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    Philips Ultra-Energy Saving Light Bulbs

    Add on postage to Northern Ireland...probably need them to last 70 years🤣
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    Ring Final Circuit (RFC) versus Radial. Yes, again.

    Poor installation and botched alterations ruin anything and everything though. A house I tested last year had bathroom shower and cooker joined together in a JB somewhere. Upstairs sockets off the lighting circuit. Utility room off ensuite shower in a JB somewhere. Immersion heater and...
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    Kitchen heater leaking. Water touches the extension cord. Will I run into issues?

    OP seems to live in Toronto, so doubt they'd have an EICR. It still needs sorting ASAP, and hopefully has been by now
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    VDE Screwdrivers recommendations

    They aren't interchangeable blades, they are a full set of screwdrivers. I've a set of Wera with interchangeable blades that I next to never use, and the Armeg Torque Screwdriver has interchangeable blades that is next to never used used when required. If you need a PZ1, PZ2 and a 4.0mm flat...
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    UK Unable to remove front cover

    I don't really understand any of that, not that familiar with the Wylex unit but to get the cabling in there they'd have had the cover off, it has screws top left and bottom right. But the enclosure itself looks empty, there is no main switch or MCB's? Also looks like a distinct lack of...
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    VDE Screwdrivers recommendations

    I find the Wiha and Wera ones ok, the CK and Bahco ones seemed to break if you looked at them the wrong way. I use Facom Expert at the minute, had my set for over 3 years and no breakages and still in top nick. Very comfortable to work with. Did lose one of the 10 piece set no more than a...
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    Battery Brushless motor battery drills - unsatisfactory speed control, or just this model?

    Has the DHP481 been discontinued? Was having a nosy to compare prices of the two and it doesn't seem to readily available anymore and is mostly used units.
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    Wholesaler prices lately.

    I got some through the week from wholesalers and was cheaper than Toolstation. Not by much, about 60p a coil, but also another 2.5% off that again for settlement payment when I pay the bill.
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    Battery Brushless motor battery drills - unsatisfactory speed control, or just this model?

    The DHP481 packs a lot more punch though, and that's what I need it for...would do 32mm holes in joists and 4" holes in ceilings on high speed with ease. It comes with a stupidly big handle for a reason😂
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    Wholesaler prices lately.

    Don't use online much for materials, I find wholesalers better and generally cheaper! My nearest wholesalers are over 20 miles away, so I'm dependant upon delivery. But they'll phone me on route and deliver it to where I want, rather than an address I specified a day or two ago. With my main...
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    Battery Brushless motor battery drills - unsatisfactory speed control, or just this model?

    I have the DHR202(brushed), DHR242(brushless), DHP458(brushed) and DHP481(brushless)...I feel like a bit of a Makita fan boy🤣🤣🤣 The DHP458 has been sick for a while and I need to fix it at some point, it's a good high torque drill and it's been thoroughly abused. The DHR242 is a far better...
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    What paperwork do I need?

    An EIC covering all the works would be enough rather than a separate MWC for the small jobs
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    Old unmarked appliance cable - core ident

    I've had stings off each of L & N before.
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    New patented electrical outlet

    Short length of flex and a trailing socket. Quite a lot of ovens I find wouldn't have enough room for a single socket and a plug
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    New patented electrical outlet

    If retrofitting an oven and a hob most likely will find there is only a 1 gang box there at present. The dual cooker connection units I find are great to work with
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    230v between N+E and 0v between L+E

    With L-N reversed polarity it would have worked with the user unaware of the reverse polarity. Had the entire house been L-N reverse polarity then to the user everything would seem to be working as normal
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    Type of supply tncs or tt

    Is the current supply classed as temporary (eg for power for the site whilst works are ongoing)?
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    Metal blanking plate to protect from wood burner stove?

    Most likely find that there will be a plasterer involved anyway so if needing to cut a hole in the ceiling they should be able to patch that when they are on the job for little extra cost.
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    DIY - help! - Old cables used

    Seems very odd to not replace 4m of easily replaced cable when doing a full rewire. @verve01 how did you find out cable hadn't been replaced and what type of cable is it?
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    NAPIT Certification Scheme Is there a yearly NAPIT assessment?

    Perhaps... But no chance they will ever change to Bi yearly payments

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