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If LV spots are installed in a bathroom and the pullcord is still mains voltage, does that mean that the circuit must be RCD protected?

A IP rated CU unit has been installed at a caravan site, which is screwed to a fence, but you have to climb over the fence to get to it and there is a 8foot drop into a beck right below the CU! There is onlt approx 1 foot of ground to stand on in front of the CU and then in has a drop into the...

Bathroom company has installed LV Spots in bathroom along with shower pump supplied by an unsecure FSU placed underneath all connection for pipe work. Owner has told customer they dont need any paperwork or certificates as its only a small job! This is definatley Notifable work ! ! ! Am...

A Bathroom Company has installed a FSU under a Bath in a Customers house, it is for the Spa Bath. The company has said it is normal to put them there. There have also done spots in the bath room and told the customer that there dont need a cert! I've told them that the defo need a cert, it...

When installing Heat detectors, how do you test if it works ok with heat? Is there a machine to buy to test this? On installation sheet there's a box to tick to state its been tested.

When installing an earth rod, should it be buried at a certain depth and should it have a proper cover on it to protect it rather just be stuck out of the ground? Never really had much to do with them before and come accross what looked badly installed today thats all

Does any1 know BS number for the old rewirable fuse board main incomer switch please?

On EIC - on tick boxes - double or reinforced insulation - Does this mean T&E?

When Testing Ze and CU, and Gas & Water Bonding is connected to MET rather than CU, do you still have to disconnect Gas & Water from MET? Or is it only if theyre connected to earth bar inside CU?

Can a socket for a washer be directly under the sink in a cupboard?

If you add spots to an existing lighting circuit, do you need to provide RCD protection to it? Because as I read regs, you only need to RCD protect the cables you add to the circuit and only if the are buried less than 50mm under plaster. So if spots are in ceiling more than 50mm then why would...

Is there a regulation/requirement for distance of light switch in a kitchen away horizontally/vertically from the endge of a sinbk or draining board?

Is it acceptable to use Calculation from Zs to establish R1 + R2 if you note that is howe you done it on a PIR?

When Installing RCD or RCBOs for lighting circuits, and it becomes apparent that there is a borrowed neutral between up and down circuits, and the homeowner wont pay for rectifing this or re-decoration. Would it be ok to put both circuits into the one MCB or RCBO? I know its not ideal but if...

If a shower is put into a utility room, which has existing socket outlets for the washer and dryer, and the shower falls within the 3m exclsuion zone for sockets, is it right to say that no electrical work can be carried out in the room until current regs, ie no sockets within 3m of shower...

today i seen a 10mm Earth tie-wrapped to main gas pipe, is this aloud? i thought all electric cables had to be min 25mm away from gas pipes?

Gas Meter on outside wall, going straight to back boiler, no exposed pipework of actual gas pipe, altough rads etc linked, so where/do you bond to?

Just wondering if someone can clear up/give there opinion on codes for new regs? If lighting circuit dosnt have RCD protection for concealed cables would this be a code 4 or code 2? No RCD to circuits in Bathroom, code 4 or code 2 Cheers

Can anyone tell me how to, or what device to buy? I've set up a signal booster which split the signal from my virgin box in main room to 6 other TVs in the house. I want to be able to turn the virgin box over from anyone of the TVs. I know sky have a magic eye but this dosnt work with the virgin...

Can someone please explain to me a basic set up for a caravan site. IE SWA feeding Caravan spike, which feeds caravans. SWA size for 50m run feeding spkie for 4 caravans. Are the Plugs for caravans 16A or basic 13A? Is SWA protected by RCD? Just the basics would be appreciated