People with bit of knowledge, you employed him on recommendation, first you have to understand how a building is constructed to then understand what he has done to install the cable the way he did, how would you have installed the cable.
I was asked recently to check a property that “my builder” had sent a spark to quote to change all the sockets and switches in the house, he managed to talk the client into all kinds of extra work, most of it quite shocking, I.E fitted a new kitchen, it was ex- display quite shocking, fitted a...
There’s no mention of the fire alarm and emergency lighting, I would have installed minimum 6mm it’s probably cheaper that 4mm, it’s certainly better have that security of extra capacity
Most people don’t understand how tanking a room works, basically your making a sealed box within the room with drains around the room to a collection point and the water is pumped out, possibly a small sump pump, the membrane that fitted around the room completely seals it from the incoming...
You can make it one circuit but it’s poor practice, most houses have 2 lighting circuits, if the decoration is not a concern cure the problem with a length of 3 core and Earth
I guess your trying to establish whether there’s a borrowed neutral on the the circuit, first are there 2 lighting circuits, if yes does the 2 gang switch control hall light and landing 2 way, if yes, if you isolate the downstairs lighting circuit does the landing 2 way on the 2 gang not work...
Further to the comments “what you have there is a 2 way switch” all one gang switches that are enhanced, chrome, satin, etc are nearly always 1 gang 2 way, find out the facts first then you can give advice that fits the situations
Some people write replies without thinking of the consequences of what they are writing, this is part of being an electrician is you understand how all the component parts work, I read a post the other day, “on how do you do a rewire” crazy that we even reply to these people especially the...
I would write to or phone the JIB explained the qualifications you have, they will tell you what is needed to get your gold card. You will certainly need to pass the AM2 exam, this is a skill test, though not that difficult but stressful, just google it and get a feel what’s involved
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