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    Domestic remodel - Sanity check on a couple of things

    The 10mm by the window is outside of any safe zone, as you say fit a blank plate to highlight the cable run
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    Best Meter Setup For Multiple Use Building

    Hi some advice needed please. I am working on a commercial property, originally all one building (Machine Shop) with a 100A 3 phase TT supply incoming. The property is now being split up into multiple units mainly office space with one beauty salon all to be leased out by the landlord. The...
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    Lighting on end of smokes

    To be honest I've done this many times on Rewires, I run twin to the down smokes then the 3 core interlink which eventually ends at the upstairs smoke from there a twin runs to do the upstairs lighting, smokes are powered from a regularly used lighting circuit and saves an extra cable, I like...
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    Bathroom/Shower Zones

    Yeah that's how I always thought of it but since I was pulled up about it and pushed into a corner suggesting I should have fitted them and being advised by elecsa to always fit that's what I do, as I said previously my only explaination as to why elecsa say always fit them must be that if you...
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    Bathroom/Shower Zones

    I agree with you, and would fit non fire rated without hesitation, however I was pulled up by another spark about why I didn't use fire rated fittings and I explained generally the only fire ceilings found in a domestic property are in the garage, block of flats or masionette, he didn't agree so...
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    Earth rod and bonding

    Earthrod is unstable you can't rely on the fact that gas and water pipe bonding brings tears resistance down as metallic pipes may be replaced in future with plastic equivalents. Either install new rod or tnc-s enquiry
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    Earth wire on domestic heating oil tank - various questions

    :tearsofjoy:
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    Earth wire on domestic heating oil tank - various questions

    I would bond at the point of entry to the property I would not Earth it with an earthrod. My suggestion is that the addition of the earth rod has more than likely made the installation less safe
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    Earth wire on domestic heating oil tank - various questions

    That's why I said total lack of understanding..... chances are the pipework wasn't extraeneous to start with due to sheathing and a plastic bund. that is until the sparky made it so !
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    Earth wire on domestic heating oil tank - various questions

    Sounds like it ... total lack of understanding oil pipes are generally sheathed so its highly likely he's made the installation less safe than it was
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    Dishwasher repair garage submain

    He was at the property 15mins before he packed up and left
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    Dishwasher repair garage submain

    Failed because it is tt and the garage cu didn't have an rcd as the submain was already rcd protected at the supply side visually failed I presume
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    Dishwasher repair garage submain

    not sure but she is without the appliance for another week as he refused to work on it customer has asked me to meet with the engineer to show him the rcd !!
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    Dishwasher repair garage submain

    just had a customer in the phone saying that an engineer refused to work on her broken dishwasher because of a failed earth loop test and no rcd being present The setup is as follows Tt supply From the House consumer unit a 10mm twin and earth runs through the house buried in the wall...
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    Supply for shower board

    So other than it being unorthodox it's neither dangerous or broken any regs in reality ?
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