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    Elderly relatives and care homes

    My elderly mother was living in a residential home until her health worsened late last year. We looked around and found what we thought would be an ideal residential/nursing/dementia care home locally and moved her in late October. Over the last few months its become clear that the home (which...
  2. SolarCity

    C rated homes - the reality

    Okay, like most of you I have been desperately trying to juggle the manic rush for installs and the desperate need to plan for life after DS day (Death of Solar). One of the most pressing issues seems to be achieve a C rating for homes. From what I have researched, this is far from easy - and...
  3. L

    mobile homes

    Hello, I have been offered a job on a site that has mobile homes that people are living in on a daily basis.Under the domestic installer scheme am I able to carry out the work? Part p only specifies dwellings which is what these effectively are. The system is fed into what I can only describe...
  4. S

    Homes from hell

    Just watching this... Tell me, Spain is a lovely country, and i can understand why us brits want to move there. However, what with all the problems over the last few years with dodgy buildings and land grab issues etc, why do people still insist on moving there, only to find, a few years...
  5. S

    Homes from hell

    Is anyone watching this and if so, kindly explain to me what the score is with the man in Cyprus? I have only just started watching it and im a little confused with the story. Cheers!
  6. H

    "Park Homes" any experience of PV Installation ?

    Guys, Im fairly sure some of the Park home type lodges have there own electricity supply etc. Does anyone have any experience of fitting PV to them and would they qualify for FIT, i assume they would ? Thanks Percy
  7. H

    Residential Caravan homes- minimum supply

    i was hoping someone would be able to give me some clarification on minimum ampage supplies for residential caravan homes both past and present. I believe that if a 'new' home is built then a 63amp supply is required, however not too sure with previous regulations. This is where i come...
  8. J

    Work in nursing homes - notifiable or not?

    I am an NICEIC approved contractor, just finished a refurb of two rooms in a nursing home and unsure if it's notifiable. I know I could ring the NIC but thought I'd just try here first. Thanks
  9. J

    ring main style circuit feeding residential mobile homes

    Ok, there are 3mobile homes on a 60amp 16mm radial. Tenants are complaining to site owner. He does not want to have to give them individual supplies. Could they be formed into a ring by running a 16mm from end home back to mains??? And if so what would you fuse a 16mm ring main at???? Any...
  10. I

    mobile home.... wtf?

    How do you test these things? I'm trying to get readings for one home, but the site has one main box feeding about 80 homes. They've been installed on what I can only assume to be a giant final ring circuit. Where each one spurs off with a fuse board with an rcd. This then has about 20 meters...
  11. D

    Park homes

    I have been asked to carry out a periodic inspection on a caravan site with static caravans only (not tourers ). Can any one tell me if the maximum periods between inspections is the same for static parks as for touring parks? and the same question for the caravans ? Thanks for any help:D
  12. M

    Motor homes

    @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }@font-face { font-family: "Apple Casual"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } I have done some work on some motorhomes recently. The...
  13. B

    Back_up Pwr Supply for Homes

    Please advice. I come from asia where utility pwr supply is at 220V. Got an old house with 110V avaiable in most pwr outlet. Not sure how it is set up. I am buying a generator that i plan to hook up using a transfer switch. Would the presence of the 110V in my system needs to be considered when...
  14. T

    Care Homes testing and CRB checks

    do you need a CRB for testing in a private care home. i had a check done for last company i worked for but they obviously have the details so do i need to get another one done?
  15. D

    Testing of Mobile Homes

    any body done them... guy gave me a quick look at one.. got a PMS change over module when you connect to mains power from battery got a handful of sockets, fridge, Lights and hob...! earthed to the chasis with 6mm cable... where the bloody hell do i start!!
  16. P

    homes suffer power surge

    trouble at sub stations from scrap hunters Firefighters called to 71 homes after massive power surge | Mail Online
  17. R

    Homes Under the Hammer morons

    Just had the telly on in the background whilst interneting. Noticed some moron on this show saying 'We could take 2 weeks doing skirts and arcs and getting it wrong, wasting wood etc, when we could just get a joiner in who could get it done properly in two days.' Makes sense so far. Cut to a...
  18. K

    Mobile homes

    Hi Guys, This is my first post, although I've been lurking here for a bit. I have to say this is the friendliest forum I've come across, far less keyboard warriors than is usual. Now that I've massaged your enormous egos:p Can you help? I've got to price up a job this weekend and wanted to...
  19. M

    your views on 'smart homes'

    hello sparks, just thought id ask you if any of you have worked on or what your views are on 'smart homes' projects! i have worked on a few over the past few years and just finished a large project recently. personally i think they are very interesting to work on but as any of you that hace...
  20. R

    Park Homes

    Hi, I would like an opinion regarding Park Homes/ Static caravans. At present each dwelling is fed via buried 2.5mm 3 core SWA with 20amp C mcb from a local distribution centre. The armour and one core are connected together to provide a combined earth. My question is that measured Ze at the...

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