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    I turned a job down - have I done the right thing?

    Potential customer is having a domestic gas boiler changed. Their installer does not do his own wiring. They asked me to wire up their new boiler system but I realised that it does not comply with part L about conservation of energy (as they do not have separate control of heating in the...
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    Help please!! Problem when shower is turned on and lights flicker

    Hi, Im having a bit of a problem with a job i recently went to look at for a friend. The problem was that when the shower was turned on the lights through out the house started to flicker. The shower is also very old and im nt sure what kW the shower is or the cable size due to only having a...
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    Help with circuit finding

    Hi anyone shed any light on a problem i am having at the moment please :) I am trying to find the reason why i cannot isolate a light in my mums garage, it is a 3 storey house which used to be 3 flats and was rewired 30 years ago, i have found out there are 2 feeds still in the house i have...
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    switch protection

    Hi all i have seen in the passed a cover that the 3 pins of a 13A plug are pushed throught in to a socket and has a flap of plasting which covers the switch (manly used when a fridge is pluged in so cant be turned off) does any one know were i can get one been looking for the last hour...
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    NICEIC Inspecter turned up at my house with out appointament.

    Hi I had my Niceic inspector turn up at my house last Febuary for my anual inspection but they had not informed me of the appointment. I was away on a 17th edition course so he put it down as a failed visit they have been trying to charge me for the failed visit. Despite several letters we keep...
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    doorbell wiring

    a client asks me to put on a new doorbell, he bought a new one and has taken down the old one already. i had a look, the cable is 6 core cable like telephone cable. but he doorbell only has live and neutral, does anyone know how to wire it? cheers
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    I turned off stats - how do I turn them back on?

    Think it's called stats -at bottom of main forum page, shows top posters, latest posts etc. I only turned it off to see what would happen - a message flashed up telling me how to turn it back on, but the message only lasted for about 1 second so I couldn't read the complete instruction! Help...
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    Blown fuse and sparks

    Question: when a traditional fuse blows would you expect sparks?
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    lights dim when turned off

    Hi, I have been called back to a job where a 3-halogen lamp fitting with 2 way switching keeps blowing a bulb. When this happens and the switch is turned off the remaining 2 lamps stay on but very dim. When the blown lamp is replaced, all is well again. I have tried everything. Isolated it...
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    turned off lights circuit now kitchen lights won't work

    just turned off light circuit to undo some lights in lounge turned circuit back on now we have no lights in kitchen have two light switches one for ceiling haogen lights and one for cupboard lights none will work help needed also 3 bedrooms won't work now checked whole house so all that are...
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    dimmers

    i bought a 1000 watt dimmer for an installation and when i came to test i was getting a rediculously high r1+r2 (about 8ohms). after checking all connections i changed the dimmer for a normal switch test readng was fine 0.3ohms. does anyone else have probs like this with dimmers. before any one...
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    WARNING old Style Wylex Breakers (not Plug ins)

    Hi Guys Just a word of warning to you all. I have been working on an industrial site that has the old style wylex 3-phase DB's (nothing wrong with them). Whilst isolating circuits I have noticed that some MCBS are NOT disconnecting the supply when in the off position :eek:. Out of the 20...

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