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Hi, The battery on my expert van keeps going flat, first of all over the weekend when i doint use it and now over night. It looks quite new and the MOT guy did a resistasnce check on it and said it came out ok. As a workround i though that if i disconect the live when i'm not using it...

sorry, i've not managed to get a pic up but its the Ethos 7901 domestic minor works certificate (bought from CEF) and in the "Part 3 Essential Tests" it lists... Earth Continuity Polarity Insulation resistance Earth fault loop impedance RCD rated residential current Operation of...

oh, thats great thanks, obviously i didn't actually want to know what it is for just so long as i know its not fpr that, really helpful cheers!

i believe you just have to have a regonized qualification

hmmm, so helpful, thanks, also, you dont have to be in a scheme to fill out a form you just have to be a competent person

Hi Does anyone know the best way to fill out a minor works certificate for an upgrade of the main and supplementary bonding most of the questions refer to the specific circuit and as the work doesn't relate to any circuit in particular do the just get filled in as N/a Thanks

Hi On my Ethos 7901 domestic minor works certificate below the box for the RCD rating is a box marked "opertation of equipment" Is this form the RCD trip time? Thanks

thanks for the replys, what i'm trying to figure out though is the possible/probable cause ie nail through cable, damp, ghosts Cheers

You could use a 3 pole fan isolator switch, the fan would still come on with the light but could be switched off aswell. Could not be switched on on itsown though would have to be aditional switch though

Its a mixture of fairly old instalation, probably 15 - 20 year, and new modifications some of which are in newish plaster

Hi, I've tested all the circuits seperately and all reading have come back fine (>500 MOhms) except the test between Neutral and Earth of one of the lighting circuits which is 9 MOhms. Does anyone know why this might be Thanks

Thanks chaps Easy when you know how eh!

Hi How can i fix t and g floorboards so the nails dont show? tHANKS

you could paint first with a mist coat to reduce the absorbancy of the new plaster. mist coat - 1 part pva, 1 part emulsion, 4 parts water. careful if you are rollering though as it sprays everywhere.

Hi, What do you reckon is the best filler to use on walls that are just generally uneven due to being old and having the wall paper stripped Thanks

Hi I have just been given a wood burning stove which i want to install in my basement living room. Its a victorian terrace house but the chimny breasts have been removed by prevoius ovners. Can i just run a flue pipe up through the house and out the roof or out of a wall and up the back...

hi, what are the different uses of Bonding and Hardwall and whats that whiteish finish coat they're always using on DIYSOS (bbc tv show) Thanks

hi, I am building a fitted wardrobe in an alcove and want to light the inside, should i use halogens or do these get too hot. Is a fluresant tube a better idea thanks

Hi whats the advantage (if any) of using thistle board finish over multi finish on plaster board (ceiling) Thanks