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Hi there, I'm going to replace my freestanding cooker with a built in electric oven and worktop mounted GAS HOB. The cooker control unit has sufficent cabling and is on 10.00mm cable with 30A breaker in the CU. The GAS Hob I have got requires a 240v 3A connection to power the ignitior...

Hi there, Bit of a newbie to plastering, but have fixed plasterboard to wooden battens in the past. But need to board out a brick wall and release its easier with dot n dab. But what sort of adhesive do I need? Bloke at wickes was a little useless but I reckon I need the powder bonding...

You could use it without an RCD ( there like the power breaker things for your lawnmower. But it sits in the Fuse box and protects the whole house) but it depends on how confortable you'd feel if there was fault in the shower and you get a shock whilst having a shower. It is totally...

Also you mention that it needs an RCD. Then this will meen new consumer unit (split load type) with the RCD built into it to chop the power if there is an earth fault. A fuse will let you get a shock before switching off whereas an RCD cut's it in milliseconds. Plus if you say it's fairly...

May want to check out PART P...... You can swap the shower unit yourself, but if it says you need a bigger FUSE / Breaker then play safe and get a sparky to do it.

For anyone reading this thread. I've found a document from the IEE which gives a better understanding of what is notifyable or not. http://www.iee.org/Publish/WireRegs/WiringMatters/Documents/Issue15/2005_15_summer_wiring_matters_part_p_notifications_to_building_control.pdf

This is why I asked the question, because what the law states can be interpreted a number of ways.... It says that I can replace any socket, yet further down it says but not in a kitchen. So its a contradiction in terms, to state the least.......

Its one of the reasons I came on this site was to to ask about real-life situations and not to make an assumption on what I thought the law may be on their generic statments. The OPDM website is good if you understand what exactly "word for word" what they are talking about. Anyway I...

Hi there, I understand that under PART P the kitchen is a special location. But do I need to notify the LABC if I want to replace the strip light with 2 banks of low voltage re-cessed spot lights? Also I do I need to notify If I want to swap the existing white socket / FSU / light switch...

Another silly Part P question. I'm thinking of installing a light on the outside wall of my porch. Am I allowed to run the cable directly through the cavity wall (on a horizontal basis) to the interior of the house and then channel it up the wall (plasterboard) to the lighting circuit...

Thanx dingbat for your "common sense" explanations of Part P. My last silly question is in regards to the "Appleby" dry lining boxes. There is no earth connector on these which is obvious because they are plastic, but there is no earth connector on my light switch either so where would I...

The Junction-Box is going to mounted to a joist in the loft above the insulation so it will be visible if a PIR is done. From what I can gather from Part P is that I can make amendments to the circuits so long as I make all the JB's accessible and that I don't change any of the wiring...

Thanx guys, It was what I thought. In the sense of doing things properley its best to leave all sockets on the ring main if i'm going to the effort of channeling the walls out. I also presume the I won't have to notify them if I'm going to move a light switch and the pendent and...

Hi there, I know this may sound like a silly question to those of you in the know. But I have read through the Part P documents on the OPDM website and it is too technical for me to understand. Here is the situation, I have a ring main servicing the bedrooms in my property and I wish to...