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when adding extra sockets to a property, do they have to be 450mm from the floor if the exsisting ones are not?

the nic chap is an electician isnt he? not an inspector from the niceic?

its not ideal being above the rings. but then again there is no reg to say that it has to be 300mm from the hob

are there any sockets and switches that can be used internally around sinks and that look ok so as to avoid moving them more than 300mm away? customer doesnt want to disturb his walls and tiling

he can do it if he goes down the building control route

only minor works being done so you're saying that 6mm main earth and bonding is ok then.

i would have thought that if there are no signs of over heating then there will be no problems with it. definately saw it in one of the books. think it was the niceic one on testing and inspection

bs7671 says that even though the main earth and equipotential bonding is smaller than recommended, you can leave it if there are no signs of any problems

as gary says....i know what the 17th edition is!! just not got it yet. yea trunking is yukky but it overcomes the need for rcds

i know what the big red book is!! just saying that if everthing in the zones is in surface trunking then you dont have to worry about rcd'ing it all. why would that make you doubt my competence?

earthing and bondin are there. no signs of any problems. i've read that even with pme, if the main bond is only 6mm , as long as everything is ok , then there is no requirement to upgade it

not even seen it yet. what do you mean by that?

am i right in thinking that you dont have to upgrade them if you consider that they are not causing problems?

i've read a lot of interesting stuff on the new regs concerning RCD's. Do the zones still only apply to walls? Im thinking surface trunking could be the way to go

theres stacks of flex though. he could drag it into the garden if he wanted to! by the way , they are not connected straight into FCU's they go into corded outlets because there is no room behind or to the sides of the appliances. and i dont think its good practice to leave trailing sockets

the only reason i ask is that a washing machine engineer came around to fix it and when i explained how the fridge and freezer were connected, he tutted and said that it was agood job that they werent his companies appliances. just wondered if i was missing something!

hi guys 2 under-counter appliances next to each other (fridge and freezer). end of run to the left and inaccessable void to the right of them. would you say that the best way of connecting them would be to use flex outlets behind (no space for plug arrangement) and then up to a...

but you dont know if his oven is rated at 3kw @ 230v or 3kw @ 240v btw my kettle is 3kw

well i am going to discard the plug into the rcd and replace with a fused spur arrangement. i could fit glands to help with support etc but the steel doesnt have to be connected to earth via a fly lead

but what about 3 core?