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    CU replacement and seal break

    1. i don't believe i was "done over" 2. no the maths were fine 3. see above 4. again wrong 5. see my previous post circuits = 5 upstairs ring downstairs ring boiler lights alarm there was a cooker circuit but i previously removed it to make way for an expansion (didnt know what at...
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    CU replacement and seal break

    u really ought to grow up.
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    CU replacement and seal break

    Ok i'll define what i mean and what was done shall i. I had an existing wired fused wylex (sp?) unit in, i'd bought a fully loaded MK split load unit (£58 inc). "All" the spark did was remove the existing unit (taping together all the circuits as he removed them from the unit), pulled the...
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    CU replacement and seal break

    Yeah decent job was made of it to, i got charge £23.50 per hr and the job 1.5hrs. That was to removing the existing unit and add in the one i'd bought, it probably would have taken an hour if it werent for all the chatting and the bacon butties :D He then did the visual inspection and tested...
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    CU replacement and seal break

    Agreed, i had my old wylex wired consumer unit swapped to an MK split load unit a couple of weeks ago. I wouldn't have had a problem doing the work myself but wanted an approved company to come in and do the work. That way i have an invoice and a test certificate so that i shouldn’t have any...
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    I’m sorry, External power to a utility room question

    Can the armour earth be earthed to the earth in the core, ie. in each junction box (house / utility room) connect it to the mains earth terminal point? cheers also looking for a decent spark in the Tameside area of Manchester to swap my consumer unit over with an installation certficate...
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    I’m sorry, External power to a utility room question

    Could i take 6 or 10mm of TE from the CU to a juntion box (inside of my property), take 6 or 10mm of SWA to a junction box inside the utility room and again from that junction box 6 or 10mm of TE to the CU? The reason i want to work as much with the TE is i have some and can get various cable...
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    I’m sorry, External power to a utility room question

    Thanks for the rapid reply :) Yeah i got the name wrong, knew it as i posted and thought u muppet :D I should have also put i'd considered fitting an MCB, i've "retro fitted" these to the current downstairs and upstairs circuits already :). As for the SWA do I have to use it (can you...
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    I’m sorry, External power to a utility room question

    Long time lurker finally registered as I’ve got to ask. And before someone mentions the search feature, I’ve searched and searched on this topic on here (else where to) and the more I read (several times infact) the bemused by the whole thing I get, so I apologise in advance to the regulars...
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