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The time of year has arrived for the truly brilliant minds of sparkatrons to get their annual jab. Lovely jubbly; no more havin g to bother with over zealous isolation procedures and such like. Piffle, drunk, bed!

Holmslaw and Sparkybird suggest the best course of action. Though they may point you back in the direction of an accreditted scheme member! A 6 yr guarantee guarantees nothing if they ignore you. Speak to neighbours, surely a recommendation will appear. Scheme membership generally guarantees...

Tazzy, I did not mean to offend, I was humbly trying to encourage you to employ someone withappropriate knowledge for this. It was good of you to provide numerous photo's, unfortunately (fortunately?) they showed v arious flaws, along with the text, about your current install. That is why I...

Just like their pesky reactors then! :D

Sorry typing thid from phone now so will be short as fiddly! Indeed John, would prefer occasional nuisance trips though rather than overheating cable. What is likely to be on cct(s). If upstairs then possibly not much chew on them. Regards.

How about running two 20A or 16A radials instead? I don't enjoy terminating 4mm ² into sockets...especially consideringn any future additions.

Thats exactly what I thought! 8)

Heinz you surely mean 30A (or 32A).. Could not power much off 30mA! :D

Don't take this the wrong way... You may well find it very very hard to get a spark to certify your install. Some of that gear should be in a museum! If you have a 80m garden surely you can shell out to get it done properly. presumptuous on my part I know! There are many things for you...

1450W????? I'd be bl00dy scared to sit on it! :shock: Does it heat the water and pump it out then?

Interesting topic and responses. Another (cheaper) option to numerous individual cct RCBO's would be to put the kitchen power cct on a separate RCBO or RCD protected 'shower type' board by itself as it is likely that white goods/appliances will have the highest earth leakages. Say a fridge...

Cheers Sparka, Mucho apprecioni mate. Only downside is I will now feel obliged to spend tomorrow morning methodically marking and re-routing cables! Buga....! Thanks again.

Hi Folks, I am a spark but have never touched intruder alarms before. Looking to replace panel at home (Optima XM) with a Accenta G4 panel and RKP. Have had a look at the current wiring (not planning to change this due to decor) and it is 6 core cable. I have not removed old cabling from...

Agree with RedHerring: lap joints, ply/osb, 4 by 2 and 300mm centres defo better. Anything less and it may wobble itself all out! How much wobble is required? you initially thought of using tennis balls as dampers which I take as meaning the wobble to be a few inches??!!?? Also, is it...

How about low modulus (less stretchy) clear silcone smeared on cut edges. Allow to dry, position bolts underneath, suitable colorfill and then tighten up. Thats my normal technique and never had any problems. I fitted a U shaped kitchen 2 yrs back for a batty old bird. When I was finishing...

I know the wall panels you mean. They can be great for electrical work, less so for kitchens! Not too sure whether they have any timber studs at the intersections of individual panels, someone will be able to advise better on that. If they do, and their location is suitable then that may offer...

Ya welcome mate. Some councils are very easy going, some less so. Such is life. If you get a know-it-all I would politely argue your corner as they, in my experience, have very little knowledge of elecs. They generally want to check cable routes and main protect bonding and supp bonds...

Although it can potentially matter if going through LABC as they often have a two-tiered scale of fees for works carried out. One LA near me charges £100 for works <£1000 and £230 for works >£1000. One LA I go through now accepts my quals 2330/2382/2391 and do not ask for cert's to be sent in...

I always try to use Fischer plugs, generally these red uns: http://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-plastic-wall-plugs-red-4-5mm-pack-of-300/41044#product_additional_details_container I am under the impression they are designed for 6mm holes but I always use a 5.5mm bit as you are less likely to...

Never used the stripping tool you linked to. My technique is same as flameports...I even have a specific Stanley knife in bag which I know is sharp. I used to adopt chri5's technique but found it was more susceptible to nipping through the inner insulation too easily as I am clumsy! I find...