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Did you even look at the date of the last post? it's nearly FOUR YEARS ago!!

That has to be one of the more unique loads of ****** we have heard on here!

Ditto. There's no real cost argument either.

Voltage drop allowed for lighting circuits is less, but in this case if it's a sub-main feeding a separate CU then use non-lighting. Good question - I usually work on 15 or 20 degrees unless it's going somewhere definitely colder than the norm (on average). Yes - one. Yes. On the...

Take your neon screwdriver - throw it in the bin, and get something fit for purpose!

I've recently replaced one of these for a customer - with an identical one! Only 2 1/2 years old but daily tripping the RCD (not the MCB) on that half of the board. Seems they have a fairly common(ish) fault with heater elements going "leaky" in both senses (water and electricity). One common...

Well I wouldn't say easy, but certainly straightforward - especially with all the preparation I'd done beforehand with prior papers/questions. I finished quite quickly and got a very high mark (not quite perfect :( ). If you know your way around the red book (especially the appendices)...

Touche, point conceded, reading to the very end is a virtue! I stopped where I did as I didn't want to post the whole lot - he can go read it for himself can't he? I added (slightly) to your text for clarification purposes - touchy aren't you. :roll:

Don't get misled by the "minor works vs electrical installation" that isn't isn't even correct or slightly relevant to this situation. Your proposed work involves provision of new fixed cabling thus IS notifiable under Part P of the Building Regs. Your council obviously have a much idea of...

Send me a message with your email address, I've got loads of these I can email you. Despite what the others say, not everyone is as comfortable with the academic side of things and seeing the type and format of the questions you will get is definitely helpful. Even though it is all done...

So who is notifying your Local Authority Building Control Dept. (LABC) of the works then, as this is all Part P notifiable work? If your "spark" is a registered member of a Part P scheme (and thus qualified AND certified as a "competent person") then he notifies via his scheme provider, but...

Well said danniboi! Even an electrician who's scheme provider does let them certify someone else's work will usually only certify another electricians' work not a dodgy DIY job!. They wouldn't touch a job like this with the proverbial bargepole, coz of the potential liability if anything goes...

No probs, my pleasure! :D ban-all, what you doing over here then? One of your regular haunts??

But not to put you in prison for daring to add a spur in the kitchen! :shock:

Are you all missing the point that none of this is "the Law". Compliance with Part P of the building regulations is not mandatory under CRIMINAL law, compliance with BS7671 17th Edition wiring regs is not mandatory under law - merely guidance for best practice. OP, The "DIY Police" are not...

As an electrician, I have to ask on behalf of my fellow tradespeople - WHY? What point are you going to all that trouble to prove and will it really be worth all the effort? Seems like a lot of trouble for no readily apparent good reason to me, all LABC notifiable work that will need...