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    DNO charges when needing isolator fitted.

    Each DNO seem to have their own ideas when it comes to charging the last one I asked the customer to arrange for this to be done was free of charge. I have in the past been charged £31 pounds by one DNO & £80 by another
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    More suffering, sad news about the tower block fire in London

    Does anyone know if there were dry risers or even an active wet riser, when I worked on many London sites these were often installed on each floor to give the firefighters a connection so they did not have to run long lengths of hose to deal with the...
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    Plastic versas Metal CU's - your chance to vote

    Does any one know whether these loose connections causing the fires are at the main switch or at the mcb terminals . I have often wondered about these cage clamps used in accessories, to me it seems a bit like trying to fit a round peg in a square...
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    Anyone rate this drill?

    I have to agree with engineer 54 i have got the 18 volt Milwaulkee heavy duty combi cordless, use it every day & have had no problems at all. It has out lasted every other cordless that i owned. I have had it for about 4 years & the batteries are...
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    L, M or H class vacuum.

    The best chaser i have owned & it is still serving me faithfully to this day is a Marcrist MIT 88 wallchaser & a Marcrist DB 204 dust extractor, sadly i think they have stopped making this version but i have had it for twenty plus years & it cost...
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    The holy grail of BS7671 amendment 3 plastic vs metal c/u's

    Does anyone have any cost comparisons with the new consumer units coming on to the market compared to a good quality plastic CU. Is this just the tip of the iceberg, is everything electrical installed under the stairs or in an escape route going to have...
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    Warranty insurance

    The warranty insurance as far as i understand it is to cover for remedial works if it is found to be non compliant with the building regulations at a later date. If the electrical contractor has gone out of business the warranty removes this liability...
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    Warranty insurance

    I totally agree with you murdoch that's why i made the point about not pushing the boat out on this. As you have said the mandatory insurance has gone very quiet but i am interested to know how many times since the schemes started how many times it...
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    Warranty insurance

    Hi fellow sparks. This is for you folks that are with a part p scheme. Just as a matter of interest how many of your customers have taken up the warranty insurance since you first registered with them. I have to admit I don't push the boat out on...
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    consumer units replaced

    No i am not taking it the wrong way. Back in 2006 after a PIR it was decided to update all the houses & flats to the current edition of BS 7671 ie replacing all the consumer units from the old wylex BS 3036 boards to a more modern split load...
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    consumer units replaced

    Good morning sparkies Just wanted to run this by you. I do small maintainance jobs in 4 small flats & 5 small houses. They came under new management a couple of years ago. They have had a full EICR carried out last year & have had all the proteus 16...
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    Central heating 3port valve?

    The main reason the additional valve is there is to prevent the hot water from ever going above 100'c. The cylinder stat is the first line of defence followed by the over heat stat which would operate at 85c & would cut of the supply of hot water to the...
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    What a normal r1 = r2 result should be on a light circuit

    If the circuit is short then the reading should be lower, I have had higher readings than i would normally expect & found the switch to be the problem as has been mentioned. Best to work your way along its length if that is possible.
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    fire hoods in loft space,, downlight confusion!

    The electrical safety council do a very handy leaflet on this (best practice no 5 page 9) this gives all the recommendations. Provided there is the correct fire compartmentation in place, an unprotected downlighter can be used but best practice would be to...
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    consumer unit picture

    Has anyone seen the picture of the consumer unit in PE this month on the letters page. Was this some kind challenge to see how many different makes of mcb could be fitted in the same board. The mind boggles!!! considering it is supposed to have been...

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