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Definitely get your self a laser level. They are perfect for making sure you get your lights straight. I have the dewalt DW088 which Screwfix are now doing for £115 which is super cheap.

It’s less common in domestic properties so that may be why the electrician was confused but here’s an example: Imagine you have a ring circuit supplying 10 outlets. Outlet number one is an FCU supplying the central heating boiler. Outlet number eight on the ring is an FCU supplying a waste...

I think not bothering to do something because it’s difficult is the definition of laziness! I used to work for a company wiring disabled bathroom conversions, and I was installing on average 3 showers a week. I’ve never yet met a property where it wasn’t possible.

If only the home owners had followed the manufactures instructions and switched off the isolator...

No that’s not an example that’s just you saying things again and we all know how you like to make things up. Provide one actual example.

Please provide any other example of a manufacturers instructions being incorrect. If it is a frequent occurrence as you say it is, I’m sure this will be a simple task for you.

Through the airing cupboard floor to ceiling, into the loft, through the isolator and a drop down the wall to the shower.

Go away with your manufactures are incorrect nonsense. It’s boring and nobody cares.

I don’t think the poor training and incompetence of shower isolator installers is really justification to to not install them. I can’t remember ever replacing a shower isolator which I have installed, but then I was trained properly and don’t install the cheapest junk I can lay my hands on...

B22 / BA22d are the same thing. The normal sized bayonet cap in UK homes.

For someone so keen on correcting other users “mistakes”, you could at least try and spell my name properly. Which is safer. Pulling an insulated string which is readily available for operation within a second or two of noticing the problem, or trying to run through the house and down the...

You would use the local isolator to switch off your now on fire shower in an emergency. Well you would if some idiot hadn’t told you that you don’t need an isolator. Even worse than that you’re actually telling people to get rid of isolators.

I agree with securespark. First job is to prove that there is still an electricity supply to the socket. It sounds obvious but it won’t reset without one.

Looks like one of the micro switches has not fully opened when the shower was switched off and has been arcing internally until it got hot enough to go on fire. Yet some idiots on here go around telling people not to have a local shower isolator switch.

Yes 15.5kW will use less than 32A per phase so your socket and circuit breaker are sufficient.

I think it’s poorly worded but first floor is referring to the ceiling between the ground floor and first floor, and then roof ceiling is the ceiling between the first floor and the loft. Also I believe their guidance to be incorrect. There is no requirement to install fire rated down lighters...

LED light bulb

Perhaps this thread highlights the difference between book learning and real world experience.

Years and years ago I once went to a job where the customers hall light wasn't working. It was just a knackered BC lampholder, so a nice easy repair. Once I'd swapped it, I asked the customer if she had a lamp for the hall light. She ummed and arred for a bit and came back 5 minutes later with...

63A RCDs for starters