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    Ethics around EICR

    A mate of mine is selling his place. The buyer commissioned an EICR back in October. At the last moment (just before exchange of contracts) the buyer's produced the EICR with it's "UNSATISFACTORY" verdict and attempted to knock the price down. The EICR is legit as far as I can see and the...
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    EICR coding twin and earth tails/riser

    Not unusual in townhouses that have been converted into flats round here to see all the meters in the basement, each feeding a switched fuse spur that then feeds 16mm T+E to each flat. Obviously that's a run of tens of metres, concealed in walls etc with no RCD protection. Guessing it was...
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    Is this likely to be asbestos?

    Cut this out of a kitchen wall. Like a cement board on a steel frame house. 1950s build .Some kind of mesh in the middle. Should I get it tested?
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    Vaillant Eco Pro 30 - no call for heat

    Not getting a call for heat when motorised valve opens. There's continuity between switched live on the motorised valve and the RT terminal in the boiler. The valve seems to be operating. The combi works fine on the hot water side. I've removed the 24V RT bridge as per the installation manual...
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    Is a socket in a cabinet outside the zones in a bathroom?

    Got a customer who's wanting a washing machine and tumble dryer in the bathroom. Normally the solution is to hard wire into FSUs but he's come up with the solution of kitchen units and a work top with the sockets in the void between the wall and the back of the units. Could this be argued to...
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    How did this not go bang?

    Called to a house where customer's were getting electric shocks from their dishwasher and radio in the kitchen. Went through the usual steps l, assuming it was an absence of CPC and a bit of earth leakage from the appliances. After a few frustrating hours pulled this beauty out of the...
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    Panel Lights in insulation...

    Does anyone know about how much of a void in insulation is required for lights like these? Putting downlights in a loft conversion and if I install standard size ones I'll be creating some serious cold spots...
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    2 way switching and Wi Fi switching

    At 1st fix stage. Customer has decided they want option for wifi switching. There's 2 way and intermediate switching involved that I was going to do conventionally with 3 core cable. Obviously now I'm going to provide a neutral at each "main" switch but what about the rest?
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    CHINT RCD MAIN SWITCH MALFUNCTION AFTER TEST

    Installed a new radial circuit in a garage from an existing CHINT garage unit. All functioning well (tests fine) until after the RCD test. Then everything, lights etc stops working. On investigation, while I've got 244V at the incoming side of the main switch I'm getting a reading of...
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    Continual problems with Shower isolator.

    I get regular work from a student landlord. In one of his properties the shower isolator switch has burnt out on the feed side several times. I've replaced the switch twice (last time with an MK) and the shower's also been replaced. Insulation resistance on the circuit is >500 and the MCB...
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    Why do some customers stand 6" behind you?

    Anyone else get this? Just changed a bathroom light and the customer spent the whole time virtually stood on the bottom rung of the step ladder staring at what I was doing. Not conducive to a good morning's work!
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    Aico vs FireAngel (and others)

    Usually install Aico smokes/heats but just noticed quite a large price difference with FireAngel. Any with experience of the latter - fitting, reliability etc?
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    Underfloor heating bathrooms- recommendations?

    Got two underfloor heating systems to install- both on timber with a tiled finish. Both bathrooms are around 2 x 2. What systems have people installed and what recommendations have you got?
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    Fitting a 100ma RCD on Solar PV to solve nuisance tripping.

    A solar PV system keeps tripping the 30ma B curve RCD (at dawn). The system is a TNC-S and the cabling to the inverter is surface mounted SWA. Is there any reason to not swap the 30ma main switch out for a 100ma ?
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    Chasing in and tanking.

    Quoting for a rewire on a property that's going to be fully tanked to 1.2 m. Back boxes in before or after tanking?
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    Parking fines - tax deductible?

    As above. Grinding through my tax return. Perpetual hazard where I work. Prob £200 a year. What d y'reckon?
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    60 volts on an R2 long lead test?

    Testing today. Zs produced an Err 4 reading on the Fluke MFT, so I got the wander lead out and connected to the MET. No continuity but 60 (ish) volts difference showing on the display. Any ideas?
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    Extend lighting circuit from fan isolator?

    Installing emergency stairwell lighting in an HMO. Is there any reason why I shouldn't start off from the fan isolator (live side obviously).?
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    Emergency lighting BS 5266

    In a standard set up for emergency (non maintained) lighting ,in an HMO for example, is it necessary for the lighting to form a single circuit i.e to be simultaneously isolatable for testing purposes or can each light be fed separately with its own test switch?
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    Aico alarms red light rapid flashing.

    Looking at an LD1 system in an HMO. Although the alarms are hardwired together (No radio bases) they don't sound simultaneously. Some of the alarms have a rapidly flashing red light. Any ideas?

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