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It'll work, providing he's extended the ring properly, the problem comes when you or the next spark you employ needs access the circuit connections for testing, etc. Whether under the floorboards counts as "accessible" or not is a grey area, but I would err on the side of "NO". If the...

Just done C&G 2360 and 16th Edition, and goin on to do 2391 in September, and I can thoroughly recommend the long drawn out version rather than the 3 month wonder courses, which seem to try and teach far too much in far too short a time. As for your age, as long as you can stick sitting with a...

Wasn't anyone else told that flex used for fixed wiring has to be visible throughout its run? Or did I dream it...

Are you sure the earth hasn't just been snipped off at the switches? If indeed there is no earth at all throughout the circuit, then you will need an electrician to add one...

If the lights stayed on when you turned the switch off, you've reconnected the cables incorrectly. How many cables were there? Did one of the black cables have a bit of red tape/sleeving on it? What did you connect the L terminal on the light fiting to? If you could send a photo it might help.

Hmmm... The Sally Gunnell of heaters, not much to look at but good at what it does...Cheers mate

Hi, been asked to put in a wall heater in an office toilet (I personally think the room is too small and they would benefit more from having their bl**dy central heating sorted outside, but...!), can anyone recommend a small wall heater that they've installed in the past?

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Table 53A in the regs (Pg.108) puts a 1.25mm fuse wire in 45A fuse. Mind you, that's the rating of the fuse, not the maximum capacity of the wire, which is probably why it hasn't already blown. I would imagine a main fuse would need a bigger wire, somewhere in the region of 1.8mm?

Go on, smell it!

If she pulls them up a bit you can see Krakow

Did she ask for a hedge trimmer? Bought mine a bread maker for Christmas, and she'd took it back to Argos in 2hrs. Now THAT'S a record! :wink:

Probably the type of n#b who blames all the problems in the world on anyone with a different skin colour to theirs? :roll: (and normally wearing reebok classics!) P.S. suppose I should have read the second page as well... :oops:

Next time you want advice on wiring a 13a plug, go to screwfix. Alternatively, take the L in one hand, N in the other and get some other dopey named t@#t to turn the power on. Sorry, not usually so abusive, just saw red(or Brown...) :twisted:

He does liken a properly bonded installation to a Faraday Cage, yes. Cheers for the NIC tip, will check it out.

:? I've spent the last three years learning this stuff and this chuffing bit of it is the only thing I can't get my head round! I'm OK with the theory of a Faraday Cage, and totally understand why you need to bond in certain areas, but what I can't work out is this... 1) If all CPCs go...

You are allowed as many unfused spurs as there are sockets on the main ring, so 8 is fine, although nearly up to the limit! You can have as many FUSED spurs as you like, obviously provided you don't overload the MCB

You can get a Voltage tester pretty cheap from most DIY shops (just make sure its approved!), sounds like what you've got is a cable/pipe detector? :?

Thanks 123, just got the missus to beat me with the regs and I feel a lot better now :P

Because I'm a Tw#t... The cables are roughly halfway in the ring. I'm pretty sure it's fine, just overcautious, but better safe than sorry,eh?