Andrew_C

Bare choc block behind a skirting board is not suitable.

Second one.

Must be 30A*, must be enclosed, must protect against "foreseeable mechanical damage". And you do need to maintain the ring. Can you get under the floor (assuming this is where cables run)? A proper junction box there would be best. * minimum

I'll watch the vid later... but even the still... WTF were they thinking?

Also required: Chrome.

I don't want to use IE any more - but...

What a crass piece of "design".

I wonder what sort of batteries those bots had? Hmmm....

^THIS^ But you, if competent, set the schedule.

Yep, mines upstairs and vents through the loft to the roof. Just had a service, and guy was v please it was Valient. Says they are good, and easy to work on if required.

Husband of a colleague was there Tuesday, but off yesterday as he'd just finished a run of nights. He reckons there are going to be lots of questions about the design of these building...

New ranges available from Ocado! Smoked corn-flakes, smoked avocado, smoked cat food and smoked toilet paper. It has been burning for two days now; downgraded from "major incident" yesterday, back up when it got close to large chemical tanks. 500m exclusion zone.

We have a theatre technician, and my ex-colleague at the other end of the school who does most of the presentation/speech day type stuff. I agree it is a different skill set, and really shouldn't be dumped on IT.

It is reasonable to treat them as installed. This does not negate the need to prove they are safe. Suggested initial test periods are shown in the table below. Note the initial - if after a few years you have evidence that there is no degradation / damage to equipment, you can alter the frequency to a longer period. Likewise, if you find the same equipment damaged every year, your test period should be reduced.

Actually not that stupid. The requirement is to "have a safe system of work" and "be maintained so as to be safe". Neither of which are possible unless you know that the cable (in this case) is good. To check the earth bond you have to test both legs. Now, I'd argue that this is probably a once off test in the case of most IT kit that sits in a rack, or on an office desk. Visual inspection thereafter.

Why would you want a McYuk when Pete's Eats* is in Llanberis? * is it still? I've not been for a decade or two!

If you live on your own, and have a rigidly predictable life style, a timer and thermostat would be OK. On at 6:30 - off at 8:00 - on at 18:00 - off at 22:00 every weekday, with all day Sat & Sun. Great, marvellous, you wouldn't save much. In a household with 2 workers on different, weird timetables, and two kids with their own timetables; who is going to be home first? When does the last person leave for work? In this sort of scenario the savings would mount up much faster. More so if you can modulate the boiler directly; this eliminates 'overshoot' and maintains the desired temperature much more accurately.

Are you using a pen to write this? Smart heating allows a much finer control of the boiler and zones within your house. This equates to greater comfort and/or energy saving. Why don't you want that?

Errrmm... You've never dealt with an insurance company I take it? ANYTHING they can do to weasel out of paying, they WILL.

You might want to be a little careful how far distribution of such a "tour" of your school goes in the wild. We have had instruction that no pictures are allowed showing windows, fittings, etc so as not to give thieves ideas.

100% different. A dehumidifier works like a fridge to cause the moisture in the air to condense on a cold surface. A PIV pulls (relatively) warm, dry air in from your loft, displacing moist air from within your home. It is more in the line of a forced extract fan, but they then pull fully cold air in through whatever gaps.

When I did mine a couple of houses back, the fitter said Bosch or Valient. Just had Valient serviced in this house, and service guy full of praise.

For really cheap, a web-cam and long USB cable. I've done it in our library; only used if an unaccompanied parent is waiting during child's' admissions interview.

"Certified"? Part P* doesn't necessarily preclude adding a socket. Not kitchens, garages or other special locations. Not new circuits. Or "Part taking the P***"

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