next 2 years. Think the rollers may need changing after we finish...

Would you agree though there is nothing fundamentally wrong with a well installed and tested ring final cct? if theres no break in the ring during install, no continuity issues, the wires are correctly terminated at the sockets, I really cant see a problem with them. If anything, its an...

This assumes you loop back to the CU in one straight line, with no sockets on half the cable, which in my case, is not necessarily true. Surely, it depends on the layout. Simply put, imho, there is no "right" or "wrong" way, it depends on the circumstances. There are arguements for and...

Just about to do a significant amount of decorating, painting over some neutral colours with another neutral colour... I know dulux trade is good, but it costs a fortune. I was wondering if anyone had used wickes branded trade paint and whether the results were ok? Or would you prefer to...

Answer - price of copper

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http://www.ledrise.com/shop_content.php?coID=18 Good table in there. Are you watch making or doing carpentry? It makes a difference. Want to do some calcs? Relux suite is the way ahead and free raytracing software. I used it to design my living room lighting and the images it generates...

Thanks. Economic solution sounds like SWA. SWA it is then. Planning on terminating both ends in a glanded galv knockout, Henley blocks in each, with meter tails at the top to the CU, and into a 100A switchfuse isolator at the meter box. Only other issue I cannot resolve involves...

[/url] I could... I was planning to use conduit though as the derating factor for SWA is too limiting, when compared to wire in conduit with space for airflow up the conduit. even 35mm with derating cant cope with a 100A supply when placed in cavity wall insulation >110mm Will be routed...

4 Metres of 35mm flexible conduit to relevant BS. Searched high and low, seems that 25mm is the biggest I can get online. Also, where to buy glands for each end. Aiming to hold 2X 25mm and 1X 16mm meter tail. Cheers in advance. :idea:

I wonder what BAS will talk about once the coalition do away with Part P? :P

Sounds as if the incoming pipework has no earthing attached.

Thats the legal bumf covered. Now, what do you all do for real? Bearing in mind the legal aspects of working live if you dont have to?

Ouch! I was goping to get bags of 100s! I am not building a frame, simply screwing the support battens to the wall, and I have a LOT of them (roughly 30 at 600mm centres for the plasterboard edges. They are 2.4m long. Is there no way of using something like a goldscrew into a rawl plug, say...

Hi all, what sized screws would you use to attach 50X50 wooden batten to a wall? I was thinking 5X70 or 5X80, but not sure of what size to use. I was planning on using red rawl plugs but unsure if 20-30mm of screw + rawlplug would be enough to hold the batten to the wall. The battens are...