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It's impossible to quote. Location has some impact, but there are so many other factors (number of circuits, will the property be occupied, how many estimated days and so on) that affect the price. As advised get another couple of quotes.

I was thinking more about a council employing an electrician who would split the ring the way he did. I wonder what he was thinking. Did you ask him?

which council owned theatre was this?

What are the disadvantages, and are these just your uncertainties. As John has posted, the technology has been around for decades.

The advantage I see is that it gives a consistent connection, with less conductor deformity. I have not had any issues with wago clamps, so would not expect any with this socket. It will be interesting to see if : - there is a market for the product - how MK develop other products in the...

This feels like we are back in 2005, looking for ways to get around notifying LABC. The fact you are reusing the MCB and cable is irrelevant. It's a new circuit supplying a cooker. The existing circuit was installed to supply a shower. This is just my opinion.

Any installation job requires certification. This confirms the job complies with BS7671. If the job also requires BC notification, the compliance process has to be followed. To my mind this is common sense, not just blindly following rules. If the ‘electrician’ doesn’t provide the certs, he...

I believe the term is cowboy. Do you mean that following the rules to design/install/test and certify that the work complies with the BS7671 (and with Building Regulations) is just unnecessary bureaucracy?

Have you ever handled live 55V ac circuits, by that I mean stripping cables and terminating them live? Read more: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/v2l.582087/page-4#ixzz7E6S33UWt I don't work live at any voltage. A friend of mine lost an eye when he shorted a car battery and he was hit by...

Hi John. I think 'black sheep' is a bit strong, implying that there is malice in play when a mistake is made. I never stated, nor implied, that everybody involved in the electrical installation industry was perfect. My post came after seeing the following posts: #26 Sunray Sadly far too...

Do you really think tree planting is a bad thing?

I’m just curious whether you guys believe any electrician, IET member, CPS member/assessor, HSE inspector is competent enough to work in the industry. If we were as bad as made out here, the UK would be a death trap.

Why don’t you just fit an FCU with a flex outlet lower down the wall and remove the FCU from up top?

is the cable for the FCU run from floor level, up or down from the ceiling? What purpose does the FCU serve?

Why is the FCU up that high? Where is the cable run? Where do you plan to fit the macerator?

We had fuel supply problems a few weeks ago, so there were people who couldn't get warm in their cars

It's as clear as day.

Just checked and it was still in effect until mid 2008. Apologies to Sunray.

Indeed. In a later post he referred to the brown cover in 2008. The last brown copy I recall was the 16th edition 2001. Out of date by 2008. I don’t come across any of the installations which are seconds from total failure he faces on every job. Then again up here we don’t see many AV...

How did you get the homeowner to accept the cost of notifying for this new circuit? Given you don’t have current regs, what do you test against?