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Finished scoffing yours yet? Need something nice to watch being talked about 8) I only got one egg from my family :( mind you I fully aim to get stuck into the kids enourmous stash, yummy :D

Well said Adam, I know a chap who was a dental tool salesman as a profession, he now owns a trout farm/fishery and is an absolute perfectionist, he recently finished building his own house, did everything himself, took ages mind, learnt every skill and every reg along the way and paid for all...

Cant see the mods allowing Ban to have his own section, not unless he apologises to them first :shock: reckon hell might freeze over before that happens :lol:

Cheers, what do you think about a sticky section on here which highlights relevent updates to the regs?

I just love the links some people come up with, the sites I've seen as a result of some off topic link, amaze me sometimes, thanks Brightness 8)

Just re-read Hobbit & lord of the rings, and watched the films after each book, made the films seem kinda short :shock:

Is the IT equipment still connected to the cct? IT stuff has large caps( to prevent surges) between phase and cpc, so they will hold a charge long after the circuit is isolated, just a possibility. I used to regularly find very high latent charge on smoothing caps on power supplies when I worked...

Spark, lets not get tied up about this eh? Ok since 6th April you are right and technically a shed is not a special location, I apologise for my unexcuseable error and promise to thrash myself soundly for it :shock: Now, we all agree that this kind of work is however notifiable, and as...

So as the original post is about NEW circuits in a shed, supplying outdoor equipment, do YOU think it falls under the remit of part p or not? You will also see that You asked about whether a shed was a special location in BS7671 which you well know it isnt, but that it falls under the...

I've heard of this, we insist on eating at the table, aids digestion imho.

When you roll in next time (oh yes there will be a next time :twisted: ) take the dioralyte and loads of water just before you pass out, it will rehydrate you while you sleep :lol: so preventing the worst of the symptoms you now suffer :lol: :lol: :lol:

Pensdown, you are quite correct, we can advise people on electrics and still give information about current legislation, and I too am of the opinion that a correctly advised competent diy'er is safer than a non-advised diy'er. But when a poster obviously has no clue whatsover then I reserve the...

Spark 123, If you are a spark then you WILL know all about Part P of the building regs, if not then look them up, there are plenty of links on this site, and I'm sure if you look at B-A-S's posts you'll find a vast array of excellent explanations. :wink:

The only regulation is that sockets and accessories are suitable for the environment they are to be used in, the regs do not stipulate any distances. So if you put your sockets right next to the sink then they are likely to be splashed and must therefore be IPx4 or higher. Its down to the...

www.tescopoly.org/ Ooooh goody, soapbox time! Dont shop at tesco, there, you've all been told now, so no excuses. In fact avoid all supermarkets if you can. Get veg delivered via your local organic box scheme, shop for other stuff at local farmers markets, there are loads of reasons for doing...

Nah 50s kids are old uns, 60s kids rock!!! by the way 1966 was the best year ever :lol: :lol: :lol:

Avebury - "happy day"

Are children of the '60s the most well adjusted, adventurous, well balanced nicest people you know? 8)

Never had a bike myself, always used to carry canoes and caving gear etc when I was a young driver, first car was a mk1 capri, happy days 8)

Haynes manuals mainly, plus the odd dip into BS7671, thats always good for a bedtime read :lol: