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    Rewiring my own house

    Hello, i've rewired my own house. I'm fully qualified but not Part P. I've done it properly to the letter and have tested it. To the letter... I'm gonna get my Part P mate to sign it off. What do i need to do about building control? It's ok to say that i did the work and that a Part P...
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    Rewiring options

    Hi all I am in the process of planning (i.e. I won't be installing it, but I'm trying to figure out what I want and where!) the rewiring of my kitchen, since knocking down a wall to combine our kitchen with the dining room. Current situation: The builder left me with a thick cable coming from...
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    Rewiring lighting circuit

    Hi guys Wondered if anyone still uses the joint box method of Rewiring a lighting circuit? For example on an occupied upstairs downstairs house where you are Rewiring upstairs lighting circuit using existing conduit drops to switches. I am attempting to price such a job and reason I...
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    How badly does my house need rewiring?

    I am not the owner, I am 16 and live in my Mum's house. The wiring hasn't been replaced since the 60's by the looks of things and I am worried by several things: numerous switches that do nothing, numerous fuses that do nothing, insulation that is brittle, "scruit" (twist on) connectors in...
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    Is this a reasonable price for rewiring up lights?

    Hey all. I would appreciate an honest opinion with regard to a quote I am due to email tonight to a couple whom I did some work for in the past. They contacted me a few weeks ago as their downlights in the bathroom have been playing up. I had a quick look in the loft to find what I can only...
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    Rewiring

    First, I'm not an electrician but I've had the wiring inspected and had different reports from the builder who is doing some work on my house, so I wanted to ask here for an opinion please? I have a house with 1 ring main for the sockets - upstairs and downstairs, radial for the kitchen and 1...
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    A spark rewiring his own house

    Hi as title says just interested in what you other sparks would do in this situation. Im a spark on the books with a contracting company so bar my JIB card I am not registered with any scheme and never have been so am a bit unaware of what you self employed sparks would do in my situation. I...
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    IDEAL 5250 rewiring

    Hi all Anyone interested, or know anyone, who would be interested in a job on the side, rewiring an old Ideal 5250 guillotine? We're in Halesowen (near to Birmingham for those who don't know ;) ) Our usual service people are trying to push us to buy a new machine, as the current one doesn't...
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    Rewiring singles.

    question for older sparks, currently doing partial rewires to load of old bungalows (new rings, cooker, and db) noticed that the lighting (not being touched) is wired in singles which isnt the problem but every property the hall and bathroom light has not had a cpc run to it yet every other...
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    rewiring trailer for catering purposes...advice please !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    hello there , got a few questions about this ... It is for a catering trailer so larger than normal consumption . I was thinking (this might be overkill ) Inlet 64 amp commando socket underneath trailer , 16mm tails ,63a /30ma RCD mainswitch , 32a RCBO , 16a RCBO , 6a RCBO. lighting on 1.5mm...
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    Rewiring a house - Stages and prep

    Alright fella's I'll be starting my level 3 next year and have told my sister i'll rewire her house in the next 2 years! ha, Was just wondering if anyone can explain : the stages from start to finish how to rewire a house : ideal preparation, eg layout drawings, specs, materials list etc...
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    rewiring redundant economy 7 immersion heater

    Hi, I have a dual immersion boiler, with one immersion operating on E7. I no longer wish to use E7 after many problems with wrong switching times and so on and feeling I am being conned into paying high day rates in exchange for a small amount of cheaper night electric. I want to make use of...
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    Will it need rewiring?

    Hi I've just had a look at a flat I'm thinking about buying. I noticed the the fusebox is the old fashioned black type, but the light switches/sockets etc. all seem quite modern. The flat also has a fairly modern looking central heating system and cooker. I'm not even sure the fusebox was...
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    Rewiring house

    I`m a qualified sparky and I`m re-wiring a house. I tend to do corporate work and haven`t done many house re-wires so I have some simple (stupid) questions. Is there any particular way the cables should be run ie should you try and keep them all fairly close or can you have cable running off...
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    Rewiring a small chandelier

    I've been asked to replace a standard overhead ceiling lamp with an old chandelier. It weighs about 8kg so think I will be OK hanging it from a noggin attached to joists. It only has 2 lamp holders (brass bayonet with earth screw) but the wiring looks pretty tired so I said I would only fit it...
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    Rewiring conduit

    Hi I have been called to an old couples flat and they have metal conduit, they also have storage heating supplied in a radial from a wylex 30A fuse. It looks ike it is only 2.5mm singles, and as they have 3 off 1Kw and want to add a 3Kw to this. It seems to me that the wiring needs to be changed...
  17. banny07

    commercial rewiring

    hi, i am going to rewire a restaurant basement, upstairs is already wired (old red & black),the owner decided to put some tables and chairs in the basement. my question is if i could use ordinary pvc twin & earth or LSF cable which is expensive (owner dont want to spend too much)? I already...
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    Rewiring??

    Hi guys just wondered what you would nomrally charge to completelly rewire a 3 berdoom flat(shower, sockets, lights,cooker, immerse)r?
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    Rewiring Lighting Ballast

    Disclaimer: The most advanced electrical work I've ever done was to modify a 12V adapter to work as a power supply for a 120mm computer fan! In other words, I'm not an electrician, and I apologize if the following questions are inappropriately stupid... With that out of the way, I recently...
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    Use an old cable for lighting circuit?

    Hi We are rewiring a house, and know that we'll need a Part P inspection after the work is complete. I wonder if we can use the exisitng feed for the upstairs lights (it runs nicely in the walls to the loft space through a long conduit run, so won't be trivial to replace. The cable is 1960s...

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