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[Earthstore]

Totally agree. I've known people be refused planning permission due to roofing tiles being the wrong shade, yet those panels are allowed???

Strange as it may seem, but yes you are allowed to have PV panels on your foor under the permitted development rights, as long as they are under 200mm from the plain of the roof, even in a conservation area.

You do need planning permission on listed buildings though, and for ground mounted systems too.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Sorry, but I only have photos of poor DIY work.

Bloody Hell ............. when were you in Geordieland??mg_smile:

I remember doing that job 5 years ago !!! :cowboy:

 

[Guitarist]

Bloody Hell ............. when were you in Geordieland??mg_smile:

I remember doing that job 5 years ago !!! :cowboy:

You've obviously improved since 10 years ago...

 

[Geordie Spark]

You've obviously improved since 10 years ago...

Oh aye .... improving all the time.

I bought mesel' a MFT last week, and a Readers' Digest book about Domestic Wiring last month.

 

[markc123]

We have started a website at Renewable Rescue - Repairing Solar PV & Thermal Installations trying to sort out some of the bodges in Dorset.

Some pictures here : Wall of Shame - Renewable Rescue

This is maybe a nasty thing to say - but im glad its just not us domestic/comercial sparks that see the DIY monstrositys and you solar lads get it aswell

 

[Guitarist]

Oh aye .... improving all the time.

I bought mesel' a MFT last week, and a Readers' Digest book about Domestic Wiring last month.

I remember being given an AA book of home improvement and DIY when I was a kid, from a neighbour who "thought I would like it". It had loads of stuff regarding how to carry out house wiring. Now it's the superstores which tell joe public how to change a CU.

 

[Geordie Spark]

I remember being given an AA book of home improvement and DIY when I was young. It had loads of stuff regarding how to carry out house wiring. Now it's the superstores which tell joe public how to change a CU.

I Know!!

It's an absolute disgrace putting us cowboys out of work.

It makes me glad to be retired.

 

[Toonlad]

Took this about 3 weeks ago,, original fault rcd tripping.

 

[Geordie Spark]

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Took this about 3 weeks ago,, original fault rcd tripping.

Have ye been practising?

It looks a lot tidier than you usual work!! :joker:

 

[Gavin A]

Totally agree. I've known people be refused planning permission due to roofing tiles being the wrong shade, yet those panels are allowed???

actually, if a neighbour complained, Permitted Development rights could be revoked, and an enforcement notice issued as the rights do come with the responsibility to mitigate the impact on the visual / amenity value of the local area as far as reasonably practicable... or something like that.

Not that the companies that did those abominations will know that or give a ----.

 

[Guitarist]

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Took this about 3 weeks ago,, original fault rcd tripping.

What's the problem? "It works dunnit?"

 

[markc123]

Haha at that toonlad, no wonder it was tripping the RCD. What sort of fruitcake thinks something like that is acceptable - how can they not realise that as soon as you fasten that back the likley hood of the exposed live conductor touching the earth is 1/9999999999.

 

[Toonlad]

Cheers Geordie, Class ehh. ring main was at the side, both cables at the bottom were spurs. one did the porch socket and lights the other, linked back into an old back boiler spur and accross the room to spur 2 sockets in the conservatory. Basically bare connections arcing accross and it was one of those flat plate sockets, so everything gets squashed. the face plate was bending under the strain.

On the subject of practicing yes it took me 5 weeks, 2 more than most, so im a bit more experianced now.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Cheers Geordie, Class ehh. ring main was at the side, both cables at the bottom were spurs. one did the porch socket and lights the other, linked back into an old back boiler spur and accross the room to spur 2 sockets in the conservatory. Basically bare connections arcing accross and it was one of those flat plate sockets, so everything gets squashed. the face plate was bending under the strain.

On the subject of practicing yes it took me 5 weeks, 2 more than most, so im a bit more experianced now.

Good lad - keep it up.

Another fortnight at that rate and you'll be awarded the Silver Spurs.

 

[Toonlad]

yeeehaaaaa