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your nephew may contibute to the improvement of the human gene pool (Darwin style) if he continues to receive inadequate instruction. There is no regulation for it, but this is something you could effect.

it still costs an extra £2.50 to do it on the phone, so no thanks I don't want that number

www.bes.ltd.uk item 7671 £8 plus delivery (about £5) plus vat, you can fit it yourself easily. 100cm2, polished brass. If the space you are drawing air from under the floor does not communicate with another property it does not need to be ducted, otherwise it should be ducted to outside - this...

yeah, now you have got me wondering but I did think at the time they could be that but discounted it because of the size - but I could be wrong :? so there is a reg and it's not just good practice?

was looking at a recent rewire with the meter tails 25mm but single insulated (from the meter), anyone know if there is a particular or general regulation that says they should be double insulated?

The cooker mcb may be considered a little oversized at 45a for adequate cable protection if the circuit is run in 6mm2 t+e

what part of BS7671 disconnection time is not met....is it 5s or 0.4s? if 0.4 it's easy enough to fit rcd protection to the specific circuit(s) that require it. 0.36 Ze is not too bad!.......or am I missing sumfink?

how many different opinions were you hoping for?

now that you are a bit better informed maybe it would work out better for all if you contacted him and asked him to remedy the faults before you complain to corgi, don't be afraid to assert your position. You may not feel comfortable having him around doing the remedial works, but how much...

I have phoned the manufacturer and it is a 9v signal wire, so not right but no danger, thanks for the input guys

I agree it's bad practice but what I am trying to find out is if the interconnect is just a signal wire (below 50v) or is it live with 240v during an alarm condition?

Noticed a smoke detector circuit today where the bare earth wire was taped with insulating tape on the exposed parts outside the sheath, and was being used as the interconnect. I know the lack of an earth is not a big deal in this type of circuit (class II)but is the interconnect live with...

with great difficulty Tony. I can't quote the BS word for word but if I remember correctly it says non portable appliances should be connected rigidly. Because of the difficulty, combined with gwn, I don't (and imagine a few others don't) fit them. Let them find someone with questionable...

I think you are wrong....forget searching the forum on this one, the british standard was updated last year and you are now required to fit it with rigid pipework. Many of the manufacturers instructions have not yet been updated and some show a flexible hose, but they do not say you should use...

Glad to see you waited at least 30 minutes before becoming impatient.....

Have to agree a little multicore can remedy many joints that would not be otherwise repairable, or even if you have prepared a joint well and one small part is reluctant to take - a touch of the flux in the multicore will turn it around. Never tried a joint from scratch with it though, as its...

....and you will receive The gas installation pipe fitted to your premises/property does not appear to be fitted with main equipotential bonding to the main earth terminal of your electrical installation. I am required by the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations to inform you that...

The BS (can't remember the number) was revised last year, I had a look at it in the library, it says only portable/moveable gas appliances may be fitted with a flexible hose. Of course MI can always override this, but my guess is in time MI will be changed to reflect this.

it's all getting a bit too technical....thanks securespark, I had looked at these but I had hoped there was a product which would suit without having a switch which looks as if it is mounted sideways. Amazing what you can stir up with a simple question, when I was an apprentice the storeman...