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    24v DC driver for LED lights.

    The cut out is 35mm but what about the width of the downlight with the bezel? You can gain maybe a few more mm so you could possibly cut a 40mm hole instead, just saying...
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    Fault finding weird issue

    Or, I had this one yesterday on a floodlight fitted a number of years ago, by a family member of my customer, which never worked, it would trip the rcd as soon as you flick on the switch for it. I wonder why???
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    Fault finding weird issue

    Neutral and earth the wrong way around in the socket itself, had it quite a few times when replacing fuseboxes with rewireable fuses
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    UK Is an SPD required for a loft conversion?

    As your electrician has said, he can't sign off his work if you don't want the spd fitted as any alterations or additions to the electrical installation have to be covered by the current wiring regulations as PC1966 has pointed out to you and therefore loft extension won't be signed off as the...
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    Rates for Basingstoke area

    Thanks for your reply, That's what I did, charged my rates plus added all the extra costs on top, I.e. mileage, travel time, hotel...
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    DNO cable to head flopping around next to a bed

    I've worked on a link detached old terraced house before where the wall where the meter was mounted on on the outside was single skin brick wall. The customer was doing some refurbishment in the property and upon removing some mortar on that wall he could see the back of the meter box in his...
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    Rates for Basingstoke area

    Good evening all. Have a potential domestic job for a few days for a friend of a friend in Basingstoke and would like to find out how much the people charge in the area, if there's anyone from around there. I'm based in West Midlands so I think the rates for that area should be different, plus...
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    Odd problem on IR Test.

    Might be the SPD giving you a false reading, if there is an SPD fitted
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    EICR quotes : I'm curious about what people are charging !

    Friend of a friend who tried to pull me in, no way I'll be doing this
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    EICR quotes : I'm curious about what people are charging !

    I've had a phone call from a friend of a friend who wanted some EICR's done on 10×3 bed houses, quoted him £200/house and told him it will take me about 4 hours/house to complete them and he told me I'm way too expensive as the gut he was using for 10 years was giving him the certs in 30 minutes...
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    Home Car Charger 7Kw

    The breaker in the house CU which feeds the garage is 16A so it looks like there's maximum 2.5mm cable to the garage CU which will have to be upgraded to 6mm so you could have your EV charger.
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    Extractor Fan Installation Help!

    You need to run a loop wire from live to switch live so that the fan could work
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    Boiler spur

    Yes, as long as you fuse it down correctly
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    UK Napit assessment

    I did pay all the fees for joining NAPIT mid July and still waiting for the assessor to call me wit a date. Did call them two weeks ago and they've said that I'm in the question and don't know how long it is going to be 1599159154 I'm in the queue
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    No earth in lighting

    For the class 1 light fitting he might be able to extend the CPC so he could earth it

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