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610.1 Every installation shall, during erection and on completion before being put into service, be inspected and tested to verify, so far as is reasonable practicable, that the requirements of the Regulations have been met. well said that man!!!!!!! Does the bang test count?????!!!!!!

any "FLOOD" lights!!! sorry couldn't resist it!!!

how long looking at leaving acros in???????????? couple of days? :roll: :roll: :roll:

easy way... if the unit has two starters (they are the round small thing that screws into the lighting unit!!) swap them over and see if the other lamp starts flickering if you cant see a starter good chance it hasnt got one so you can forget that!!

decide carefully who you go with as the organisation i am with are terrible. They took so long to register me and arrange an assesment to be honest they are prob as good as each other......once they got the money they aint interested in you. i am talking with my feet this year biggest regret...

Is the starter okay??? also check the tube you put in is okay and not another faulty one!!!! if that seems all okay could be faulty internals.....time to get the meter out!!!!!!

strange how you hear people say they are electricians but can't test .. if this is the case how do you know your work is safe and correct. Even if you arent doing it with part p in mind and issuing certification you still need to test everything you do!!!!!!! for your own peice of mind if...

neither its the missus. she keeps hinting she wants to join me in my business......ye right!!!!!! lol

what size are the cables suppling these circuits? And what size are the main supply cables? sounds possibly like a high resistant contact somewhere or a cable failing under load. Best to get a sparky in to check it out...and make sure your buildings insurance is up to date ......only...

electrician = certification to suck an egg (part p) remember with tools BUY CHEAP BUY TWICE and hope when they fail you don't lose a knuckle or finger!!!!!

TAKE ME OUTSIDE AND SHOOT ME.... am i being stupid???????? sorry i meant to tell you a 20a double pole and not a standard 6amp switch...sorry. it is late and i have only been home half hour from a long long day.....thats my excuse and i'm sticking to it

cheers!!! i'll have to get some photos of the nightmare that is a house basher lol lol to show you all. last month i replaced a melted shower a perfect example of why you should always tighten your terminations!! :roll: :roll: :roll:

think you'll find the 6000 is the flash rating (short circuit capacity) you need to ideally check the potential fault current on the installation could just be model number as well are they HAGER?. the socket you could install a 5amp round pin socket as an indication that it is low rated...

glad i'm not the only one to come across stuff like this. The most common i think is def cutting the cpc out instead of just connecting it......!!!!! but the no back box one is sooooo common as well!!! One of the best ones was a 10kw shower on a 6mm t&e that had a 7kw hand wash tagged...

I want to enlarge the opening on my chimney breast in my front room (downstairs) and make it into a alcove for my television and know i need to put a lintel in to support the bricks above. Am i right in doing it this way.... 1) remove plaster to expose bricks. 2) remove mortar...

too busy to go fishing