Is it meant to do this?

cripster · Feb 16, 2013

telectrix said:
al fresco job?

Not the same in the garden, and a hose pipe, 'specialy with the weather we've been having... 100% shrinkage!

shocking_eg · Feb 16, 2013

Good for you mate. Tough job that, my sister also is a paramedic.

I'd rather be a sparks anyday ! Lol

cripster · Feb 17, 2013

shocking_eg said:
I'd rather be a sparks anyday ! Lol

Me too!!!

Silly Sausage · Feb 17, 2013

I'd rather be a c??t
If you're going to get fooked, may as well enjoy it.

cripster · Feb 17, 2013

Archy Styrigg said:
I'd rather be a c??t
If you're going to get fooked, may as well enjoy it.

Ummmm... OK then?!

tidyboiler · Feb 17, 2013

Geordie Spark said:
WOW!!! ............ Talk about Deja Vu - this is almost exactly the same conversation I had last week with my builder mate who I have been trying to help!!

Looks like some folk just can't or won't be helped.

Well you know what to do then.........:winkiss:

Engineer54 · Feb 17, 2013

cripster said:
My thoughts exactly. ( >for the pessimists< My imaginary 'sparky' mate, who is not currently overseas dodging bullets for 'Queen and country. And will not be doing the legal stuff when he comes back on R&R has basically said the same. The reason I'm on here is to get an idea of what to 'fix to walls' and 'proper' cabling so when/if he gets back, he doesn't have to fish about doing the 'donkey work'... he deserves a rest after all )... Thanks 'shocking_eg' ... appreciate your time.

That may be fine waiting for your mate coming home to replace the old fuse boards with a modern dual RCD CU but what are you going to do about the shower?? I don't think for a minute your going to wait for your mate to refurbish this blown out switch fuse etc!! So if your going to be doing the re-wire and connections etc, no safety installation testing is going to be conducted, which is all a bit silly, even niaeve considering that you have seen what can happen when things are not right!!

The other problem your going to face, is that your mate won't be with a Part Pee scheme provider, so from a legal standpoint, wont be an official installation. Unless of course he/you goes through the LABC, which could cost more than the replacement of the old CU's to the new CU!!