All single pole devices (fuses, switches and circuit breakers) are connected in the phase conductor only.
The phase conductor must be connected to the centre terminal of an Edison screw lamp holder (with the exception of E14 & E27 lamp holders, these are European and occasionally crop up in the...
Thank you all for your supportive suggestions. I don't like third party certification at the best of times and EICR including new installation work without any previous paperwork seems an acceptable way to go
Thanks for the replies but the thing is there is only a sticker on the main DB showing that it was last tested 5 years ago but there are no records, schedules or drawings for either part of the installation.
The entire installation has been done in conduit and trunking, mounted on the surface...
I have a Periodic Inspection coming up on a small workshop and the customer has advised me that he has converted the storeroom into an office with new lighting and sockets that have not been tested.
It seems unsuitable to issue an EICR on the whole installation without any previous paperwork or...
And the Guild said, ‘Let there be a generator in the midst of the Design, and let it separate the voltage from the current.’ So the Guild made the generator and separated the Distribution that was for Domestic from the Distribution for Commercial. And it was so. Then the wicked Network Operator...
In the beginning when the Guild created the Wiring regulations, the trade was a formless void and darkness covered the face of construction , while an idea from the Guild swept over the face of construction. Then the Guild said, ‘Let there be Editions’ and there were also Amendments The Guild...
Doesn’t actually mention extension lead but probably was so why didn’t sockets have RCD protection ? See below where the extension cable was on the floor.
A man in London, England was electrocuted and pronounced dead in his home after attempting to charge his iPhone while using it in the bath...
How? The mobile CHARGER may have been plugged in to the mains but the output charge cable supplies about 5 volt DC to the phone. This is what was in the bath!
Twins? TWINS? Don’t ask me about dating a twin. She and her sister played tag with me, swapping hair styles, shoes and accessories to confuse me. I tried to mark one with a love bite and they both wore scarves for a while.
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The Police/government/council are revolting/shooting/eating the people/dogs/offal because they are insane/labour/conservatives etc,etc. Delete as applicable and post on social media/through the letterbox/down the rabbit hole
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Since it was done by a professional there should be a certificate somewhere. Have you asked for one as a condition of sale?. If that was self certified it must be a whopper!.
Further to that one, a building notification must’ve been made.
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