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Hi John Unfortunately you can't run the cable behind the skirting. All hidden cabling must be run in "safe zones" These are areas directly vertical or horizontal from a fitting (socket, switch, etc) or within a certain distance of corners or ceilings (I can't remember the distance offhand I'm...

Well cheers guys oilman, get over yourself. I'm not a plumber, I didn't know the answer before I asked otherwise I wouldn't have asked. You are right, something will get us in the end so I might as well rip out all my plastic piping and put lead ones in instead. Then I'll go cycling in the dark...

There are derating factors you need to apply to cable if it is going to get warmer than 30 degrees C. Ordinary pvc insulated cable shouldn't be used if it is warmer than 65 degrees C. Do you know what temperature the pipes get to? To give you some idea of what you are dealing with here are...

Excellent Thanks John and bogstandard. I had scanned the hep2o web page but obviously failed to spot that bit. No I don't have a reference it was just a friend from one of the labs at work mentioned it, obviously he was incorrect. Am I right in saying there was another type of plastic that was...

Cheers for the sensible reply Diyisfun. Oilman, you will note that hep2o tubing is made from polybutylene, whereas plastic bottles are usually made of Polyethylene terephthalate (PETE) or something similar. These are two very different plastics and it is extremely plausible, if not likely...

Hi all I'm just posting to ask if it is okay to use plastic pipe for drinking water? Me and my girlfriend are slowly renovating our first house and one of the first things we did was put a new kitchen in. My dad has had some experience fitting kitchens so between the two of us we did it...

Yeah, course. No issue with using extension cables anywhere you like as far as the law is concerned - just don't run it under the tap or spill the contents of your kettle on it :wink: If you really are still keen to do wiring yourself then get yourself a copy of the regs and then because...

Taping up connections is certainly not how it should be done. This contravenes the regs in many many ways in addition to being dangerous. It sounds to me like you are putting non fitted wardrobes in, is this correct? If so then you could join the two ring main wires together and insulate...

Not sure about lights, but what age is your house? Soffits were often made of asbestos when it was still in use so bear it in mind.

But shouldn't all lighting be rated to at least the value of the fuse that is protecting it? So that would be maybe 6A not 0.5 In this case 1.5mmsq is rataed at 20A derate by o factor of 55% for insulation gives 11A. If you have a semi-enclosed (rewirable) fuse then you derate by 72.5% giving...

You can just clip to wooden beams. However if it passes through insulation you need to derate the cable by an appropriate amount. I think most insulation is about 300mm which means the cable can only carry 55% of the current it is normally rated to. The derating factors for various insulation...

Hey Tony Just wanted to throw my two penneth in too :) Unfortunately any work done in a kitchen other than replacing faceplates needs either doing by a reqistered spark or you need to notify building control before you start and they will come out and inspect your work (for a fee of course)...

Yes, I could put two FCUs in for dishwasher and bathroom, however if the setup shown is legal then I'd rather stick with it as is because it's all in place and tested. Plus it keeps things neat and tidy, hidden away. If it's not correct then that's my mistake and I'll obviously change it. But...

Sorry, of course it's a shaver scket :) I'm not that bad at wiring to put a normal socket in there! :shock: I know the safe zones are horizontal and vertical from a socket, but if the socket is hidden under the worktop behind a dishwasher does that make any difference? I'd assumed not, but...

Cheers for quick reply The bathroom socket is directly through the wall so there are no runs along the wall in the bathroom (also as a note the bathroom lights are SELV and all pipework is plastic so no sup bonding issues). We did it this way because the bathroom had already been tiled so we...

Hi all I'm just trying to double check all my kitchen wiring is in order before I get building control round to inspect it. My main concern is with my dishwasher wiring in and the spur to my bathroom socket as shown below. I just wanted to check that the area above the worktop counts as...

If the furniture could be moved by undoing a few screws or something then I would still say that is accessible. It's at least as accessible as sockets or flex outlets behind kitcken appliances

If you do run from the garage I would also put a label inside the box somehow. This means that if a future owner replaces the socket face and fails to label it then there is still some warning there. Maybe if you start the label with "safety notice, not to be removed" it might discourage someone...

There's a diagram at http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Book/4.4.1.htm It's not that 800mm is too high or low, it's just that if you want to bury a horizontal run of cable you have to have some sort of socket or switch etc at the same hight. If the cable is not hidden then you can route it where you...

Sorry you posted while I was writing For starters all hidden cables must be in safe zones. That is in areas directly to the left or right or above or below sockets or within a certain distance of corners or ceilings (I can't remember the distances offhand as I've never had reason to use these...