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  1. Had8Lives

    domestic works, to P on not to P

    If local building control will accept copies of quals and test sheets as compliance with Part P then it will come back and bite them on the ar*e, as it's no different to a cowboy copying someones quals and test sheets. I appreciate there are no cowboys here.
  2. Had8Lives

    Smoke Detectors - Own Circuit or Lighting?

    Had my ELECSA assessment yesterday and passed. The assessor mentioned it was preferable to put the smoke alarms on a lighting circuit. Thing is, in the building regs Document B 1.19 about power supplies(in brief) it says can be supplied either direct from the board or from a lighting circuit...
  3. Had8Lives

    Does an external socket outlet need notifying

    There is a very useful table on the Elecsa Website that gives good guidance on what is notifiable. Here's a link to it http://www.elecsa.co.uk/downloads/TableofNotifiableWork.pdf
  4. Had8Lives

    help 2 way switch

    Hi, from what I can understand, the way it was wired when you moved in is as follows (correct me if I'm wrong) : Hallway - 2 Gang Switch. 1 Switch for Hall Light over stairs, 1 switch for Landing (Wall Lights) Landing - 2 Gang Switch. 1 Switch for Landing (Wall Lights), 1 Switch for Landing...
  5. Had8Lives

    lighting problems

    Does the light flicker when it's meant to switched off? I have heard of low energy light bulbs doing this and catching fire.
  6. Had8Lives

    Crimped connection

    Not sure if I've understood the situation correctly. I personally would not crimp a short wire in with other wires. I would crimp an extending wire onto the short wire and then just connect the extending wire and the others into the terminal. That way if you need to disconnect or modify any of...
  7. Had8Lives

    light fault

    I'd suggest checking continuity of the circuit at the consumer unit before you get floorboards up.
  8. Had8Lives

    4.3 kw oven would you fit on to a ring main

    Apart from the rating of the cooker. It's annoying to have to switch the ring off to change the cooker in the future. Added to which if the cable to the cooker is buried, if there is ever no cooker, there is a potential for an exposed cable to go live when the ring is on.
  9. Had8Lives

    Ring Main Tripping MCB

    Check there's no spurs off the ring. Naughtily connected immersion heater?
  10. Had8Lives

    Rewiring Lighting Ballast

    Can't see a problem with extending the lamp holder wires as long as it's not an excessive length as you might get voltage drop which could lead to the Tube or Ballast overheating and cutting out. You will probably invalidate any guarantee by modifying the wiring, but them you've probably already...
  11. Had8Lives

    Ring Circuit to a connector box and radiaal onward

    Like Jason said, no problem as long as there is a 20A MCB up front. Probably wired by someone who has never heard of a ring circuit.
  12. Had8Lives

    Is it legal/complient to not bury armoured cable, but to run under hedge instead?

    For safeties sake, running the cable through 6 inch high posts and putting kick boards in front is a good way to do this. That way if you or a future occupier have a dog they won't bite into the cable. Plus it's unlikey to get moved.
  13. Had8Lives

    pulling the plug

    I've found some very small cable ties in the local Proper Job. They just fit nicely through the seal holes and all secure when you're done!
  14. Had8Lives

    KTS 1610 - Can it Do Ze?

    Thanks Andy. Just wanted to confirm.
  15. Had8Lives

    KTS 1610 - Can it Do Ze?

    Hi, I think I know the answer to this question but I'm gonna ask it anway. Can a small ROBIN tester (for example the KTS 1610) be used for measuring Ze? I understand that there is more current available before a main switch, but we're measuring impedance. Just asking the question as with a...
  16. Had8Lives

    plastic pipe and earth.

    You must put the bond to the incoming service within 600mm of it entering the property anyway.
  17. Had8Lives

    fluke 1653 for sale and other bits

    How much you looking for for the Fluke?
  18. Had8Lives

    Adding a fused spur

    Personally, I'd put the Fused spur next to the existing socket, so that the extractor hood can be isolated easily if needed. I'd use either a 13amp socket and plug or a flex outlet plate for the connection to the hood cable. Junction boxes should be put behind things.
  19. Had8Lives

    More than one circuit on breaker

    I just see it as lazy. If the single 2.5mm T&E for the socket below goes back to the board it ought to either be on a separate breaker or have two pieces of 2.5mm T & E and be part of the ring.
  20. Had8Lives

    Impedance readings on a ring

    Hmm, sounds like the CPC may have been split and rewired in a single of larger size. Further Investigation required.
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