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    EcoSkies Training

    Hi guys, I am on the EcoSkies Solar PV Installer course next week at Chesterfield. Has anyone else been on their courses?? I have confirmed with the NICEIC that they will accept the ECO Certificate but just wondered if anyone had any feedback on how the course was run etc! Have also had to do...
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    heights of sockets and switches

    hi all could somebody tell me if there is a diffrent requirement for the height of sockets and switches on a commercial property or does the same regulation height for domestic properties apply if poss could someone tell me where to gain a factsheet on this thanks in advance..
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    Health & Safety - Working at Heights and access equipment.

    Currently we are just getting everything in place ready to get the ball rolling with becoming MCS accredited. One thing I would like to know is how the rest of you out there who are fitting pv systems already, gain and provide safe access to the roof while meeting health and safety...
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    socket and switch heights

    Hi all, i'm new to the forum but would like to get a thread going. I,m wondering if the minimum 450mm maximum1200mm heights have changed recently if so what are they also has there been a change to the 350mm from internal wall for sockets? Thanks :confused:
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    heights of light switches/ sockets in domestic garage in scotland

    hi all would like to know if the regs for installing lights switches/ sockets in a domestic garage in scotland are ok to go outwith the recommended size i.e. was unsure if the sizes in the on site guide were purely a recommendation or is it written in stone. so to speak
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    DDA requirements in domestic dwellings.

    Can anyone tell me if the DDA regs for heights of sockets and switches are written in stone or can we write them out as a deviation on a test cert, this is the first time someone has questioned me on it and it stumped me completely.:confused:
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    Sockett and switch heights

    Evening all new to site/forum but looking for some advice Regs around sockett and switch heights i am a builder I have a part p sparky in at present he insists that the socketts are higher and switches are lower re disabled access however my client will not have it he wants the new...
  8. gazzamikes

    heights of sockets

    morning all, am about to wire a 2 bed extension with a hall way, very small, both very tight single rooms. the customer also wants the rest of the bungalow rewired, again very very small. am i required to install all thye sockets and switches and the new heights or as only an extension and...
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    Heights of sockets & switches

    Hi everyone, I'm new to site so hope I get this right. I am about to rewire a property and the customer wants sockets etc at the existing heights. These are lower than 450mm and higher than 1200mm. I think I read somewhere that part M regs re heights of sockets & switches etc is only statutory...
  10. zone77

    socket heights?

    i am registered with NICEIC as a domestic installer but am re wiring a pub at the moment. today a building control guy told my customer that all the sockets in the pub were installed incorrectly as they are not 450mm from the floor! is this correct as i assumed this didnt apply in commericial...
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    Socket & Switches Heights.

    Can somebody clear up for me the correct heights for these on new build in Scotland?
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    socket heights in re wires

    had an argument with workmate today about height of sockets while where doing this re wire do they have to be 450mm as its not a new build as they are around 250mm at present and its all like for like so do we have to put them 450mm i say no he says yes
  13. sparks1234

    Skirting trunking

    Interested in others opinions on skirting trunking, or to be precise dado / skirting trunking and mounting heights. With the regulations for mounting heights with regard to accessibility for disabled persons as we know we have this gap between 450 and 1200 for siwtches etc etc. How do we go on...
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    heights for stats

    Hi guys. Just wondering what height you prefer installing thermostats in a domestic house? Some say 1500mm others say 1800mm. The stats in question are to serve underfloor heating. Cheers in advance.
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    Customer demanding lower socket heights

    I've a customer today that went right off into one when I started installing the sockets at 450. The house was a bungalow and has had a new roof put on it to make it a house, with 2 more upstairs bedrooms. I was always under the understanding that this sort of work is classified as a new build...
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    Heights of switches and socket-outlets

    Hi all, Please could someone tell me if the heights of switches and socket outlets to a new build applies to an extention. I know if it is a rewire to an existing dwelling it does not apply. Many thanks Mick
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    Socket Heights in New Extensions

    Hi All, Do the heights of Sockets & Light Switches in a New Extension to an older property (one room) have to abide by the new regs for heights or can they be at the same height as the existing sockets etc?
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    Minimum socket heights - first floor!

    Another minimum socket height question! Material change of use - New flat in an old warehouse so I guess you could call it new build. There's no way you'd get a wheelchair or anybody of limited mobility up to the first and second floors, so do the sockets still have to be min 450 and the...
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    Sockets minimum heights

    My first question (Please be gentle) :D I have a customer looking for a complete re wire no problem there exept they are insistent on the sockets being no more than 300mm from finished floor level. Now I must stress the property is some 30 years old so its not new build ,as far as I am aware I...
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    Socket heights

    Just about to do my first re-wire. I know that on new builds socket and switch heights have to be to the new heights to meet 17th requirements but I am going to re-wire a 1960's place and would like to know if the socket heights can remain as is, or have to be re-cut to the new heights? The...

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