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Hi Been to look at wiring a house extension today. It didn't take long to realise that the original part of the house has metal light fittings but no cpc. I told customer of the consequences of this and she told me that all the electrics had been checked a year ago when a new CU was installed...

Hi Folks, I need to move a consumer unit and extend the cable by about 2 metres. I was planning to crimp and heat shrink but as there are about 14 cables this could be a bit time consuming. Does anyone know if there's a suitable terminal box available for this kind of job - rather than using...

Hi, I need to move a consumer unit and so extend all the cables by about 2 metres. Is crimping and heat shrinking the acceptable way to do this rather than using junction boxes? I'm assuming I need to heat shrink over the crimp and inner insulation and then heat shrink the outer insulation as...

I've just been browsing the site (day off - nothing better to do) and following a question about earthing someones reply included the line "The problem with earth rods is that most people just bang them in the ground and don't install them properly" (or something like that) My question is...

I’ve got an old (10-15yrs) CU and all circuits are protected by a 32ma RCD. My upstairs lighting circuit is tripping the RCD. If I switch off the 6amp MCB that protects the lights the RCD resets. I can then switch the MCB on and everything is OK but then the RCD trips again after a couple of...

Hi I'm still training to be a sparky - so be gentle with me! Does anyone know why on a Schedule of Test Results Form it asks for IR results between Live/Live and Live/ Earth but on a Minor Works Certificate it asks for all 3 results i.e. Phase/Neutral, Phase/Earth, Neutral/Earth? Just...