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  1. oharaf

    extractor wiring from junction box

    you can take a feed from the light to the pull cord then to the fan. This will mean the fan will only operate when the switch is on, so it will not extract after you have turned it off. The whole purpose of having the fan attached to the lighting switch is that, generally, you want the fan...
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    HELP! somethings gone wrong :(

    what was happening before it tripped? Behonest please
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    halogen hob ????? wiring help

    Holy crap don't even think of doing aything you've said. That hob requires a dedicated supply in 6mm cable protected by a 32A MCB and RCD protection and a 45Adouble pole isolator!!! Call a sparky
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    single 100w light from a cooker circuit

    Better idea!! just tap off the kitchen light, down to the switch, back to new pendant
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    fcu' will not fit on dual galv back box

    Flat plates are wider and will not fit on a dual box. Opinion on brands varies. However i went to a certain manufacturers factory a few weeks back and for some bizarre reason they where helping another manufacturer pack their products!!!!
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    Worrying problem

    Have you solved your problem Plextor?? I am Nottingham based if i can be of assisstance
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    single 100w light from a cooker circuit

    Hmmm, running a light from another circuit is not neccessarily the best idea. Where are you putting 'the light'? You would be best tapping from the lighting circuit or fusing down from the socket radial or ring if you must. you could use this supply and fuse down from it but I don't...
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    Earth blocks

    Do you mean one of these? IF you are competent then you should be able to change the block for a larger one
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    Advice on Finishing a job

    Surface running is a no no, and there is no loft so to speak of!!!
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    Advice on Finishing a job

    Right, firstly this is the only tiume i have reached this point. I have been on this particular job since before christmas, a relatively straight forward bungalow with extension full re-wire. Just to put you in the picture, arrived 16th Dec, shell built no stooth work, doorways, ceilings...
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    Pathway to career change

    Harry00 Avoid Leeds College of Building!!!! Can reccomend Bradford College whole heartedly
  14. oharaf

    Is a rewire required to add sockets and replace CU?

    Found 7 cases of 'Green Slime' in Yorkshire in the last year. Oh!! is that my trumpet? then i shall blow :lol:
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    Skirting board level horizontal cabling

    At the end the council nominated electrician will come and view the work and will issue a building regs work completion certificate if the work has been done satisfactorily. I will then need to get an independent electrician to test the work and it's safety and issue an electrical installation...
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    Whirlpool bath electrics

    YOU HAVE NOT GOT A CLUE ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING Shower on 2.5mm!!!! what is it 500W??? (more likely 6 or 10mm) Leave it alone and get yourself an electrician before you do something VERY dangerous. ALL this work is notafiable!!!!
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    Skirting board level horizontal cabling

    I am already a little amazed that your council are prepared to let youdo this work but you are here asking some basic questions.!! You can run vertically and horizontally between 2 accessories and/or within 150mm of where 2 walls or the ceiling and wall meet. Why do you want to run cable...
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    Electrical Apprenticeships

    There are apprenticeships coming up, but, unlikely the previous few years the numbers are drastically down, you WILL need to have good Maths and Science grades at GCSE at least C grades at higher level and you had better be prepared to work your arse off and perform on site and at college. Be...
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    What is this?

    They cut the cable, or they did at ours, wrapped in a jumper, certainly was not made 'dead'!!!!!!!!
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