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If this is what Plugwash is going for then I have to say fair enough! I agree with his comment about split load CU's although I fit them myself! :oops: Somebody said on a forum that if we could all start using RCBO's then it would drive the price of them down considerably...

If the circuit fails this test then it may well be possible that a load is still connected to a socket somewhere (if this is an inspection of existing wiring) or it may even be a neon in an FCU or similar! If there are definitely no loads connected then you would need to IR test each cable...

I was always taught that a single (unbroken) cable to Water then Gas was perfectly acceptable. This certainly satisfies BS7671 as well. Your electrician may just have his own standards that he works by (Providing a separate conductor to each would be slightly better as if one is cut, the other...

I've got nothing against DIY electrics when done legally which is why I post here. Pulling main fuses is a different matter and really should be left to somebody who is competent with electrical work and knows exactly what they are doing! I don't want to sound like i'm giving a lecture but...

I totally agree RF Lighting Any circuits over 10A I would wire in at least 2.5mm. BS7671 gives 1.5mm buried in plaster 14A! Admittedly, you could JUST get away with a 16A breaker if the circuit is all in trunking (alone) or clipped direct but Spark123 has highlighted the possible problems...

I kind of see your point Fezzie but if both radials supply different parts of the ground floor and the MCB is labelled 'Downstairs Sockets' then this particular reg is satisfied! If they (the two radials) serve different types of circuit (eg one leg to sockets, the other to fixed appliance)...

Well my spelling is not perfect. That's why I hate office work and became an Electrician! :wink: I don't care whether you are better at English than me. My Electrical Installation work would put your shoddy, unsafe, sub BS7671 work to absolute shame! End of (story!) You could find no...

'Bend radii does apply to FIXED wiring, this isn't FIXED wiring!' So you should not be using SWA. END OF. I don't care what legal loopholes you claim to have found. Any Electrician who is at all reputable works to BS7671! Fair enough - if you're soul purpose is a wind up then you have...

Bald Electrician... from what I have read in your posts lately, the building regs seem to be a lot better implemented in Scotland and I envy you! :evil: No offence to original op but I think Adam151 summed things up very well - I do worry about the way the Electrical Industry is going...

I thought my simple observation on minimum bend radii would be enough to make the penny drop! :roll: It gets a lot harder when up against somebody who has some sort of hatred of following BS7671 and works to their own invented standards! Like you say SS, probably a wind up so I'll...

Fair point Pensdown but from Adam's previous posts, I thought he may want to do it for the experience

You could bury it raw in plaster and satisfy BS7671! Trunking gives the cable airspace and increases its current carrying capacity so what you propose is fine! My LABC offers two notification options: a) You pay somewhere in the region of £100.00 and they inspect 1st fix, sometimes want to...

'BEND A T+E or SWA too often and its conductors or sheath WILL SNAP. Therefore it should not be classed as a flexible cable.' Have to agree with Crafty (& Pensdown) - SWA has stranded conductors which, although more flexible than solid core conductors, still get damaged if bent too tightly...

Your mate sounds like he knows what he is doing - It is always better practice to provide more points of isolation (the new consumer unit) as this reduces inconvenience in the event of a fault - you don't have to walk all the way to the other CU if you have a faulty item in the conservatory...

I have to agree with Dingbat. The Cooker is fixed equipment and is on 24hrs a day (in most cases). You are unlikely to be touching it when the fault occurs and it is within the equipotential zone! More than a few Cookers develop slight earth leakages which are in no way dangerous - it's...

'personally I guess its probably due to the greater respect people have for phase, and they subconsciously give the phase the extra turn and not the neutral' Agree Adam - it shows how widespread the misconception is that there is 'no current' in the neutral (confused with 'no voltage' in...

No probs!

Yep - most likely the loose connection with a dirty one being an outside possibility (also some of the neutral tail's insulation may have been clamped in the tail, causing higher resistance!)

Indeed, I went for the fluke 1652 and i'm happy with it (no lead problems... touch wood!) The general consensus seems to be Megger however!

Yes, very likely a loose connection or the tail may have had a lot of dirt on it when it was terminated (high resistance joint)