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Can anyone point me in the direction of somewhere I can get a model form to fill in on the computer? I don't have acrobat, so a pdf won't work(?) and I don't have open office so an odt won't work, so a doc or docx would probably be needed. I've tried converting a pdf but the formatting...

A friend of mine is buying a flat and asked me to have a look. The survey noted localised moisture ingress in roof. I had a look in the loft space. The property is four in a block, 2 up, 2 down, with separate roofs facing at 90 degrees to each other, so a semi detached type roof with a ridge...

I had heard they were passing a housing act in Scotland with an amendment to make EICRs mandatory in privately let properties in Scotland. Can anyone confirm if this is happening, or has happened?

I have had a fair bit of work done by a builder. Parts were to be decorated (with a colour specified), and parts were specified in advance as "no redecoration required", as I intend to paint these myself. All of the walls and ceilings were new plasterboard. Towards the end of the job I...

I still see a lot of this on new boiler installs. Can anyone tell me when this was no longer a requirement? was it 15th to 16th some time in the 90s?

is this wire tinned so that it is identified as fuse wire?

I noted a ring cct today in 1.5 T+E on a 3036 30a Fuse. What is the largest fusing or mcb that this could safely be used with?.

I have a small water leak from a small clear flexible tube sticking out the bottom of the boiler. Can anyone tell me what this is? I'm assuming it is some kind of "tell tale"

Does anyone know what these are called or where I can buy them? It is a plastic cover, around 8" in diameter (they probably come in a range of sizes), with a couple of dimples in them to allow them to be gripped to be screwed into or out of a base piece mounted in the wall, usually...

Anyone know if there are model forms for an Electrical installation Certificate (17th) available to download at the IET website. I know they had them before for the 16th, but can't find them now?

Are white jg speedfit fittings suitable for domestic hot water from a combi where the temperature is not likely to get much above 60 deg C (ok maybe a little higher for a short time as the boiler modulates)? It's just that I remeber seeing gray fittings but not white.

I've had a cheapo cordless drill for about five years (occasional use) and the two batteries are now about done, and won't really take a charge. If anyone knows any tricks to revitalise them I'm all ears as the drill is in good nick. To buy replacement batteries would be about the same as I...

Can anyone tell me if there is a supplier's website which details if light fitting are class 1 or 2, ie if they need an earth. I'm looking for a replacement light fitting for a kitchen where no earth is available, and I need something other than a simple pendant. Also anyone know if there is...

anyone know if any of these is better (or poorer) than the others? also how accurate are they? for example if they were accurate to 1% then it could be used to check if the main meter was accurate (or at least flag up if it needed tested)? anyone have any expeience of them?

Can anyone give me an idea of the age of a cable in a lighting circuit with no earth (presumably pre 1967?) looks like aluminium 3 strands totalling 1.29mm2 with rubber insulation, then covered in fabric, then encased in lead.

Can anyone tell me what the size of the earth is in one of these older cables ( I couldn't get at the earth to measure it)

was looking at a recent rewire with the meter tails 25mm but single insulated (from the meter), anyone know if there is a particular or general regulation that says they should be double insulated?

Noticed a smoke detector circuit today where the bare earth wire was taped with insulating tape on the exposed parts outside the sheath, and was being used as the interconnect. I know the lack of an earth is not a big deal in this type of circuit (class II)but is the interconnect live with...

....would be a cooker switch type fitting without the socket but it still covers the width of a double switch size. I know there is the single 45A cooker switch, and the double cooker switch with the socket, but there are ocassions (Zs) when it would be handy to simply remove the socket by...

have been asked to test and certify some emergency lighting.....looking at a condensed summary of BS5266 TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CENTRAL & SELF CONTAINED SYSTEMS it looks like check for faults, simulate mains failure for one hour, and make sure all are charging again afterwards. Does anyone...