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Hi folks I've looked through and searched but can't find anyone with this issue in the past. 2 years ago I laid a patio and grouted using brush in silicon grout. 2 years in I'm still gettibg a fair amount of dust coming off the grout meaning I have to sweep the patio regularly to get rid if...

Hi guys. I have a neff oven that blew a bulb and tripped the breaker. I've tried replacing the bulb twice and each time it's immediately blown the bulb and tripped the breaker again. Any ideas? Cheers[/list]

Hi guys I have a sink rocker tap where ive changed the main core. To take it apart I had to take the whole tap off as it was stuck together over time. Under the sink have about 4 inches of threaded tap column before it meets the copper pipe. When I took it apart there was a soft white seal...

Do I need a new certification? Do I need any further training? What training do I need? I have read an NICEIC publication that says .... "Whether you require formal training and a recognized qualification or just want an overview of the changes, we have a range of solutions." Well do I...

Slight difference of opinio guys. Hopefully you can help settle. Firstly we are both PartP and NIC but have a difference of opinion as to how bext to deal with this Kitchen re-fit. New 32A kitchen ring including 4 sockets, 3 integral appliances (Microwave, Washer/dryer, Dishwasher) plus a...

The letting agent has asked for and 'Electrical Safety' certificate. As there is no legal requirement to provide certificates for electrical safety what is he asking for? I assume as there is no legal requirement there is no standard format either? Cheers

Can someone settle me an argument regarding a job we start next week. I have an NIC leckie starting a job for me next week and he has said that according to 16th edition and the OSG there is a stipulated depth of chasing inside the zones or the cable has to be capped. i.e. vertical and...

Guys Subject - Baxi Combi 105HE I'm not a CH expert but I am part Pd. I need some help with the wiring on a Towerstat RF Thermostat. At the moment the boiler (Baxi Combi) has no roomstat, only a fused switch for on and off and an integral time clock. The wiring in the boiler has...

Guys I'm not a CH expert but I am part Pd. I need some help with the wiring on a Towerstat RF Thermostat. At the moment the boiler (Baxi Combi) has no roomstat, only a fused switch for on and off and an integral time clock. The wiring in the boiler has 5 terminals. 1. Live, 2. Neutral...

Assuming they are all visible and the collective cable capacity deosn't exceed that allowed in the space is there any restriction on where you can or can't trunk cables around a building?

Guys Does anyone know if I can put in downlights into a void with Kingspan foam insulation? The void can't be accessed from above and so can't have fire hoods installed. Cheers

Guys from one pro to another I would like a second opinion on the solution to this. I am trying to get a picture and will post later but it doesn't take much imagining. A customer called me the other day to have a look ata rented property she owns. As we walked through the house out through...

I need work in a property with no power currently. I can't get power on for the first couple of days and it is going to be a pain having to keep plugging my power lead into next door to get light. Does anyone know of anywhere I can get rechargeable work lights that will work for a reasonable...

I am ina 200 year old building split into 4 flats. The mains services come in through the communal cellar. The incoming electric supply has a large cable split into 4 fuses which then feed the four flats individually. Qestion 1 - The earth from this area goes into a large henley block. Is...

The new jacuzzi bath a friend is fiitng has asked for an RCD understandably. In the absence of an RCD in the CU a stand alone RCD is being fitted. Can this be fitted inside a fitted vanity unit inside the bathroom?

In a TN-S system is the earth connection to the sheath the responsibility of the service provider? Is it possible for an electrician to perform this without waiting weeks for the provider to come out?

Guys, I have come across an unusual wiring pattern for two way switching. Can you help? One switch has been moved and we can not figure out where the various cables should go. Switch 1 - Black cable carrying live feed Two red cables neither live Switch 2 - this switch has been...

Is it compliant with BS7671 to have bonding that goes from the consumer unit to the water supplya nd then loops to the gas supply or do they have to be separate cables?

I seem to remember someone on here saying that supplementary bonding of pipes in a property where the main incoming and much of the water installation is in plastic. Could someone please explain the reasoning behind this. Scenario - Plastic incomer, metal stop tap into plastic supply...

Does anyone know what the regulations are affecting electrical installations in an HMO and when it all comes into force? There seems to be a great deal of confusion in the LBAs.