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    Heat alarm needed in kitchen?

    The latest BS5839 - for an existing owner-occupied bungalow, recommends Grade F2 LD3 as minimum - and says they normally "need to be interlinked". As already mentioned, Grade LD3 is defined as "a system incorporating detectors in all circulation areas that form part of the escape routes from...
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    Nightmare with Varilight V-Pro (Eclique2) dimmer failures

    Having a bit of a nightmare with what should have been a simple job. Back in January I replaced some old Varilight dimmers which had failed after 15 years or so - and the client chose the newer V-Pro multitouch type: With master and slave units. Feeding two separate 3 lamp units, with...
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    New circuit in plastic consumer unit. Yes or no?

    Not sure plastic boards were ever 'first allowed' in that sense. Up until the 18th there was nothing in 7671 about the material a CU could be as far as I know. It may be that there was something that updated in the standard for consumer units/enclosures (now BS EN 61439-3, was 60439, possibly...
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    Grade A ld2 system in self contained flats

    It's unusual for a 3 flat converted house to need a grade A system, though it may be that they are only interested in covering the communal area. Separate dwellings would normally have their own system. How many stories is the building? Unless it's been classified as an HMO, I'm not sure how...
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    Core eia cert not valid for 2391 eicr work.

    NAPIT might be able to specify who can do EICRs under their scheme, on their certificate, but they have no power outside of that. Likewise with NICEIC. If you are competent there is nothing stopping you carrying out EICRs on standard non-branded certificates, or indeed getting Professional...
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    Erbauer Drills any good

    I had an Erbauer 18V for many years and it worked fine. The problem was when I lost the charger, and Screwfix had changed the battery design (changed supplier I assume) so that the new chargers didn't work 🤬 Now have Millwauke stuff, but at the right price I'd have no problem with another...
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    Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

    in this case I think "work smarter not harder" would have been even more effective - no more work to do it properly the first time, after all....
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    NICEIC Certification Scheme Upcoming NICEIC Assessment

    Before lockdown I must admit I didn't get a call most years, apart from maybe once a day or two before. They did contact in advance when they were remote, so that I could send them what I needed. I had to cancel my latest booking to rearrange, but I get the impression the bookings are done by...
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    NICEIC Certification Scheme Upcoming NICEIC Assessment

    Can't answer for the Approved Contractor side, but from the Domestic Installer side I've found them laid back and definitely not out to catch you out. They want your money after all! (Though in my experience the assessors are not directly NICEIC staff so don't necessarily take that into...
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    UK - Socket light switch combo

    This one? (15A fuse though it seems)- Made sense when the old plugs didn't have fuses in. For OP - clearly the protection issue needs resolving. If you're talking about replacing the double socket with a switch and single socket it is possible with a modular grid setup - I've done it myself...
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    Junction box in loft with added wagos to extend lighting.

    It looks like you may be able to get all those cables into a Wagobox XL That will take up to 12 individual lighting cables.
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    Has this purevolt vlsim been verified

    To avoid giving them any links: It is quite impressive! OOI is it a requirement of BS1363 for them to be side by side, or is that just tradition?
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    Am I buying the right lights?

    Hi, Those lights look fine for your situation, but then almost any light would be as there doesn't seem to be any need for water ingress protection in those locations. The lights you've linked don't have a side entry point for trunking, but a good installer will be able to deal with that - it...
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    Surge - Commercial - When is an SPD required?

    That's probably Kirsty at Surge Protection Devices? Not seen her on here so don't know her username, but from her appearances on E5 and similar she clearly knows her stuff. Might be worth an email to her OP.
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    Info required on recent EICR Certificates, don't look right

    Some certificates have a space where the person has signed the report to include a scheme registration number, although as already stated this is not required. The main issue is that it can be traced back to the person who issued the report. The draft feature is likely just that they exported...
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    Selling property with C2 EICR issues

    That's what the original intention of Home Information Packs was when they were first mooted. Unfortunately, Estate agents and landlords campaigned enough to get that part removed and the HIP became the useless energy efficiency rating that (maybe not now) no-one ever factored into their decision.
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    Selling property with C2 EICR issues

    Can't claim software error either! Managed to get 0.4 for the RCD affected circuits - someone who trained a while ago and isn't remembering when they are supposed to apply? (Were they specified differently back in 16th or before times? I have a vague memory but can't be bothered to look back)
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    Selling property with C2 EICR issues

    It may well be best to provide it given your answers, but leave it to any potential purchasers to decide what they want to do. Certainly nothing on that list is particularly serious or couldn't be fixed for a relatively small cost (in comparison to a house price), so I wouldn't let a purchaser...

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