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    Close boarding & roof anchors

    Chaps, We have a roof coming up which is close boarded. Anyone have experience of such tings? Are you cutting out areas of the close board so the roof anchors sit direct on the rafters or are you bolting the anchors down on top of the boards? Cheers!
  2. A

    Fire panel supply

    Hi all. Doing a PIR on a 2 story house converted to offices. The fire panel is fed direct from cu which is very close ,( no fused spur). If it is wired in FP and on its own unprotected mcb is this ok. Would the mcb need to be locked on? Thanks
  3. L

    basin water heater ' how close can i put the fuse spur to the basin'

    Just abit of advice needed about a 3kw basin water heater. Its on a 17th edition board and the heater needs to be installed in a little cloakroom toilet so what im asking is how close can i put the fuse spur ie next to it or does it need to be outside with a flex outlet next to the water heater...
  4. S

    Socket Near Sink - How Close Allowed

    Hi All Is there a reg on the distance between kitchen sink and a outlet? Thanks SKY
  5. J

    How close can incoming gas pipe/meter be to electric supply/meter

    I need to arrange for electric and gas tobe reconnected in a property. The incoming supply gas pipe is next to (as in 2-3cm) to the incoming electric. Is there a requirement for separation? As this is an existing property is it ok to reinstall in the same place, or will one need moving?
  6. R

    Is it ok to have a socket outlet very close to the consumer unit?

    I have recently fitted a Wireless alarm system for a friend. Its not hard wired to the mains its just got a plug in transformer that plugs into a socket outlet. He wants the alarm unit itself just above a small cudbard where the consumer unit is. unfortunately there is no socket outlet near...
  7. T

    Socket close to handwash??

    I have first fixed a kitchen area all walls and ceilings plastered. Now the owner has completely redesigned the layout of the kitchen, so I have a couple of sockets where there of no use now, one of them ends up being behind a very small hand wash bowl, do you think this will be a problem to...
  8. DaveyD

    Part P :: Cooker switch, Distance from Cooker Hob

    Hi Looking at IEE's guide to building regs in 5.2 Kitchens: I understand that sockets should be > 300mm from a sink (5.2.2 iv) and cooker switches should not be over the hob (5.2.2 ii) but only the illustration shows 300mm for the cooker switch nothing in the text. Would you think a Napit...
  9. gr7

    Calculate distance between rows of panels on flat roof

    Does anyone know how to calculate the required distance between rows of modules to avoid any shading issues? I may need to mount the panels at less than 30° to avoid the need for planning permission and would rather not use mounts such as the Solion model as these waste valuable roof space...
  10. P

    So close...

    Could you give me advice on this installation please... what regs if any are being broken?
  11. W

    to close for comfort

    hi guys i have to install a golf 2d fitting in a very small toilet area, controlled by a pir. the problem is if the sensor is to close to the light will this affect the sensor by confusing its level off light and therefore be switching the light on and off. the sensor will prob only be a foot...
  12. M

    Switchboard very close to cold fill outlet and sink - pics provided is this Legal?

    Hi, I recently moved into a flat and i can't fit my washing machine into the gap.... ImageShack(TM) slideshow after asking my friend who is a plumber on what i need to plumb it in a new locaton. My other friend caught wind of it and says it looks electrically unsound and i should get it...
  13. B

    Bathroom Bonding in close proximity.

    When needing to install supplementry bonding in a bathroom, but its impossible to get under the floor due ceramic tiles having been laid, i'm lead to believe that the bonding can be carried out in 'close proximity' to the bathroom, such as an airing cupboard. How far away would close proximity...
  14. A

    new lights left a hole in the ceiling - what to do to close it?

    Every now and again when I replace a light fitting (generally in an older house where there are no ceiling roses) with a new one the hole cut in the ceiling (usually lathe and plaster) is bigger than the overall size of the new fitting that is being put up which leaves a gap (not good for sound...

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