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  1. J

    Any DIY joiners on here?

    you can undercut the skirting if you don't want to take it off, but I struggle to think of a tool that would make it easy. Normally you'd just undercut with a multi-cuttter around door frames and the like that aren't easy to remove, not the whole skirting. Another option is to put some of that...
  2. J

    Lighting circuit what to do

    you can repair like for like to old versions of the regs, but honestly however stubborn this guy is, once 2 or 3 professional sparks tell him he needs a rewire not a repair maybe he'll realise it's not a choice. "It's been fine for 50 years why change it" might take a while to convince, but...
  3. J

    The terror starts now....

    tbh they have done a good job for a tiny lego person? I swear I had one of those in my set when I was a kid!
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  5. J

    Please Can Someone Tell Me if the Wiring in My New House Looks Safe

    I know it's an old thread but I can't see anyone pointed out the inc oming supply is going into a metal body. We had a similar thing and the DNO came out and replaced it pronto as they use insulated cutouts nowadays for safety reasons. This is not something the property owner has to pay for...
  6. J

    Socket height regulation in old home

    Surprised you got away with that, that's the textbook definition of "new dwelling" on a change of use for part m compliance. Did you have to get that approved by the building inspector specifically?
  7. J

    Quack Quack

    some EICR aren't worth the paper they're written on, more of a sales pitch than a report. Not sure how to sort the good from the bad before ordering it though. Might be worth specifying that all codes must be accompanied by the reg number, if they seem confused, then find someone else. Any...
  8. J

    Fire destroys flats in Barking.

    I thought it was barking not ealing? The only ealing fire I can find was last year 60 firefighters tackle blaze at block of flats in Ealing - https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/ealing-fire-60-firefighters-tackling-blaze-on-roof-of-block-of-flats-a3904151.html
  9. J

    installation condemned by PAT tester

    Solid core cable subject to movement and vibration would be my only thought, but your clips should sort that. Maybe he just saw it and thought it was outside his area so better to be safe
  10. J

    socket in a bathroom... yes....

    Professional fitted furniture fitters are probably robustly debating that very question over a pint somewhere now!
  11. J

    Unsatisfactory EICR??

    true, in fact two of the conditions would result in their own codes as they are necessary anyway (main bonding and disconnection time)
  12. J

    Unsatisfactory EICR??

    what is the other C2 for? your post implies it's for non metal CU but it's not clear. On a TT installation plastic would actually have safety benefits over metal. supplemental bonding might not be required in the bathroom even with no RCDs, if the water pipes are all plastic/isolated...
  13. J

    socket in a bathroom... yes....

    If you are not working on the installation, sounds like it's probably less likely to be used for portable appliances in the bath area than a socket just outside the room would be. On that basis you could put it as a deviation as it would be at least as safe as a compliant installation (assuming...
  14. J

    Getting across ceiling joists from below - tricks of the trade.

    I've probably given loads of "dumb" rating by dropping my phone and catching it...
  15. J

    Difficult fault to find?

    Agree totally and thanks for the analysis, i only wanted to add it to the mix as a consideration as no point in saying "i thought that originally" after the fact! Just a couple of points that may be interesting.. If an MCB trips in overload it can trip again quickly due to it already being very...
  16. J

    Difficult fault to find?

    Glad you found it! If you put 10a through a 6a mcb it will take a while to trip, and it wasn't clear if the trip was from overload or fault. The idea was also to work out if it's going down l-n or l-e or l-cpc. Glad you're sorted though!
  17. J

    Difficult fault to find?

    don't let the IR test mislead, remember it would only be accurate for a linear resistance. The MCB will trip on reactive power as well as real power but with DC IR testing you'll only notice what would transfer the real power. Could be a faulty PSU somewhere causing the issue perhaps. Or it...
  18. J

    Getting across ceiling joists from below - tricks of the trade.

    yeah just paint them black and tell the customer they're mock tudor ceilings!;)
  19. J

    Building Inspector/18th Edition

    I would say it depends what would happen in a fire, if the plastic clips would melt and the cable would be slack it might hang down enough to snag firefighters. If the cable is taught enough from other fixings and where it goes through walls etc, then it should be fine. But i agree about the...
  20. J

    Getting across ceiling joists from below - tricks of the trade.

    I find surface trunking is the quuickest, complies with all the regs as well if you use suitable metal bands around the cables, job done.

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