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Thanks for the replies :)

I appreciate to "future proof" the installation ideally you would run it in 10mm If however, this setup was already in place and customer didn't want a more powerful shower, would you recommend then that the customer should remove 6mm and replace with 10mm? If both cables are capable of...

If a 7.5kw shower is fed using a 10mm cable to an isolating pull cord switch and from there to the shower in 6mm, would this be considered bad practice? Even though the cables are of different size the 6mm cable has sufficient rating Interested to get your opinions Cheers Mark

Thanks for your help :)

I'm of the opinion that metal capping is not sufficient as mechanical protection when used outside of the safe zones but a friend of mine disagrees. Could anyone be so kind as to settle this dispute? Is there anywhere in the regs that specifically states what constitutes mechanical...

Sorry, just realised BS546 are the unfused round pin type :oops:

Thanks for your help guys I was planning to use the 20Amp DP switch down to unswitched socket method Maybe I'll use FCU down to unswitched socket :? Do you mean retain the fuse within the FCU but remove fuse from appliance plug? I work outside of the trade at the moment and it's...

Should kitchen appliances such as dishwasher, washing machine etc have: i) a FCU above worktop feeding a flex outlet below ii) FCU above worktop feeding unswitched socket below iii) 20Amp DP switch above worktop feeding unswitched socket below Any help is appreciated as I'm not...

:lol: Thanks. It's just that a friend quoted from a Readers Digest Electrical Manual that said you should bond the metal legs. I thought it was a bit strange

No lead or iron waste pipes. How about the metal legs of plastic bath?

Thanks for your help. Still not quite sure though with these plastic joints. Would it make any difference if the pipes were copper with copper soldered joints? Does it make any difference if there is a better path to earth. In my bathroom, all of the pipes are copper with plastic joints...

Hi, I've read through alot of threads regarding this subject but I'm still unsure. 1. Bathroom- Has a rad, sink, bath and thermostatic shower all fed by copper pipes that have a number of plastic push fit connectors. How should these pipes be bonded in this case? Should I connect all of...