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  1. H

    All electric flat require a 3phase supply

    Hi! Currently doing a job that they have decided against getting gas meters and going all electric. Electric boiler 9.5kw 2x shower 9.5kw Hob say 6.5kw 2x 32a ringmains 2x 6a lighting circuits I understand they have had a 13Kva supply installed. Obviously this will not be enough to run all...
  2. Blake1

    Earthing spike for upper Flat via flat ground floor

    Two flats, I live on ground floor, neighbours have just moved out from upper floor flat, lived there over 20 years. Spoke to new owner last weekend about possible issue with electricity could they check empty flat. Issue concerns high electricity bill, whereas previous owner paid half for their...
  3. T

    Cu change in a flat earth size

    In my flat the main earth is the cable pictured below it has 7 strands any idea what size this is? And if it would need to be upgraded for a cu change The bonding is in 6mm but is easy to change to 10mm but I guess that's irelavent if the earth is 6mm? The conduit system the 16mm tails come...
  4. London renter

    Adding power source to outdoor basement flat shed

    I have a dark dingy old Victorian coal storage area in the basement, just below street level, accessed via a gate and stairs to the basement flat. The sheds used to store coal but then became a bin storage area but the council won’t collect bins from down there anymore, so it’s just been lying...
  5. mak

    CIS allowable expenses flat rate on travel and food?

    I got a question for those who are CIS and file their own self assessment. I use public transport how should I calculate it? Is there a flat rate for public transport? What about food, can I claim anything if I'm 10 hours away from home?
  6. C

    Formulas for flat 45 degree bend in cable tray

    Hi Would someone kindly let me know the formula to create a flat 45 in say 100 mm cable tray for example. So I can then use the formula on different cable tray sizes and to different angles. So basically from my middle line what size to mark either side to cut my lip away to create...
  7. E

    flat rewire pricey or not?

    Called out to have a look at a failed EICR remedials quote earlier, down stairs 2 bed flat, lounge, kitchen dining room. needs a new swa from the communal utility room (same floor) and rewired tbf. Over £7k quoted to owner; someone either doesn't want the job or is very expensive. thoughts on...
  8. S

    Help please -UK Private Rented 1 bed flat - comfort/storage heaters - £634 bill for 3 months from Scottish Power

    Hi. Please can someone offer me advise. I have a 1 bedroom flat with storage/comfort heaters (don't know which) that I don't turn on as I can't afford to run them. I have always had really high electricity bills and two metres which are supposed to cover day and night usage. Scottish Power...
    • Sarah Giles
    • Thread
    • economy 7 flat heaters help help please months please power private rented scottish storage heater
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Central Heating Systems
  9. W

    Rewiring a flat

    Hello I'm Dave, im new here so please be gentle with me. I am looking to do my first job for my cps scheme, rewire flat with plasterboard walls and ceilings. I would like advise on the best way to chase cable routes to minimize repair work, but also allows for cables to be sufficiently fixed...
  10. J

    2.5mm flat cable with a sleeved CPC

    I recall seeing this a long time ago. Is it still available? Anyone know.
  11. S

    EICR for flat built in 2007: downlights deemed as C2

    Hello friendly electricians! Just before the deadline (...) I commissioned an EICR report that came back as unsatisfactory. The only thing that I can see in the report that points to that is a C2 observation mentioning that "All lights need to be changed to fire rated". No specific regulation...
  12. W

    Coverted house flat consumer box needs help?

    Moved in to a ground floor flat of a house broken up into individual flats, only found two outlets in main living area (No bedroom and 1 double in kitchen plus double for oven). I checked the consumer box and feel it doesn't look right, not an electrician just a handyman who recognises his...
  13. T

    Niceic electrician left flat unsafe

    I have done Niceic test at my Flat as insurance company required. It failed first so I got quote for fixing things in order to pass and I just accepted the quote and go ahead with the job to pass it. After that, I found that 2 bed rooms sockets are linked to breaker (B6) for Lights , as that...
  14. J

    Rewiring flat with concrete everywhere.

    Hi Iv been asked to price a rewire in a 9th floor flat with cast concrete walls floors and ceilings the customer is adamant they wont have trunking or lower the ceiling's, putting coving up also wouldn't work due to there being to many obstacles. It is currently wired in pyro chased into the...
  15. J

    Best Light for Reading, Computer Office: Flat Panel or Globe Dome Light?

    We are thinking of installing new ceiling lights, in Standard 10 feet ceiling. We originally have 4 inch diameter light in the hallway. My son would keep the door open to prevent getting hot, however this hallway light was hitting the side, peripheral of his eye, very small and lot of light...
  16. NellyManjaro

    Shop sold upstairs soneone converting to flat

    This will be very vague as dont have many details... BUT ill relay what I can from what I'm told... so someone has asked me to wire a flat above a shop. This was used as storage. Not sure what it was storage for but sounds like no machinery in shop etc so potentially just a single phase...
  17. D

    What is the source of the pulsating/vibration noise in my flat?

    Hello, I live in a house converted into two flats - I'm in the upstairs flat. For several months now I have been hearing a pulsating/vibration sound throughout my entire flat. It often starts after midnight and continues to late morning or early afternoon and sometimes it is loud enough to stop...
  18. M

    Advice: flat below me is being rewired by unqualified electrician.

    Hello, Some advice please as I think that the flat below mine is being rewired by someone who isn’t qualified. The small basement flat below mine sold a few months ago. I know the property was in a bad state and the wiring and electrics go back to the 1970s. The new owner is attempting to...
  19. Gavin John Hyde

    London Flat can you do an EICR from these pics?

    Just been discussing this story on the sun, London flat to rent for £1,000 a month has a shower in the KITCHEN - https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/12796622/london-flat-rent-shower-kitchen/ I reckon there is no current EICR for this place, if there is then its not worth the paper its printed on...
  20. Mark42

    Electrician Jobs EICR needed please: 2-bed flat in Westminster, London SW1.

    I have a rented flat in London (a long way from home) which needs an EICR. Approx 10 circuits, single floor. Anyone on here who could be in the area sometime in the next few weeks please? Tenant present, or collect key from agent next door. In Greencoat Place, not far from Victoria Station. All...
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