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yea well obviously i am getting it checked but just wanted some thoughts on it. If the cable was undersized, would that cause the smell? I was told that it is 10mm but could be wrong.

In a perfect world the fuse would blow if there was an overload wouldn't it? That is what im thinking as more was added to the circuit. If the cable and fuse holder etc are starting to smell then would you say that its more likely to be a loose connection as it enters the Cu rather...

so if the new load is too much for the existing circuit then do you think that uprating the cable supplying the sub main could solve the problem?

got a fishy smell coming from the consumer unit. some extra sockets were added about a year ago to a sub main which fed the kitchen. The cooker was changed to an electric range. is it likely that the problem can be fixed by upping the fuse rating at the main board? And would the best way of...

am i right in thinking that those downlights on a bar that are very popular in kitchens are not allowed to be installed in bathrooms? The sort with 4 halogens that we are familiar with

ok cool. next question is does the megger mit 300 series have a plug in supplied to do such testing?

can i get a plug in tester that will tell me R1+R2 rather than taking sockets off walls etc?

there r loads of courses. my mate did his in 5 days. i did mine thru the EAL which was a 10 dayer. Although Part P is not a qualification , you do still do an on-line exam about the building regs in general and how they relate to electrical work. there r no restrictions on who dz it. Think...

u only have o do the basic week or 2 week course. u can join the niceic or wateva then. cost u about a grand tops and then around 400 squid to be in the niceic

hi. getting high readings from P-E (>1000) but P-N and E-N both are reading around 0.18 meg ohms. testing by clipping on neutral and earth bars in CU. Am i doing something wrong?

u mean less if the voltage is higher? cable runs about 3 metres ref 4 and then clipped method 1 for about 6 metres

got a 10.5 kw shower to fit.comes in at 45.65 amps. looking at the on site guide for CCC. 10mm cable ref method 4 says it will carry 43 amps. table 6E1. so am i looking at the correct table? or can i assume that some of the cable will be buried in the wall and some will be clipped direct...

yea thats what i was thinking. Also worth noting is that the pipes enter the house for about 1.5metres before they change to hep20 and then after about 3 metres they change back to copper.So should i link out the plastic bit?

the boiler is a worcester exterior floor mounted job. yes it is exposed to the elements.the fuse spur is in the kitchen

but surely i dont need to bond the oil pipe as it doesnt enter the property.as for the pipes enering the house, they are the cold feed to go to the boiler that will already be main bonded and the hot returning to the property. do i need to main bond that hot pipe?

the boiler is external so the oil pipes dont enter the property. Just a supply cold feed out and a hot feed back in.

no you dont have to have a split load board just becauase its an overhead supply. it depends on what kind of earthing system you have and what you already have in place. for example , do you have a copper rod in the ground with an earth wire coming from it to your fuse board or have you got an...

old cottage never had an internal stopcock. water used to enter the kitchen and then upstairs to the bathroom. kitchen is now a bathroom and bathroom is now a bedroom! dining room next to the old kitchen is now the new kitchen. all the pipework in the new bathroom is now buried/hidden. no...

hi have a worcester exterior oil fired combi boiler. does this negate the need to main bond it?

no and no !!