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Is there anything ewrong with wiring a circuit as a ring??? Advice apreciated!

Im trying to find out what the average price would be for a domestic Periodic Inspection on say a 2 bed semi! Also does a periodic involve removin the fronts from all accessories and inspecting every light fitting in the premises?? (Basically what does it involve) Im an electrician myself...

If I install a fused spur for an Intruder Alarm Panel and it is Spured of an Existing Ring Final Circuit would I need to test the whole circuit or just the new cable and spur I have installed? My concern is that our company installs Intruder Alarms and I the electrician install a fused...

Installing new shower. Trying to work out wether the exisisting cable is big enough the cable is ran through a stud wall with no insulation into the loft then through approxx 100mm through rockwool to pull cord then cable from switch to shower in stud wall with no insulation. Which referance...

Just been to look at the fault! Put a 250v IR test across all cores and got 0.01 ohms! Looked around the outside of the house and found an outside light with a 3core flex coming out of it feeding a standard 13A double socket lying in a pot full off damp compost! Dissconnected cable from fitting...

Can I buy mudflaps for a merceds clk 270 CDI? Its the w209 model!

Take it im wrong then! What is the difference?

They have a lower power consumption!

The work in the Kitchen can be carried out by yourself aslong as it is certified and the council are notified. The Hallway will also need to be certified but this does not come under notifiable works! The best way to connect onto your existing supply is via a 15A junction box in the ceiling...

Arctic cable is fine providing there is no chance of it encountering mechanical damage otherwise id use pvc conduit or SWA!

Thanks appreciate the advice. Hopefully will get it sorted out tomorow! Will keep you updated! Appologise for earlier!

thanks bald electrician ill have a look when I go tomorow! I havent done much fault finding just new installations so a little bit lost when it comes to these kind of things!

I understand that but the woman I went to see was in her 80's wasnt really all with it and couldn't explain what was exactly was happening! at first she said her lights came on, on there own during the day and obviously that cudnt happen!When I got there it had tripped so I reset it and it was...

as it happens yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I appreciate constructive comments not critisism!

I had a call to a house and was told that her MCB for the downstairs lights had tripped. She reset the breaker and it stayed on for a couple of hours then it tripped again. When she tried to reset it a 3rd time it wouldnt, just kept tripping so she left it off untill I came. When I got there I...

will try and find out what type of system it is and will take a measurement when im there of the ze. Thanks for your help! Will keep you up to date with my progression and maybe some more help off you! Im only 23 and just taken my 2391 test and inspect 1 month ago! still waiting for results...

sorry spark just got the end of your message! Didnt see the bit askin about the supply type! I dont think it was a TT system Apparently the supply comes into next door then into a meter in there house! The meter tails to DB are in a bit of 2.5mm t+e!!!!!!! Ill be replacing them to! I...

i think i get what your saying! So if the phase is at 230v and the earth is at 230v and I test between the two I will get ov? The DB is an old rewirable type there are no RCD's on the system at all! So the fault maybe a nail through a cable shorting phase and earth?

I did Isolate the circuit! They have no boiler or upstairs sockets till sun! I was getting 240v between neutral and earth in the kitchen. I dont understand how it can go from phase neutral reverse then to phase earth reverse just by energising another circuit!

Im stumped! Been to a call out today saying they were getting shocks from metal work in house. There are 2 DB'S. 32A fuse supplying kitchen ring off one board, and a 32A fuse supplying upstairs ring off the other board. When both fuses are in the kitchen sockets and upstairs sockets are phase...