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  1. P

    Hi I am a house owner in Wales.

    I have a ideal 24 combi in attic. last year during very cold nights the frost stat would kick in and heat the whole house , just because the attic was cold. i had a pipe stst fitted a week or two back by a plumber and every day / night since the CH is coming on / going off. so the pipe stat...
  2. C

    Hi all, my name is Darren and i am the owner of control 101. we build control panels.

    Hi all, my name is Darren and i am the owner of control 101. we build small to medium control panels and are always looking for new customers, so if you have a control panel that needs building feel free to get in touch.
  3. B

    Full rewire needed? First time home owner

    Hi All, Thanks for all the helpful advice in this forum. We've recently bought our first house - yay! With that being said, our building survey highlighted the wiring in the house, and an electrical installation report from 2017, when a new consumer unit was installed, suggested a rewire was...
  4. I

    Desperate Van owner needs expertise

    Hi All, I'm a working man relying on his van to stay in business - but of course it's developed a horrible electrical fault that needs more expertise than I can muster (I can do minor stuff ok). Vehicle forums have got me nowhere, so now I'm hoping you guys will be able to help: I have a 55...
  5. O

    Think I upset a 1st time home owner ....

    I had a call from a new home owner today ........ they've just bought their first home. Knowing the area well, I asked them what type of report, if any, they had done before buying (the home probably cost over £375K if not more). The answer was a visual inspection Q. what did it say ? A. It...
  6. T

    Recacalcitrant electronic equipment v. the owner

    My rant today (as I am feeling somewhat sanguine and snowed in) is to do with various equipment that likes to argue with me. The tv...I watch a film and at the critical part the screen blanks off and asks if I am still watching, and will not continue with the film until I respond and say I am. I...
  7. S

    Fire alarm within public house with dwelling

    OK so while installing some cameras and aerials for a friend at their pub, I noticed some causes for concern... It was refurbed last year before they took on the lease, I noticed the old detectors changed for fike twinflex (which im sure I read the panels arent EN54 anymore) anyway today I asked...
  8. V

    Anyone Got Any Idea What This Is?

    I got an email from a owner of a light commercial unit (old printing unit) and I have recently done an EICR that failed and is still ongoing follow up work to get a satisfactory. The owner\landlord is not a problem and is trying to pass some of the costs onto the tenants because frankly they...
  9. C

    Holiday Chalet Advice 30Amp 1361 Type Main fuse.

    Hi There, First post so be gentle. I've been asked to install a trip switch on a 2 bed holiday chalet, where each of the chalets is supplied from the holiday park's mains on a 30Amp 1361 main fuse cutout. However the owner of the chalet has already blown this fuse twice (at £50 a pop to...
  10. zap

    Cable requirement for attached workshop

    The owner has had a 'lean to' build of bricks/blocks and wants a couple of sockets and a light installed. There is a supply, to the existing detached garage which is due for removal, and I can use its way in the CU for the above. There are no extraneous conductive parts in the new (permanent)...
  11. Z

    The dark cupboard

    Been to have a look at a shop refit job with another spark, who got the job through a builder (the fool)………the shop is single story, small and in the middle of know where, and to be honest needs gutting, but hey ……… So we turn up, the light fading, clouds rolling in from the east, a lusty...
  12. SJD

    CU with a problematic RCD

    Went to look at a consumer unit this evening, the owner is having trouble with the RCD not working, notice anything odd about the installation?
  13. K

    Danger notice issued after work completed???

    I was called to a job recently to fix a lighting fault (insulation guys drilled directly through a cable in wall of conservatory), easy find/fix.... During inspection of fault, I noticed the main house lighting had no cpc conductor and many metallic switches/fittings were in place. The...
  14. S

    BG FIT audit - PV owner in a pickle?

    Taken a call from a guy who had an install in April 2011. He has had an email from BG asking him to clarify his TIC/DNC, including make and model of panels. His MCS cert says DNC at 4kw but he has 18 x 220w (he thinks) panels making 3.96kWp, with an SMA 3800 inverter which is limits the...
  15. I

    Changing owner of FIT contract/nominated recipient

    I have a client who is a building company who would like to claim the feed in tariff to start with then transfer across the feed in tariff to the home owners when they have moved in. I contacted OFGEM asking if this was possible or not and if so how the process works. They said I should contact...
  16. F

    Solar farms -

    We are currently undertaking projects to install solar parks from Birmingham down to Devon.(leasing the land) We will cover the cost for planning permission and DNO (grid connection) We pay between 800-1500 per acre, per year depending on location e.t.c If you are a land owner or know someone...
  17. richardg

    EICR guru's required

    Hi and good evening to all, I have just completed my 4th domestic EICR and I love the challenge discovering how someone has wired a system and how its been tampered with over the years. Having passed my 2394 2395 I feel I know enough theory but lack the expertise and would love some feedback...
  18. L

    Sub-mains needed?

    I was looking at a job today and ran across the following: 2-year old installation, 100 amp main fuse, Henley block next to the meter, with the main tails in and then out to the house. Along with this are three sets of 16mm SWA coming out of the Henley block (neutral and earth wires not...
  19. L

    eldaly custumer with a very old installation

    Hi all, i hope someone is able to give some advice or thoughts on this subject, i have come across a request to install a double socket within a very old property. the owner is over 90 years of age and needs this outlet for a security system as dementia is setting in. the installation is over...
  20. E

    Proud owner of Two Solar Power Systems

    I am now a proud owner of a 4 kwp system ! Yingli & solar edge ! I have installed a 4 kWp spilt over a south facing roof (8 panels) and the rest on the north (8 panels ) the system will produce around 2900 kwh per year so I am happy at that I did not have enough room on the South front of the...

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