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TraineeSpark, do you own a copy of the wiring regs or the on-site guide?

I wouldn't feed cable with the drum on its side. You'll get lots of twists in cable that way as it uncoils off the drum.

Do you know what kind of earthing arrangement you have? TN-S or TN-C-S for example. In TN-C-S Earth and Neutral are combined and are at the same potential. In TN-S the earth uses the REC's supply cable sheath back to the star point.

JoshTheDog, If a multimeter comes out of your arse. you may need to get it re-calibrated. Mine certainly did, but that's another story.... BAS is only trying to make sure that you live to see another birthday. Give him some slack and accept his advice. We get a lot of DIYers asking...

No, it's copyright of the IEE. Any such site would be breaking copyright law.

Yes, you need a switch. To comply with the BS7671: 2001 all circuits must have: - 1. A means of control (e.g. a switch) 2. A means of protection (e.g. a fuse or MCB) 3. A means of isolation

Another link here: - http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/partp.htm and the IEE forum here: - http://www.iee.org/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=205&threadid=3574 and Oxford City Council's view here: -...

There you are Wazza. You'll feel happier now.

Wazza, see what happens when I try to explain things using simple language. Ban-all-sheds is right when I used the term average, it was in its loosest sense. All my brother sparks have now demonstrated mathematically the difference between an average and a root mean squared value, but...

He's referring to the fact that AC voltages change over time. Well you knew that didn't you. The peak to peak voltage of domestic AC is plus and minus 325 volts (or 310 in your friend's opinion). To work out the domestic voltage we take the AVERAGE value of the changing voltage, called the...