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not only does it break the 600mm but its probably after the first T junction and after the main kitchen tap, so i dont know that you could say the departure would be safe? is under the floor not accessible at all? ok the bulk of the kitchen may be tiled but if its not concrete you should be...

Fair enough, on the high precision Metrawatt multimeter I looked up it only used 1mA on low ohm measurements, but I appreciate there will be different models. I should have said generally. My statement stayed on the side of caution though, if someone wanted to use their meter for more they would...

yeah my point was you need to know the limits of the meter, i was talking in terms of resistance (hence not on a live circuit). I am not trying to discourage you because you dont have the right tools (I am a DIYer), just making you aware so you dont fall into the trap many do. that does look...

A multimeter isnt accurate for high resistances or low resistances, which are the two scenarios you test for in electrics. Read up on testing its the area that is most overlooked in the DIY world, even if you dont end up testing things yourself, understanding the testing help you understand a...

and assumes a suitable place to put the switch to suit both showers.

can you distinguish which circuits the RCD serves, it is probable that it does the sockets but not the lights, can you tell us which ones it does (particularly the circuits in the bathroom, which is generally just the lights with the fan and shaver socket on the light circuit)

was the quote for his building work just for the materials? if so your about to get another bigger bill, if his building work was all included i would agree he needs to restructure his quotes! (and I also presume both his building and electrical work were done in accordance with the necessary...

you never earth a bath! if you dont have an RCD on all circuits, as per the above question, then you may need to bond some pipes and circuits.

wasnt this scenario the same under typical 16th edition TT setups? a (single pole) MCB wouldnt isolate the neutral either, so an NE fault on a lighting circuit protected by an MCB and the incomer RCD would leave the house with no power!?! did people use to design to over come this (i ask in...

you need the insulation tester aswell, but you also need to know how to use it or you will do some damage with the 500V DC it uses, sounds like you are doing electrical work on someone elses property without the right tools or training? doesnt sound right, can you expand? fault finding is...

Im sure you indicated before that the place is rented (in the post that was a bit of a rant which got removed maybe). if this is the case i would give up now, changing the switch is one thing but getting deeper things can get messy (there will be a lot of unidentified wires in the ceiling...

he never said he would leave the computer out there, and the fact that its a laptop insinuates he is even more likely to take it with him not leave it.

Theres a lot more to puling the fuse than not touching it, they are known to fall apart, theres been some good threads on it before. do the bonding first. you can do that now on your old board and its not BC notifiable. BC notifying is more of a pain on small DIY jobs, as it means the...

(note i added some edits after reading your last post and seeing it was rented)

it was new, take it back this is fairly common. sounds like a fault which should have been addressed when the CU was changed. Its a rented property tell the landlord to either get it replaced or the wiring fixed (depending which is at fault, but thats his problem not yours) (my high voltage...

its possible (as are many other things) that your supply voltage is too high. do you live out in the sticks? have you asked neighbours if they have experienced similar things?

why? if it was wired to the 17th you would have more RCDs making the installation more safe, and could (in most cases) do away with unsightly bonding cables and clamps in the bathroom, 17th looks good to me!

and then there is the minor issue of the radio active isotope in them, you forgot to mention that.

I am not a spark but i can tell you tjsparks this was equally wrong on the 16th as it is the 17th. I found my house has a borrowed live (or neutral depending how you look at it) on my landing lights, thankfully i found it before it found me or i may not be writing this, I knew it was wrong...

when you take into account the cost and hassles of working with swa, is this still the easiest/ best route?