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We are planning a small kitchen extension and wondered if we fall within the current PD rules..What we have done to date is: 1. Conservatory about 9 years ago that was within PD (70cu/m) 2. Large extension with planning 4 years ago, plans showed said conservatory; The extension is at the...

Is it permitted to clip SWA cable in a garage to the wall horizontally just above the floor level? The only alternative is to add 20m of cable, add a junction box and clip to surface of wall up to roof space and go into roof clip to rafters and through 2 walls and down again to get to CU?

Thanks for all your help to date ... hopefully doing courses this year if NICEIC e-mail me back re dates!!! WHat is the correct way to test and record results for the folowing circuits: 1. Main CU - RCD - 12 outdoor lED lights (mains voltage) Do you test and record R1 + R2 with the...

What type of cable should be run for the following: I have 10mm SWA from main CU in house to CU in Shed and again SWA from shed underground to decking where there is a conversion box. What cable should be run from the conversion box (attached to the deck) to the socket outlet (also attached...

Hi I need to run power to a shed at the bottom of the garden. Whilst there are a few posts on the subject here I wanted to ask what is the BEST way to do this? This wil be signed off by the council when complete! I have a spare fuseway in the main consumer unit. Should I add a MCB or an...

It appears I ahve an airlock where the upstairs and downstars returns meet. If rads are on as normal no heat in upstairs radiators. If I trun all down stairs off I get heat upstairs. Since this has happened and just prior, very noisey in the pipes where the returns combine. Any ideas how...

I have an NTE5 Master socket and want to wire in my ADSL filter. The clours in thecable are Red/Yellow/Blue and Black, which terminals do these go to in the punchdown terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5? Cables will then go from the filter to patchpanels for the phone. What coulour goes to what in the...

What is the best varnish for the best finish on oak doors, doorliner, architrave, etc retaining the original colour for the best possible finish? Thanks

I know you need to keep the circuits on 3 phases separate so we have ground floor on one phase, first floor on the other etc. HOWEVER, we also have 5A lamp sockets that run off Lutron dimming panels that are 3 phase (not single) These lamp sockets will obviously be next to rings on a certain...

We have rewired our property ourselves. At first fix this was signed of bu the LABC electrician. The next stage is for this to be connected up and the meter changed over. LABC say we need to do all the work and their electrician will just test. Powergen state that the electrician must...

I have just moved into a house and in the living room is an old gas fire. Its freezing due to the air coming in through the flue and the fire is half off the wall, no way I would turn it on. I just want to move it, the gas pipe comes from the floor. The top has a flat head screw and a...

I ask as we have a pillar supporting 2 major structural steels whcih according to the drawings should be 20N brick. However it is a mix of semi-engineering and facing brick. Would this likely to be adequate?

These are the results for the test on our main ground floor ring, the phase/cpc resitance test seems a bit odd what may be going on? Continuity Phase/Neutral 1.99 ohms Continuity Phase/cpc 2.98 ohms Continuity Phase/Neutral at each socket .46ohms all within .05 other than spurs at .59...

What should be the minimum thickness of Oak door linings when hanging heavy oak doors? The local supplier can supply 22mm but we have been advised that 28mm should be the minimum together with double plugging. Can you help

I have seen a number of computer generated circuit diagrams, normally lighting. What is the standard software for producing these? Many thanks

How do you do this on lighting circuits with lv donlight transformers attached to the circuit? The junction boxes could only be accessed by removing ceilings in some places!! TIA

We have been advised that we need to upgrade our domestic supply to 3 Phase by the Electrician. We will have 8 Ring Mains, Immersion, Cooker and 2 Lutron homeworks Panels (with 52 light circuits) Apparently we would need to feed one of each Phase to 1. A standard single Phase CU for the...

I know there are lighting requirements for commercial building, i.e. minimum lumen output, etc, but are there any regulations for domestic for a minimum brightness or can you be as creative as you like in designing schemes.

Do the building regs apply to touchpanles that perform many function. A colour screen that displays information is basically unviewable at 1200mm. As it displays information it needs to be approc 1600 to 1800mm. Does anyone have any experience of using these? Edited to add...on further...

I know the recocommended heights (450mm/1200mm) but what is the refence for the finished floor height, the concrete slab or the actual floor covering. I ask as we haven't decided what to have, i.e. carpet which would be about 5mm or wood/tile which can be up to 35mm. Thanks