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Can a LA insist that reports such as 'Landlords Cert' and PIRs be only be done a a NICEIC or ECA member. A friend of mine has been asked to do some council mandated work on a three storey multiple occupancy house he lets out, so it complies with the neccessary legal/council requirements. see...

Hi, What code should that come up as, if it is missing? Thanks

Yes Building Control only for extension. And additional CU only for new circuits.

Hi, Can the building inspector insist that the old wiring of a house needs to be rewired because the Installation Cert. states 'needs upgrading' on the comments section. The Inst. Cert. was given after an additional CU and circuits were installed for extension work done on the house. Thanks

Hi, Does a replacement of a CU on an existing installation have to be done according to 17th edition. ie. all almost all circuits have to be RCD protected? Many Thanks

Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to have a pebble mosaic flooring using your own pebbles and then setting them in the adhesive. I know that you can get pebble mosaic tiles but i want my own design and save some money. Many Thanks

Worked out why NIC chap says its not allowed. Because he is a Domestic Installer he can only issue certificate if the dwelling has only one CU! I bet he himself doesn't know that approved contractors can do multiple CU's. BTW He also says cant have six double sockets in a bedroom and that...

JohnD Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:26 pm Post Subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- no but the second one would be a submain, fed from a switchfuse (or possibly a biggish MCB on the main board) so you would not have unprotected tails...

Hi, Does NIC forbid the use of two CU's in one 5 bed house, the second CU is for extra loft converted bedrooms, and a ground floor kitchen extension. Many Thanks

Hi Can anyone tell me if I can get hold of some 10mm tail extenders ( the type that come already screwed into tall monobloc basintaps.) A new monobloc tap needs to go in but the old flexitail connectors cant be removed coz the compression connectors are hidden behind some tiling...

If a new soil pipe branches into a cement/clay soil pipe, does a manhole or inspection pit have to be made above the branch? Thanks Tilla Tech

The mains from the outside stop tap looks like 1/2" steel which enters the property then it is a 15mm copper to the kitchen. I'm not sure if the steel pipe is 1/2" or 3/4" as I cannot see it clearly. Any ideas on how to get good pressure? Tilla Tech

securespark I take it the fitting is not double insulated? __________________ As George Michael once said, "..if you're gonna do it, do it right, right?" No.

Hi, Is it allowed to have a metal cased fluorescent light with out connecting the earth connection on the connecting block, the lighting circuit has no Earth wire. The council came to inspect it (PART P) and passed it. Is it allowed under any circumstances. Thanks

Why should we use 10mm T&E for shower cable when the wire going from the terminal block to the heating coil in the shower otself is only around 5mm conductor?

What can I use to repair the leak without replacing the coupling? The soil stack is an internal one and the coupling is just under the floor board.

Need to shorten a cold water pipe that has a 1/2"-15mm coupler. The pipe is the old (non copper) metal pipe. Whats the best way do do it. Thanks

Why is it unsafe to drain out a hot water cyl by running a downstairs hot water tap. And what is the corret way to drain it if one wants to work on hot water pipe. Thanks

Done what you mentioned. Works ok. I couldnt work out where the 70V came from, but the soot thing explains it. Thanks

My sister had a fualty socket in her kitchen which intermitantly stopped working and then would start working again. The fauty socket ran off as a spur from an upstairs socket, upon investigation I found that the live conductor connection on the upstairs socket that ran to the faulty socket had...