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    homebase loft insulation £2 a roll and going like hot cakes

    homebase are shifting serious quantities of 175mm loft insulation, of the low itch recycled plastic variety at £2 a roll for a limited period. This post is obviously for information purposes only as it's restricted to 12 rolls per customer and intended for DIY insulation and not to be stocked...
  2. yellowvanman

    Wiring in the loft of a thatched house

    Fairly new thatched house (less than 10 years old), owner wants some sockets put in the loft for an aerial booster. All existing cables are twin and earth enclosed in a 16mm conduit! The conduit ends just above where a cable enters a room or stud wall, with maybe 20mm or so of cable exposed...
  3. E

    wireing in a loft

    Having to deal with a complaint, that a tennents house has recently been rewired and their not happy with the cables in the loft just laying under the insulation. now im sure when any of us do a rewire only sometimes do we clip them, but this persons saying they should be protected by conduit or...
  4. A

    Running a line to a socket in my loft

    Hi All, 1st post so please excuse the ignorance. The objective is to have a pair of switched sockets in my loft I recently had a rewire and didn't ask for any but so be it. I am a competent plumber in training but need some electrical advice relating to: Bathroom is being refitted (by me) and...
  5. P

    Down Lighters in Bathroom & Loft Insulation

    Thoughts please guys on the correct way of doing this. We have some Wickes downlighters in the bathroom, they are the ones with the springs that hold them through the plasterboard. Currently we do not have any loft insulation above the ceiling, however next week loft insulation is being...
  6. E

    Freeview loft aerial

    Hello All Can anyone recommend a tried and tested loft aerial for digital freeview please? It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Gone are the days when you could use a coat hanger. Cheers
  7. D

    Loft insulation and down lights

    Hi guys What do you do with the loft insulation when installing downlights. do you remove it and at what distance? Do you use hoods designed for the lights and keep the insulation? Blue
  8. B

    Loft conversion circuits

    Hi all, Advice please... I am considering having my loft converted but only want to pay for the shell and do the rest myself. Times are hard!!! I have an old cu that is wire fuse. Will i need to change the cu box and have all the current circuits tested or is there a way to have a secondary...
  9. M

    2 questions in 1 (alarm): Cable routing from outside into loft and mounting sounder

    I am hereby admitting inexperience with 2 things: 1. Getting a cable (screened alarm cable) into loft space - I was looking at it yesterday and was thinking about sending it into the loft via the underside of the uPVC Bargeboard but don't know the soffit structure behind this and if this is...
  10. B

    pvc trunking run under loft insulation

    was asked this question the other day :-If cables are run in pvc trunking under fibre glass in a loft would the Reference method change ie from B (trunking on a wall) to possibly A (in a thermally insulated wall)? if not , what reference method would you go for ? Existing cables in the loft...
  11. D

    loft insulation

    Hi Guys rewiring a flat 2 bed small flat the sockets in the bedrooms lounge cables will go through the roof which will get covered in hairy mearey if I deceide to ring main it whill I be able to use a 20mcb or shall i do a 4mm radial on a 20mcb cannot rember the derating factor for cables...
  12. A

    don't have to be registered for extensions, loft conversions etc

    evening all not got much work on the run up till christmas so this week been helping a mate joiner put steels and joists in a loft conversion. anyway the electrician turned up today who works for the firm change fuseboard and throw some cables up to the attic and started talking. asked who i...
  13. B

    Inverter in loft or cellar?

    Where would be the best place to mount the inverter? In the loft or in the cellar.The dc run would be best part of 25mts away from the array if mounted in the cellar.The consumer unit is also in the cellar.The array consists of 10-250w panels.
  14. P

    Additional electrocity meter for loft flat

    hi all i got question, and i can't find answer... my friend have got 2 flor house + loft, hi convert loft to studio flat, now hi want split main supply after main meter, and fit on loft new fuse board, this is fine, but hi ask me, his want install new meter before new fuseboard on loft but after...
  15. R

    Smoke detection cert for loft conversion

    Not sure if this is in the right section but I've had someone aske me if I could issue a smoke alarm certificate for them. It's a loft conversion where another electrician has installed mains smoke detectors but can't sign it off because he's not part P apparently. So how would you go about...
  16. C

    Covering electrical wiring for lighting circuits with loft insulation ?

    "Hello All", Could I get the Opinions of some of the Electrical Professionals Please regarding covering Electrical Wiring for Lighting Circuits with Loft Insulation - Here are some details regarding why I am asking - And although I THINK that I am correct in stating that this should NOT be...
  17. polo1

    Inverters - in the loft or elsewhere?????

    Hi all, I'm interested in views/evidence about the options for locating the inverter. I appreciate that the majority appear to located in lofts, but why? As I understand it, keeping the inverter close to the panels reduces "transmission" losses, but that the higher ambient temps in summer have...
  18. 5

    loft rewire and insulation.

    well yet another loft rewire coming up. Always find it tricky in some areas to avoid the insulation with the wiring. I would be interested to see what practical means people have to avoid the dreded insulaton affecting the cable, and keeping the cable out of the way.
  19. G

    Big spiders in the loft!

    Was doing a part rewire including upstairs lighting. This is what i found before starting!...Needless to say it was full of faults ...such as very low IR and poor continuity n all....In fact 2 of the bedroom lights wern`t working at all....Not suprising really....:D
  20. 1

    Extractor fan and loft switches

    From another (non electrical) forum, someone has posted a thread about changing a knackered pull-cord switch in the bathroom that he cannot seem to get working. As an apprentice electrician I've been trying to get my head around it and I can't quite figure it out, especially without seeing it...

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