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I notice that lindsayg is from Glasgow. Perhaps you live in one of those delightful blocks of rabbit hedges by the motorway / ringroad I drive past on the way to Lock Lomond golf club? Therefore the quotes also factor into account the 50/50 chance of never seeing your van/tools left...

Wiring in series is not the right terminology, but I understand what you are asking. Physically this is fine to have two loads of a spur providing it is a fused socket as you suggest you are using. However, you will have an issue with the total load. As the spur is 13A then you only have a...

When you go to the doctor do you also say. 100 grand a year and all he did was say "take some rest and some paracetamol. I could do that. easy money" Well you are also paying for years of training, re-training, liability insurances, trade association membership, vans,. Oh by the way when...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electrical-Installation-Work-Brian-Scaddan/dp/0750666196/ref=pd_bbs_sr_8/026-0324963-1020402?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193989609&sr=8-8 Above book is great as it reflects the course. At the beginning it tells you what chapters you need for the various units of level 2 and...

Point I noticed. On your old back picture the red live conductor has copper exposed out of the terminal. Not a good idea. When you put the new switch on only expose enough copper wire to make the terminal. I don't have a signature as i don't have any wit or imagination. :(

Was somebody testing the circuit sometime before and left the link between Live and earth in the CU when doing continuity maybe?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electrical-Installation-Work-Brian-Scaddan/dp/0750666196/ref=pd_bbs_sr_8/026-0324963-1020402?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193829306&sr=8-8 Buy yourself this book. It shadows 2330 levels 2 & 3. All of your answers and more will be more. Your question though. It is vital...

The only consideration asked by bulding regs are: "Precautions need to be taken to prevent heat generated by a cooker, including the hob, creating a risk of fire, or harmful effects, to adjacent eqipment or materials including furnishing" It also suggest consideration for a separate...

Top Advice.. Don't use just 1 x 500W halogen for 900m sq it will just absolutely useless! :D PS 300w will be even less use :D

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Can you clarify something? When you say 30m sq do you mean total area ie 6m x 5m = 30m sq or do you mean 30m x 30m? If the former I have a yard out back of my house with about that dimensions and I used a 500w Halogen. Frankly you can argue it is too bright and a 300watt bulb would provide...

Just gone through the Electrician's guide to building regs and states: 5.2.2 p56 vii) Socket-outlets supplying appliances pushed under a work surface eg dishwashers, tumble driers and fridges should be accessible when the appliance is pulled out. viii) Appliances built into kitchen...

If you have a insulation resistance tester and low ohms resistance tester then it would be a good idea to isololate the circuit and test for insulation resistance between all combinations of conductors and continuity of the coductors. It may be something in an appliance. Cannot give you any...

To test to IEE regulations BS 7671 a multi meter on it own is not much use. You will need the following equipment. 1) a continuity tester (low ohms) resolution to 0.01 ohms. (most multimetrers will only go as far a 0.1 ohms). 2) an insulation resistance tester. 3) a loop impedance tester...

Assuming all of your circuits are electrically sound and your cable is 2.5mm, at present you can have a maximun of 3680 watts on a 16A CB (230v x 16A). A 2.5mm cable is rated at 27A (assuming there is no need to re-rate the cable due to correction factors). Therefore as stated by previous...

If you live in my area you cannot call them Christmas lights as the council have deemed in several meetings (all paid for out of my inflation beating rising council tax) that saying 'Christmas' will offend all non-christian religions. Therefore in the light of this (no pun indended) can we...

I bet New2game wish he never asked the question!

Maybe. I also ask my Mum's permission before I stand on the chair to change it. :D

Yes. In fact if the bulbs turn out to be very, very dim then there would be protests up and down the country with people crying out.....(wait for it) THREE NELSON CANDELA. (I thank you :D ) PS. That was the best light bulb joke since I bought long life G9 bulbs for all of you following...

Thanks for wiring advise! What was I thinking!! :roll: Of course I have to put resistors in all of the conductors. What a thicky I am :oops: Another school boy error!!