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Its B for Q2 by the way

moggy1968

I don't think there is a problem with the trusses, the problem is fixing the lights to a combustable surface. I did this in my parents loft recently and had to hang the lights on short lengths of chain to comply with the manufacturers instructions.
there is also the matter of Part P as moger 4 says

moggy1968

There is no need for a board change, just RCBOs on the circuits not protected by RCDs, however, if the rewire was done before the change in regs you don't need to upgrade unless you want to, it depends on the exact date you had the board fitted. If it was before the 17th then you comply. Providing a...

moggy1968

with regards to question 3, if there is a loose connection then this will cause a build up of heat, which will increase the resistance, hence why the continuity reading would increase, hence why A is correct, that and the fact none of the others are right!!! if you don't know the answer you can ofte...

moggy1968

don't assume the MCBs or fuses are labelled correctly. It may be you have lost A wire to one of your lights (either the live or neutral) which means every light from that point on won't work. I am slightly confused though by your post as you say you have replaced the fuse wire but you are suprised t...

moggy1968

[quote="moger4"]if you repair this yourself you become responsable for the saftey of this installation , this could mean in the event of a death you will be taken to court and could very well be charged with man slaughter , get an approved electricain to check this and your wiring in gener...

moggy1968

for a straightforward change thats what I would charge, extra if there are cables that need extending, bonding to upgrade etc

moggy1968

don't forget to put earth sleeving pn the old earth before you 'park' it in the fitting. don't be tempted to cut it off, it'll really mess someone up later if they want to fit a metal fitting (and it's against the regs!!)

moggy1968

it rather depends on the layout of the electrics in the house. you could put it onto a switched fused spur from your socket circuit, or change the cable set up so it goes onto the lighting circuit, however, as both these involve new cable the work would be notifiable under part P regulations. Also t...

moggy1968

Usually the earthing is good enough to be able to meet the disconection time even with a Ctype, if it isn't you could change to a C type RCBO which gets around the problem of tripping in the required time as it is rated at 30ma (ion the RCD side and whatever you need on the overload side). Thats how...

moggy1968

whilst a periodic inspection is reccommended between tenants it is not as far as I am aware (and as always I stand to be corrected) yet a legal requirement, regretably, otherwise we could have a nice steady stream of extra income! of course if you don't have one done and something goes wrong you'rei...

moggy1968

I got called out to an oven not working after I had done a board change. soon discovered the cause, it was a gas oven! (problem with the gas supply)

moggy1968

look in the destructions for the wattage, let us know what it is and we can probably help.
you currently have 6mm cable to your existing outlet

moggy1968

someone has been nice to you and identified the switch live for you, thats the black with the red sleeve. this goes to the brown wire on your new light fitting. the blacks are neutrals and go with the neutral on your light (which will be blue - new colours). All the earths naturally go together If t...

moggy1968

yes, to ensure it's electrical safety don't do it!! for the reasons given above, this would be totally illegal, dangerous and will invalidate your house insurance. This cable may well not be rated high enough for your shower, likewise the breaker. This circuit is almost certainly not RCD protected, ...

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