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I wondered about doing it to 17th, but I'd then have to put cooker outlet on 30mA RCD (it has a socket) and I think I have to fit a second 30mA RCD and separate upstairs and downstairs lighting circuits (correct me if I'm wrong). Unfortunately running a second lighting circuit in for the...

Hello folks. I'm replacing the cable to my shower with 10mm² following fitting a new consumer unit as part of general updating works. Notified BCO early in year, hence working to 16th. Existing bonding was in place from shower to bath taps, but not to sink or radiator as far as I can...

What's the current rating for the timer? Some central heating programmers for example are only rated at a couple of amps as the switching of the high current stuff is done by the mid-position valve. Could be the contacts in the timer have been fused together if its rating has been exceeded?

I'd go for a 2 way CU, that way your lights will stay on if a power tool faults. Just my preference.

By 'fed back' I guess the guy from the DNO will mention it to the office, I don't know if that means some follow on work from them or not. I enquired about PME before, they want £100 to do it, I'd have to change the main bonds for meatier cable of course, and rethink the disconnection times...

DNO visited this week to move tails to new CU from old breaker. When he pulled the main fuse I noticed there looked like two ceramic carriers inside, I asked and he confirmed both live and neutral were fused. It's being fed back, don't know if they'll do anything about it. In the meantime is...

Might be worth checking if building regs will be happy with sockets at skirting board level as I believe wiring regs require them to be 450mm min up from floor level?