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    Brown sleeves on switched live cable (lighting)

    I did a job in London last year (2012) where the electrican did not put any sleeves on te switched live cable, and took off sleeves where they were on, when I asked him why he said that the regs had changed and that the sleeves were not required on new installations. Today (Nov 2013) I have...
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    Electric Shower and Power Shower in a cubicle

    I have just had an electrician tell me that you cannot have an electric shower, and a mixer shower, on the same wall in a 1000x900 cubicle. Is this correct? The customer wants a mixer shower as the pressure is better and he feels that it is cheaper from the boiler, but he also wants to have...
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    Replacing a shower

    Hi, I have a 9.5KW shower which is not working, and I want to replace with similar. The shower was already there when I bought the house, can I do it myself or would I need an electrician to do this? I know that rules are different for installing new sockets as opposed to just replacing...
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    Vaillant Turbomax 242 problem permanently on

    HI all, I have inherited a Vaillant Turbomax 242, and have come across an interesting problem which only manifested itself as the weather got colder, as the switch in the boiler was previously turned to DHW only, but now is turned to the DHW+CH symbol .... The CH seemed to be permanently...
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    Renovating secondary heat exchange unit

    I live in Reading Berkshire and we have a lot of problems with hard water. I have a Vailant Combimate system installed, and although it works well enough, the Secondary Heat Exchange unit seems to get clogged enough every 2 years and then I have had to get it changed. My brothers have the same...
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