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I was not alone in making that assumption lol. Maybe I am incorrect, but lets hope so.. because I wouldnt like to think that this work is going on in somebody elses house.

He said it was his home, but referred to the home as a "site" and said he was not presently there. So if he is not at home? where is he posting from, and who refers to their home as a "site"

if you are thorough, why havent you hired the relevant test equipment prior to powering it up? testing is being thorough, and why does your post read as if the consumer unit only has 1 RCD? to create the split did you use RCBOs for some circuits? do those work when you press the test button?

you are the home owner? yet you referred to the home as a "site" and that you arent there? where are you then if you are the home owner and arent living in your own home? if its doing up a house to sell or rent, then how do you propose to sell the house without certificates? lie?

you are the home owner? yet you referred to the home as a "site" and that you arent there? where are you then if you are the home owner and arent living in your own home? if its doing up a house to sell or rent, then how do you propose to sell the house without certificates? lie?

I would beg to differ, a competant person would not power up circuits in somebody elses house after swapping a consumer unit without prior testing! Test equipment is readily available for hire, there is no excuse for not using it, even if you dont intend on notifying.. there is no excuse for...

Thanks for the pics, have to say its a nice light :) never seen one like that before. I can see it looks like originally it had a plug on it? Flex is what you need on that for the internal wiring. Twin and Earth wont do for that, but you would as you asked need to connect into twin and...

lol, exactly my point about their regs being lapse compared to ours.

hard to say without seeing lower half, but looks like there is possibly a socket on a 2.5mm ring located on the wall below that switch, so he has run the cable from the socket up the wall to a ceiling void, then located the light switch next to the vertical run for the socket...and grouped the...

Because if they are still a trainy I think that their supervising electrician should be advising them on what they can and cant do, because they as the qualified one are responsible for the work and signing it off.

Probably the original poster lol

have to say without sounding funny, so I apologise... but even for a trainy electrician who should either be currently studying, or under the supervision of a qualified electrician as an apprentice. the questions being asked, seem to be bordering more DIY and a lack of knowledge about what...

not all us cable has a ground conductor.. but could be wrong, I dont live there. but if they have a ground conductor why do they insist on still using 2 pin plugs everywhere in the house, and only 3 pin plugs on certain appliances like air conditioners. MOT equivalent is news to me, so I...

I wouldn't call America the most health and safety concious, when it comes to that this country has them beat and probably most countries. If America doesn't even have anything similar to an sva, or mot then they can't be that worried about safety lol. But the cable is dangerous here, for...

Only problem is... American electrical standards aren't as strict as ours, so in many respects its hard to say if it is actually better quality or not. A few reasons why I say that, No earth on most appliances.. With the exception of 1 or 2. All connections by their rules should be...

sorry lol, I was reading through the document and came accross it so I updated my reply. true, but if they do have the MF logo now they are compliant when used inside a wagobox. but if cant source one, then crimp and heatshrink looks like the way to go.

I know, this is a duplicate thread and should be merged with the previous thread as there was a lengthy discussion on termination. If I can remember the connectors themselves although maintenance free arent maintenance free certified because of the lack of cable support. but inside a...

US wiring does not comply with our regulations here! for one thing, US wiring is White and Black? with no earth wire? they dont use earth wires on their appliances, apart from the exception of some appliances like air conditioning units. our regulations require twin and earth in brown...

Only way you can satisfy the regulations right now without a hatch is to use a maintenance free connection solution inside the adaptable box, like crimping and heatshrink or wagos. Otherwise it should be accessible, which is ok if you can pull up floorboards but not ok if laminate or hardwood...

Hi, Just thought id bring this up, because in the instructions for RCBOs there doesnt seem to be any mention about if its ok or not... and online on various forums the oppinion is once again split if its ok or not. Personally cant see any problem as long as a crimped ferrule is applied to...