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Oftentimes "if a job's worth doing it's worth doing well". multicore cables would indicate an aged installation. He could well feel he could guarantee his work only with a full rewire. But DO ask about his guarantee!! ALSO is he part P registered?

In suffolk 150-200 a day. self employed!!!!!!!!, BUT, no holiday pay or sick pay, van to pay for, accountants fees, insurances, cost of tools etc. At the end of the day equivilent to about 420-450pw on the cards. Is it worth it?

Thanks Pensdown that's really useful. now another piece of paper to fill in !!! :wink:

Friend of mine had a similar problem, and it turned out to be a leak under the floor. could only happen if you have hot water pipes runnig under the ground floor though! otherwise you might notice a new shower in the hall etc"!

But now the dvla know if your vehicle is mot'd and insured!! The next tax will be a fine if you allow either of those to lapse!!!!

Another possibility is to use a 4 or 6 radial and then jb your existing 2.5 sockets to it. as LONG AS THE JBs ARE ACCESSIBLE!. If this enables you to retain the tiles! Not a conventional way in the UK but pretty standard in s.spain, and I can't see anything in the regs against it.

Nice bit of lateral thinking there!!!

Ive never tried it but shouldn't N-E be pretty much the same resistance as P-E on a TT installation? Don't know if you could test this Live either!!!

junction box and trunking, and for once part P doesn't apply!

how long does it take to clean a gas hob vs ceramic? and ceramic are faster heating than gas though slower cooling i admit.

It's not considered good practice to put a double oven (4.7kwish) and a ceramic hob (about6.1kw) on the same circuit. I don't understand why as I regularly fit range type cookers of 14kw into a single 32a supply. At first i had doubts about it but no-one has ever complained about the breaker...

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So the white sheathed stuff from wickes is potentially safer in a fire situation than the grey stuff from B&Q? Thanks for that! Good info!! :lol: :lol:

Are you sure that you have mcbs? the current figures you quote are normally associated with fuses!

no! but please be sure you know what you're doing!

Reminds me a few years ago i was chatting to a bloke from the national grid and he was telling me that they hed a new chap start that day. They had a job to do on the pylons and were being dropped in by helicopter. The two exprienced guys put their hands out when nearing the cables and realised...

If as I understand you have a TT system then your main incomer rcd will probably be 100ma, therefore you will need the 30ma rcd for your socket circuits! If yor incomer rcd is only 30ma then you don't need an additional rcd, but investigate the pme option.WARNING unless your house has been...

After various incidents which resulted in certainly one death locally in rented accommodation, although much of the "safety" cert and pat testing etc is not actually a legal requirement most landlords now do it to cover their backsides. THAT'S what it really comes down to, who really cares if...

Thanks I'll try one! merry xmas and prosperous new year to you all!!!

Cos some of us can't work under florries? The constant flickering gives me a blinder of a headache after a few hours.