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    DIY Very Big Bang

    The flat had been redecorated prior to occupation and was devoid of fittings like curtain tracks. The landlord had said it was OK to put up such things and until now there had been no problems. I have always thought that an experienced person is just someone who has already made their mistakes...
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    DIY Very Big Bang

    Thank you all for your replies. Davesparks, that sounds pretty much what I expected. I guess wirepuller's suggestion re: trunking would be OK and cheaper but the landlord might not like it. At least I have always found plastering is pretty easy as long as the area is narrower than a steel...
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    DIY Very Big Bang

    Hmmm, considering my son is an engineering graduate, it does look rather like he was trying for a Darwin Award. It looks clear to me there is no mechanical protection. The building is probably 1960s or 70s I don't know when the electrical instalation dates from. But if there should have been...
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    DIY Very Big Bang

    How long ago would regs requiring RCD or physical protection have come into force.
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    DIY Very Big Bang

    I am not a professional electrician and am posting this partly for your general amusement and partly to get some background advice. My son who has recently moved into a rented flat in Nottingham having got his first job there, decided to put up some coat hooks. He seems to have taken...
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    Cables with thermosetting insulation (XLPE cables)

    The current carrying capacity of a cable is effectively limited by its capacity to dissipate the heat generated in the cable. If the temperature of the cable is higher, then more heat will flow away from it through the insulation and surrounding environment. If more heat can be dissipated (due...

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