Situation is there's some 53 year old pyro cable that I need to either remove, or make dead, or cut short and push back into the wall having ensured that the still-live end cannot short out the circuit or come into contact with anything.
No hope of fully removing it, as it goes up the cavity...
Ended up investing in some drills
So I went to screwfix today to check out the autumn deals... Got talking about drills "oh we've got a bosch set that's half price" so £90 rather than 180 for a combi and impact driver but "the chargers broke.. You can pick one up off ebay for £20"
gets...
Hi Chaps
The wife's just had a call offering solar on the green deal scheme now I know nothing about the solar game. Question is is it still worth having with the low fit tariff ?
A 10mm cable supplying shower is chased down the bathroom wall (in correct zone) and is then chased from celing height down the wall in the kitchen below. The cable pops out of the kitchen wall below contertop level making the rest of the journed to the CU on the surface but cannot be seen...
I've been wanting one for a while and as my current tool bag was on its way out I decided to bite the bullet and part with my cash. Anyway there's a deal on at the moment where if you buy one of the tech models you can claim a free meter bag. As it stands Ive bought the tech xl and I'm very...
Anyone had dealing with these? We have just had a surveyor round who claims that our house was not built with cavity wall insulation when it should have been. The house was built in 1990. The surveyor explained that they would drill four holes to ascertain if there is any insulation within the...
ECA Head of Energy Solutions Bill Wright responds to the news that an additional £30m worth of funding has been made available to consumers under the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF):
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on the back of the other thread, I am interested in your opinions with how to deal with difficult colleagues.
I work for the local authority doing street lighting. I'll get sent out with 2-3 labourers to replace old columns and fix cable faults.
After picking up the job details and materials...
So just looking for some advice as above.
I work in an office and have a senior engineer above me who feels that it is acceptable to speak to me in an aggressive and degrading manner who puts unnecessary pressure on me to complete tasks as fast as possible and then getting arsy when its not up...
Seems the truth about Tony Blair is comming out slowly but surely :ears: He has reportedly struck a secret deal that nets him £41k a month +2% on any deals he brokers. The contract was with the Petro Saudi (linked to the Saudi Royal family)
Never liked the man with his grey smile see below...
Hi there
We are looking into getting ourselves accredited as Green Deal installers for fan assisted Night Storage heaters and LED lighting. Part of this is also being PAS 20/30 accredited. Has anybody gone through the process? If so, how much business has it generated?
Thanks
Dave
As above, is this a good deal and if there's anything better about for the money I'd welcome your thoughts.
Toolstation > Power Tools > 18v Drills > Milwaukee C18PP2B Twin Pack
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OK, I'm confused. Just getting our PAS2030 signed off as we'ver got a PV install to do under the GreenDeal, however any ideas how I comply with the headline MCS requirement:
This is the first one that includes any Microgeneration that the GDP has done as well - or do they have to get MCS...
Just ordered one of these off amazon, Makita BHP458RFE with 2x 3Ah batteries, charger and case for £179 inc vat and postage.
Seemed like a decent deal, if it's no good i'll send it back!
Makita BHP458RFE 18V 16mm Cordless Lithium Ion Compact 2 Speed Combi Drill: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools
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