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Safe zones are also 150mm from top & ends (corners) of walls. Cant you use these areas somehow ? Is the cable horizontal or vertical to the 1st socket ? You could come back along this route & around to the other socket

Thanks Cremeegg. As it happens the cable are 600mm centres so from what your saying LED's are sounding ok. There are wall lights in this reception aswell so this will help with light.

OK thanks. I got an Aurora book here, looks like some good stuff in it.

Has anyone got any recommendations for some LED downlights which would look good in a fairly small office reception area ? I think I want to go for LED because they are cooler running (arent they ?) & there is about 25 lights in a fairly small area & I dont want them too bright Any ideas...

How long was the electrician working on the job. He has to earn his wages, probably £150-£200 a day, is he vat reg ? CU's arent cheap these days either & cable prices have gone up. You'd be suprised how it all adds up

Thanks for the reply doormouse1. I havent had any experience in doing this. I need to get some cables in before the builder makes it impossible for me. Might even have to get someone in to connect it all up but I fancy learning a bit more about it. So basically, this is how I would assume...

Just finished rewiring a small office & I have been asked if I can put in the CAT5E for the new office. The existing Netgear switches & the server is still up & running in these new offices because it is linked to some portacabins & a workshop. The issue I have is, I was looking at one of the...

OK, I was thinking of using 100x50mm trunking & there are 7 circuits so they shouldnt be tightly grouped

Thanks RF Switchfuse already in place, thats how I can change the tails. Good idea about a submain cable though. :wink:

Just trying to quote for a job. Customer orginally had a lean to/summerhouse on the side of his house & this is where the cu was. Summerhouse fell down about 5 yrs ago & the electrician repositioned the cu on the other side of the wall in the lounge at skirting level behind the tv...

If youve added a sub-main & put in a new circuit breaker in the original CU then you have to fill in the 1st row for the sub main wiring. doh... didnt read Lectricians post properly

Even the best get it wrong sometimes Lec. Thats good to know. :wink:

Have you got to upgrade the tails to 25mm when doing a board change ? Nice job there Chri5. Cant see your main bonding though. :D

it crumbles

Each to their own I suppose. I still find capping nails bend if hammered straight into hard brick

Pretty much the same but on harder brick I drill a 6mm hole, put in a red plug & use a galvanised clout nail

I did another search & found this from a previous post, so thats it then

Just quoting to fit a new CU but the main earth from the incoming supply is the armoured twisted & connected into the MET in the existing CU & there is also a piece of 6mm earth wire twisted in with the armour & also connected to the MET of the CU. Ze reading 0.15. Somehow I think this needs...

Yes RF, thats what I'll do. Simple really. Cheers. :)

The only availabe PME is the landlords. I suppose a new 16mm cable would have to be run in up to the CU ? Just wanted to see what others would do. I suppose its all extra work :)