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Is it safe to come out now? Has he gone?

Your arrogance really knows no bounds, does it? John is without a doubt one of the most knowledgeable, helpful and reasonable people on this forum. Quite the opposite from you, in fact.

If you mean that you'll do the work and he'll sign it off, that's not legal. But that's all another question, much discussed on this forum. Because of this; Apologies - I'm answering questions you've not asked. Can I intrude and ask whether you're contracting someone in to do the build or...

Re that specific question, in theory you would be allowed to run the supply but in practise you'd be unlikely to get building control sign-off unless you are an electrician (which I'm guessing you're not, hence the question). So you'll need to get an electrician on board (not least architect...

The supply will come from your existing meter, and it will all be the same bill. There's a lot of work to be done, though, and you'll need building control approval and a qualified electrician to design and fit the new circuit(s).

Thank the lord that Essex1 is here to save all of these DIYers from the dangerous advice being meted out by frankly irresponsible members. I'm astonished that we've lasted this long without him :roll:

I'm pretty convinced now that you're just trolling for the s...s and giggles, so I think I'll just ignore you. If everyone else does, too, then hopefully you'll get bored and find some other people to wind up.

That's absolutely clear, and nobody is pressuring you to offer advice. But you have no right to stop anyone else participating in this forum or offering advice, as John suggests. So why are you here? Given that you clearly understand that this is a DIY forum and that you're not going to offer...

You realise this is a DIY forum, right?

Unfortunately, your posts are coming over as aggressive. You seem to have arrived with the impression that it's your right or job to police this sub-forum and state who should and who should not be offered assistance. That is contrary to the entire point of this forum, generally, and the...

I think you've been lurking here awhile, noted b-a-s's posts and though that you'd jump in with what you believe is the same approach that he has. While I've not always agreed with b-a-s, his heart has always been in the right place and his advice (when he deigns to offer it) tends to be...

Says who, and under what circumstances? We all have cable buried under our floorboards and there is no requirement for "earthed metallic protection". What scenarios / regulations are you quoting?

Wow - you're on fire tonight! What specific information do you base this knowledge on? Any chance you could expand upon your concerns?

That's not really the question, nor the point. How do you expect a DIYer to complete these steps in any order? Or are you simply blowing through, showing off your apparent knowledge, without any attempt to help anyone? If so, then I applaud your intellect and experience but question the value...

Fascinating I'm sure, for followers of ham radio, but what does this have to do with Electrics UK? And where does "serendipity" fit in?

Sell it to @pencilcase :lol: http://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/re-wire-extension-lead.432582/

Oh! That's a surprise, then. Surprise in a good way, of course, and I retract my statement from above. Any ETA for the upgrade?

It's not solderered, though. There are riveted crimps on the conductors which the cable has been inserted into and crimped. I'd stick it in the cupboard and buy a new one with the appropriate cable length.

[/url] That's just astonishing - £5,500 for a mains cable - I wonder how many they sold? And does nobody with £5,500 to spend on a mains cable pause to wonder what the MK socket in the wall is made from? And the T&E back to the consumer unit? And the underground cabling back to the...