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    Please help my head is fried from open earths

    I have found open cpc's where some one has drilled direct center of the twin and earth, put a rawl plug in and there you go. Good luck in finding the break. Have you donre a insulation resistance test ? Are the sockets RCD protected as it may be a neutral to earth fault helping those reading
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    Fitting SPD as standard

    Yes i am fitting them as standard now. I also only fit rcbo's as standard now and never seem to get any complaints on price. Not fitted any AFFD's yet
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    Moving into Alarms, Door Access and CCTV

    Basic systems are so easy if you read the install drawings right. Only gets more complicated when you need a laptop to programme systems but the makers of systems will do free or very cheap training days.
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    C50 MCB

    Willrose Electrics, ebay and amazon....
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    bathroom heat mat stat

    Electric UFH heating stats come with floor temp sensor so that when the stat is placed outside of the room the stat can be programmed to read the floor temp instead of the air temp
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    Damn, gone and bought another tool.........

    I love Festool I do not care about the price
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    Domestic appliance spares

    In Bedford we have Service and Sales on Elms farm industrial estate, they repair appliances but also sell spares and 99% of the time have the element i need in stock
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    Car bootsale finds ........

    I remember when i was around 7 years old and found one of those big yellow screw drivers, through it up in the air and kept walking......came down on my head and a hospital visit...................my own fault but hated them since
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    Repairing drills - makita

    I would bin it I use makita and i melt the inner of mine even before a year is up (the insides do not like prolonged use and the heat melts the plastic) I bin mine (although they are in warranty )as i know i abuse them.
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    Blo*dy Builders!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I insist on drilling the holes before skimming or i am not liable for making good later (the plasterers i use do not mind the holes being about but some the builders use do) Our LABC are starting to crack down on holes in the celotex above downlights to stop cold spot and are requiring at least...
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    Should multi trades be qualified in each one.

    I offer many trade services, some times i have the time to do tiling, plumbing etc but my main job is electrics. I do not fit gas boilers or gas hobs but after 30 years in the trade i can and do give clients a good job on all my services i quote for. If i am stacked out i get other trades to...
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    Driveway audible alert ideas

    GJD do some pretty good detectors and these can be set up to ignore animals. They even do some that have a 50 meter range
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    USB sockets and IR testing help...

    I have never come across any make that says its ok (but only just started reading said paper work that comes with them!) I either do not test between L-N or just remove socket to carry out full testing
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    Electric Hob installation

    Mark You can get some electric hobs where you can set them to either 13amp, 16 amps, 20amps etc (some of the high end NEFF induction hobs do this) If your existing oven has its own 32amp supply this may be possible to add the hob to that circuit. Get a local sparks to advise and quote
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    Plasterboard Liner for Downlighters

    I know Harry the inventor of the litering, he is still around . I sent him a message with this forum link
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    Heated towel rail (picture included)

    Looks like a dimplex one, google dimplex
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    1st Amendment to 18th 2020

    Yes but it seems like they will be adding some more then just the cream or pink corrigendum. Its the energy efficiency part 8
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    1st Amendment to 18th 2020

    Just saw SparkyNinja post on you tube about the 1st amendment to the 18th coming out in 2020 :(
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    Thoughts on kiln installation in customers garage

    I personally would split the tails and use a HRC switch fuse at consumer end with swa cable to a rotary isolator at the kiln end Note they do make 63 amp sockets!
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    Ring Doorbell Pro Install

    I think the voltage required is AC but that existing door bell output is DC. I am sure you need to purchase the extender chimer and also keep your battery charged at the door end. get the wifi extender chime and a 2nd battery

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