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Having been involved with my parents house rewire in Normandy the original reply is fairly spot on. I went over removed the old wiring which had a nice new edf supply meter on what we considered a death trap of electrics in the house..... Put in a new consumer unit and wired up a temp supply...

I have used them in work for many years - they work well at protecting the multi strand wire there are various styles of crimping tools and all they do is stop the ferrule falling off before you clamp them into something. However stub nosed pliers do a reasonable crimp job in a pinch - sorry...

Having worked as a factory PLC technician for bosch for 13 years and now moved on via several jobs due to bosch relocating to Hungary I can only offer the following observations. I am basically a multikilled technician with electrical bias originally an ex royal navy apprentice who looked after...

Having bought a nearly new house 18onths ago - I had an outside garage supplied off the downstairs ring main to a 63a garage consumer unit via swa cable. Ok there were originally 2 double sockets and 2 lamps in there - before previous owner added more sockets.... When upgrading the loft area the...

I hope you do better than the seller of my current house. I knew she was taking lights and reminded her of her legal responsibility to leave me with a working light pendant on moving out. I also offered to do it for her if needed as she was unable to do them herself ( i.e. no idea how) So I turn...

earth in lighting circuits was added later and as previously said if it was up to the standards of the time then it is acceptable, 17th edition doesn't apply to previously existing installations of the regs coming into force. the problems come when alterations are to be made or metal fittings...

tom tom also had a problem with their 3rd party software for satellite tracking due to the leap year, many models needed updating due to this - they suddenly couldn't track the satellites.

I.ve helped a mate lay laminate in a flat before - laying in direction of light for main room would be the way i would lay it.Then as you would probably be putting a dividing threshold in the doorway anyway i would lay in lengthways down the hall or you will have much cutting to do and it would...

update just for info in case someone else wants a solution and thinks this is suitable.... I have gone for 2 perpendicular 8x2 ( i think, will have to look at paperwork to confirm ) running across the garage supporting the original trusses dividing the garage into thirds depth. Then...

update got a couple of sparkies to come and have a look and put a sensible supply in. looks like the original was only in 2.5 armoured and no FCU. No paperwork provided to original householders - didnt get any before when i bought a new house before i knew the regs either, back in 2000...

Hi All just bought new house - garage has electric supply with armored cable - all good i though - built and electrics tested dec 2006. Didnt get eicr as new house - now are these built with 16th or 17th edition regs as a matter of interest - 17th came in 2008? Now they have tapped off...

I would prefer to keep it wired and will have a look at running back to the house but it will probably stay in the garage but definitely worth looking at, hadn't thought of doing that. If i buy, say a texecon premier panel will it need extra software buying to be able to install or will they...

there is electricity in the garage - i just need to add an mcb to the consumer unit in there - its a double garage with the front corner about 6 ft from the rear courner of the house so the double drive runs next to the house between my house and the house next door with only the house (s)...

looking at various links to suppliers I have seen texecom vetitas or prestige kits available. 1. the veritas is cheaper of 2 doesnt give me option of dual tech or a dialer as far as i can see so option 2 would be better .... 2. premier gives dual tec pir and optional dialer would give...

Hi All I Want to fit a wired alarm - nothing too fancy to a double garage which has power. Now Toolstation do one with battery backup - i know you get what you pay for but is it a reasonable kit - k/pad - bell box - panel - battery - 4 pir or would i be better off getting something elsewhere...

Well living not far from clydach (birchgrove)myself - you must be unlucky - it does happen - had a person booked to do an EPC for me last week didnt turn up rang firm they couldnt be bothered to ring me back so contacted someone else turned up on time as well..... Recently had bathroom done by...

The "part P" City and Guilds certified course is just how to conform to the regs and how to notify jobs - either be in a competent person scheme or how to inform building control to inspect the job. So I cant see how the OP will get any benefit unless suitably qualified and trained to do the...

Would that be an old version of the test screwdriver that we shouldnt be using? :roll:

new MB's no longer have the old connections for ide drives just sata ports. So you have to mount in a drive bay of some description. Once you have done this it will be all available to search any data or files but you wont be able to run any programs off the old disk. So will have to hunt...

Hi All, A 2005 built double garage to house man junk 1 side and classic inherted MGB other side. No storage in main house loft - all insulation so want to board out loft area of garage. Not moved in yet so cant take phots or measurenments. Dont want loft to fall onto MGB which used to belong...