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    Re-wire preference - under floorboards or removed ceiling

    A thought just occurred to me - I really hope that those "thin chipboard" ceilings are not asbestos. I did some work in a kitchen once (not electrical) and the ceiling was lined with something called 'asbestolux'. It was an ex-council house I think. We had to get the guys in white suits in to...
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    DIY enthusiasts and electrical work.

    The guy who goes to a wholesaler for a ten-metre length and discovers that 10 metres plus 'cutting' charge is only slightly less than a 50-metre reel. Anyone want 25 metres of 6mm T&E?
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    Another post from the American Forum that you Might Enjoy.

    Note that this is in no way an electrician's forum: Read on for the advice he got: h ttps://boards.straightdope.c om/sdmb/showthread.php?t=860809
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    customers clean toilets

    When I used to deliver machines to fish and chip shops, it wasn't unusual to be offered a meal, or at least a bag of chips. At some establishments, strangely enough - often the ones with the flashy front shop - it would be 'no thanks - I already ate'. One memorable place, the owner asked me...
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    Thoughts on new builds........

    That's right, but the sparks wired the non-critical ones to the same circuit sometimes which kind of defeated the objective.
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    Can I drill anywhere on this wall?

    Or one of these for £30: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B077ZLCNMK/ref=s9_acsd_zwish_hd_bw_b5bbP3H_c_x_w?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-3&pf_rd_r=0DFG98YH6MXWFYMNQSRM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=c1a7775a-059f-5ea2-8d06-7bd5f089c462&pf_rd_i=5136303031
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    Melted socket, plug and wiring

    All of this suggests that putting the sockets for high-power appliances above the work surface where they can easily be seen is a sensible option.
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    Thoughts on new builds........

    When I started with the NHS, we were planning a move to a new build hospital. I was friendly with the guy whose job it was to make sure that the contractors had done what they were supposed to do, and, in the end, accept the handover. About six months before handover he showed me the book of...
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    Monkey puzzle clips and the apprentice

    I always thought that they just got an electrician (or insert other trade) to bend over, and collected the mayo after...:)
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    Monkey puzzle clips and the apprentice

    Dunno about elephants, but this is how to get it from a bull:
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    American Electrical Problem

    What amused me was all the suggestions, but no one said - call a professional.
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    American Electrical Problem

    I thought that some of you would find this amusing: Switch box shocks badly. - Straight Dope Message Board - https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=856313
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    I can now do a junction "box" mf in 20 secs, switch loop and feed

    You guys will hate this, but I can see these being a great help to the a̶m̶a̶t̶e̶u̶r̶ mate-who's-an-electrician when fitting a new ceiling light.
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    Checkatrade, Mybuilder, Myhammer ratedpeople etc etc.. Your views?

    You all agree that these people are "rip off merchants" but how does an ordinary person find a reputable tradesman? You might suggest this site, but there is no guarantee that anyone on here is 'reputable', any more than a Checkatrade member. I have used them to find someone to replace a fence...
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    An Example for us All

    This popped up on my FB page today and I thought it worth posting here, in the hope that the electrician involved may be a member and as an example of how to create that elusive attribute called good will:
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    Czech guys would like to become an electricians in England

    From what I have read on this forum, Tomas and his mate can watch a few videos and read some DIY electrical work books and then set themselves up as self-employed electricians. So long as they keep to simple work like changing bulbs at £90 a pop (no VAT) and wiring up the odd extension at £200 a...
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    Thoughts on that big carpark fire in Liverpool

    Back to the OP's point. I read that they are checking all the engine numbers to identify the cars, so that will stop that part of the false claims. Insurance companies won't take your word for the value of the contents either, so you would need some kind of evidence that you left three laptops...
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    Getting Called Back To Do "Snagging"

    I used to work for a firm that made and sold catering equipment. The Leeds branch covered all of North Yorkshire and they had service engineers based all over the place. One Friday evening, just as he was shutting up shop, the manager took a call from an irate fish & chip shop owner in Thirsk...
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    Overheard in a diy store

    When I say "fairly" competent, I mean that at one extreme I would not dream of trying to wire up a CU, but at the other, I am confident that you would not be able to tell that my spur was done by an amateur. When I replaced a faulty ceiling fan, I photographed the wiring and was able to wire...
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    Overheard in a diy store

    I recall the first time I ever did some DIY plumbing. This was long before the advent of B&Wickes or any other DIY shop, so I went to a plumbers supplies shop. I knew what I wanted: Two 90 degree bends, one straight connector, a couple of yards of pipe and a tap connector. You may recall the...

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