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    How long for the Fuse to trip

    Need some help please.If a type 1 32a mcb is protecting the circuit supplying a 9.5kw shower, how long would the fuse last before the current draw made it trip.
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    Consumer Units for flats

    Quick question for you all. If someone has a house and converts it into flats, does each flat have to have its own consumer unit (if yes what reg is it please) Not sure of the full details, but if they let flats 'inclusive' and have only one meter what are the rules. Thanks
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    Security shutter open/close keyswitch

    Hi, have been asked to move position of a shutter key switch for a friend. Can anyway tell me how they come apart. Have taken the face plate screw out and the plate with writing comes off but the lock stays in the backplate.
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    Fire rated Downlighters

    Can someone please clear up for me where fire rated downlighters are required in domestic situations. If they are installed in flats with concrete floors and the ceiling is dropped down and plastered etc, would they be needed as the integrity of the ceiling above has not been compromised...
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    Toilet pan with floor soil waste pipe

    Hello can any one tell me where i can buy a toilet not close coupled, with a waste pipe that exits into floor not straight through wall. Thanks , oh yes am in the Bristol area :?: :cry:
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    Faceplate Screws

    Hello all, am changing socket fronts to brushed chrome/black ones. The trouble is the screws with them are black but due to skimming plaster over the old artex they are not long enough. No one seems to do longer ones in black, any idea's please. Thanks
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    Dropping the ceiling height

    Hello am looking for some advice, i live in a house with very high ceilings and am looking to drop the height down by approx 9 inches. Problem is cable to lights not long enough to reach new position. Any ideas please running new cable not really poss due to having to lift upstairs boards...
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    What books should i get

    Here are the publications i have seen linked on amazon any suggestions on others. 1. IEE Wiring Regulations: BS7671, 2001 Incorporating Amendments No. 1 & 2, 2004 (Brown Series Paperback) (Paperback) 2. IEE on Site Guide (BS 7671: 2001 16th Edition Wiring Regulations Including Amendment 2...
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    Test equipement

    Can anyone suggests a good place to purchase test equipment that would be suitable for me to take when i attend the domestic installers course. Having looked for many days all course providers suggest using own equipment. Also i have read many good posts about meggers should i go with them ...
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    Which organisation ?

    Which of the several organizations is best to apply to for membership if i pass courses and want to join a domestic installers scheme to allow me to self cert. Also any suggestions on fact all of them say you have to be assessed on site at jobs you complete. Does this mean i do jobs that...
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    Work on domestic circuits

    Hello , a quick question. I have just been forced into a career change, and i am thinking of returning to fitting alarms. As this involves sometimes making a spur to supply the alarms or even sometimes running complete new radial to the alarm, due to part P rules would i be able to do this...
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