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  1. Lou

    Fairways Electrical & Property Services

    When we have finished your electrical job we will have tidied and vacuumed, explained everything clearly and made a fantastic addition to your home or workplace. We hope that through our professional and wholehearted approach you will want to keep our details for any future problems that may...
  2. D

    Is a mains interlinked fire alarm required when renovating property?

    Evening all..just wondering if it is a building control requirement to have a mains fire alarm installed throughout the property when an extension has been built or walls knocked through to make a kitchen/diner etc. I have worked on a loft conversion last year and the building control officer...
  3. L

    First time working on a TT Sytem

    Hi all, I have a few questions regarding a TT system. First time ive worked on one (Self employed now and throughout my apprenticeship and self employed career I haven't had one before) 16mm2 Tails coming in from the rec. There is 2x 2.5 (looks about right) Single earths going to the incoming...
  4. G

    Pat Testing In A Rented Property - Which Appliances Need Testing?

    hi, silly question but in rented domestic property which appliances need PAT testing ? tia
  5. S

    Bonding neighbours gas pipe in this property...

    We are rewiring a house. The neighbour's gas pipe passes, uninsulated, through the house due to what seems like a bit of suspect extension building last century. I feel that, as this is an extraneous conductive part, it should be bonded to the earth terminal of the installation (it is within...
  6. U

    Installation certificate of is it..........

    Recently I went to a property of six bedrooms with a shared bathroom and kitchen for all six rooms to do an EICR. Here are some of the issues I found when doing an EICR Ze of 259ohms, single insulated cables ran in walls no C.P.C in lighting circuits and metal fittings there was 25+ issues on my...
  7. U

    How to extend ring main and where to channel cable (Domestic property)

    Hi all, My daughter has asked me to put in a new socket for her. She would like it putting about 10ft from an existing double socket on the same wall. The floor is concrete and her upstairs has just been decorated (carpets etc) so I searched to see if it was acceptable to run mains cable behind...
  8. BigSi

    Supply cable running through adjoining property.

    Hi Guys. Is there a specific reg regarding a supply cable to one cottage, being run through another privately owned cottage? Reason I ask is just completed an EICR on a vacant property, where its meter and isolator switch were installed in a recessed external meter box on the next door...
  9. M

    Rented property

    I am soon going to be replacing a domestic CU for a customer who has purchased a property to be rented out. I have done many EICR's for other landlords but I would like clarification if I need to do an EICR in addition to the "Electrical Installation Works Certificate" I will issue with the...
  10. R

    Help re certificates and selling a property

    I was hoping someone is able to help, we have had electrical work done on our house and are now moving we were not issued with a certificate after the work was done. In the solicitor pack it now states if you have had any e ectrocal work carried out and if so to supply the relevant certificate...
  11. C

    Split concentric sub mains

    Looking for a bit of advice here. Just started doing work at a large hotel recently and the wiring is a bit of a shambles but the owners realise it's been bodged for years and are willing to spend the money required to put it right as we find it. Got called today to say a resident got a shock...
  12. P

    EICR for property sale

    Hi, I work for a NICEIC registered company and a friend has asked me to do an EICR for the sale of his house, , I can do all the testing myself and my boss will charge me x amount for the NICEIC certificates, but I was just wondering to save on costs can I just use blank forms and sign them off...
  13. G

    Smoke Detectors, Rented Property, Scotland.

    I've been called out to an old property in Scotland where the client is looking to rent out for 3-4months until she sells her old house and moves into this property and when that happens the full house is getting rewired i know there's new laws coming out in October with regards to smoke...
  14. C

    main Bonding of Water Pipe - supply not unique to property - Potential difference?

    Hi, I understand according to 411.3.1.2, that main metalic services incomming must be bonded to MET. but what if the water pipe is shared from another property? The premises has its own electrical supply, but the incoming water is not individual but shared. I believe i should still Bond. Could...
  15. D

    Earth Rod in 1930s property

    Hello, We have a low earth reading on our old house, and need to have the earth rod replaced (we think), before British Gas sign off before installing a boiler. Do you know who is responsible for replacing this as I have conflicting information from UK Power Network and an Electrician. Does...
  16. G

    Eicr bonding

    Evening all. Just wondered what everyone's sequence was for inspecting/testing main bonding when carrying out EICRs? I was at property recently and carried out a full 100% EICR. Everything was satisfactory and up to scratch - new 17th Ed split board / all circuits RCD protected there was a...
  17. D

    high pfc domestic property

    hi, fitted new consumer in a domestic house. testing. ze 0.16 zs at origin 0.04 pfc 6.2ka the pfc is my problem, ohms law would make the pfc work out around 5.7Ka (using 0.04 as your resistance) (with all paths in place) using megger 1553 two lead test, high current, pefc and pscc are the...
  18. Resu

    14 Showers, one property

    Couldn't believe it the other day when we were having a quick walk around a guesthouse prior to an EICR scheduled for next week. Okay they weren't all electric, but 12 of them were! The property comprises of 11 ensuite bedrooms plus 3 bed owners accomodation and a small salon. Half of the...
  19. Worcester

    One 'Property' two Meters / MPAN's

    One of our clients has a house with annex, both have their own electricity meter, when they bought it 6 months ago, it had one EPC for the whole property. We can get the Annex to a D rating for an EPC the house stands little chance, without a major investment - that will happen, however it...
  20. P

    Additional consumer unit in domestic property breaker sizes?

    I have a few questions about a couple of breaker sizes needed due to current draw and diversity. In place already is as usual; A main service fuse (100A) 25mm P&N tails to meter 25mm P&N tails from meter to CU 12 way CU split load What has been done is a garage conversion to kitchen...

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