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    is this notifiable

    hehehe as u said guys whos gna know, also whos gna even know if ive even done the work prior to january 31st 2005?? lol cheers for the info guys :D
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    is this notifiable

    thanks for the reply As she is quite old im not sure she will unerstand the whole part p issue but i will explain to her we have to get the council to check the work and issue a certificate. What do they usually charge for something like this? thanks
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    is this notifiable

    Hi guys Just need to check a couple of things A neighbour wants to rewire her two downstairs rooms to a ring from what shes telling me there on a radial. Anyway what I want to know is whether its notifiable work? All it would require would be to replace the cables and connect to a 32...
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    how to route cable from downstairs to loft

    yep definitly thank you for your posts, i think i will probably just use trunking as it will be covered and less hassle
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    Changing light switches

    sounds like a wind up earth being red???
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    how to route cable from downstairs to loft

    ahhh ok then cheers for that, i just realised i could get it under the stairs under the floor boards into a room then up through a cupboard i guess that should be good and could dig out the plaster and patch and paint it since its inside a cupboard
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    how to route cable from downstairs to loft

    Hi guys Just want to know how I could route a cable from my consumer unit in the under-stair cupboard to the loft, I know there are many methods however im not sure how it was done in my house and want to know if there are known ways or methods to do so. My first thought was come under the...
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    magnaclean on one pipe system

    Thanks for the replies, yep its bcos both ends of the rads are on one pipe, so. Think I'll leave the flush n jst magnaclean,dnt rely wana take every rads off there's about 20 lol
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    magnaclean on one pipe system

    Hi guys I have a one pipe central heating system, with one pipe leaving the boiler and one pipe returning. Firstly is this a normal one pipe setup? also I want to know if I can fit a magnaclean to the return pipe? I also want to hire a powerflush machine but would like some advice on...
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    tightening gland nut mains

    cheers for that seco I just shut off outside and the inside one, untightened the hole tap part and locktite it and a new washer and its as right as rain. thank you
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    tightening gland nut mains

    Hi guys I posted a few days ago about a lead stop cock and my intention to change it, but it seems just to be from the gland nut and i want to undo this and ptfe it. Im assuming I will shut off the stopcock outside of the house, do I need to drain the cold water system aswell? Cheers
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    What isolator switch do I need?

    cheers for that, I did google it and came across this http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080406014959AAPPyGd I will do as you said though, thanks
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    What isolator switch do I need?

    you see thats the problem. When i rang them and paid, I specifically asked for an isolator switch change and the person even wrote this on the job description. British gas are getting out siemens, is this usual? What would you guys recommend, I think im going to ask to speak to who...
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    What isolator switch do I need?

    ok so im waiting from 8am untill about 1230pm when I begin to think this guy is not showing. I ring BG, after 20mins of waiting I speak to someone who gives the siemens engineer a call who should be coming out, I wait on the line and she comes back to tell me that BG have it logged on their...
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    changing a lead stopcock

    Hi guys thanks for the comments, to be ohnest, Im all up for changing rads changing taps soldering etc however as it is not my house, and I have had most of my experience with sealed systems and I havent had a look to see if hes got a gate valve from his cistern/watertank im just trying to...
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    changing a lead stopcock

    Hi guys MY neighbour has got an old lead stop cock thats connected to lead pipes thats which is leaking slightly from right next to where you actually turn it from, I am intending on changing this for a new one but Im thinking I will have to fit a leadlock on each side then connect a bit of...
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    What isolator switch do I need?

    lol ahhh ok, im not sure what plastic at the top you mean, but I think it had a knockout at the back but as I needed to insert 4 25mm tails there was no way it would fit nicely against the backboard with the 4 so I just drilled accuratly with the holesaw. If you could link to a site or shop...
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    What isolator switch do I need?

    thanks a lot guys for all the help As i posted quite late I didnt want to have to rush everything tmrw, so I went to screwfix and purchased the following http://screwfix.com/prods/29235/Electrical/Cable/Meter-Tails/6181Y-25mm-Meter-Tails-Blue-Grey-5m...
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    What isolator switch do I need?

    Hi guys British Gas are coming out tmrw to fit an isolator switch for my mains...so I was told. I called them up tonight to see if I needed to provide the switch or I do, and they said that I have to actually get an electrician to fit one and they are just going to cut the power between 8...
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    unable to describe this one:extension

    Hi guys thanks for the replies, your right I didnt explain that too well did I lol (it was quite late,sorry) After googling garden rooms thats exactly what hes after, however he wants to build it himself. It would be probably something like this...
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