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Electrician qualifications
How can I tell or know if someone is competent to perform electrics work in my house? Will they need some sort of certificate or qualification for example?
extraction hood
How much on average would it cost to install an extraction hood. We have an existing hood (and electrical source) in place but no extraction vent?
Electrical under floors
Hi My contractor said he needed to remove some floor to run wires He pulled out the ENTIRE floor. Every single board in every room Surely this is not correct ? They now want to sell new floors to me
Removing an electric wall heater
I want to completely remove an old electric bar heater from my bathroom wall for tiling and don't want to reconnect anything, is it safe to cut the wires, tape them and then push them back through the wall?
Garden Power Supply From Garage
Hi, i want to run an armoured cable from my garage consumer unit (which is fed from the main house consumer unit) to a garden room that would also have a consumer unit fitted to run LED lighting and small 13A power, is this an acceptable approach or can you not link consumer units? Thanks
Electric sockets
I am having a new kitchen and the layout will be slightly different. Can l change a double socket to a cooker point and vice versa without having new wiring ?
Can I install multiple switches for the same lights within one room?
I would like to install more switches at two different doorways within the same large room. Ideally both switches could be used independently of each other without any conflict. Is it feasible for me to install the additional switch and make adjustments by myself or is this more for a professional electrician to complete? In either case, is it likely that I will need to repaint or plaster around the switches afterwards? Any advice on this project would be great!
32A Commando socket install
I am about to take delivery of an EV. I'm likely to be moving by the end of the year so spending circa £1k on a domestic charger will not deliver a return on the mileage I am likely to do. The car comes with its own "mobile charger" which is 7.4kw capable. I have a modern consumer unit with Schneider Isobar Acti9 125A. There is a first generation Rolec EV EVWP0020 charger already connected to the CU via a 32A breaker. I have a SMETS2 smart meter and they are all adjacent on the inside of the garage wall by the garage door where the car will be parked. What additional components (surge protection/breakers) might I need to install a 32A rated (blue) commando socket? What would be a reasonable estimate for this job?
RCD/ circuit breaker placement
Hi guys, I am soon to be moving house and I have a small kitchen with a big full length cupboard which houses an RCD. I would like to utilise the cupboard by placing a washing machine or fridge in there and I also believe the RCD needs up dating. Can you tell me if this is possible please, I.e. utilising it for the washing machine or fridge or can i only use it for other storage items.
Replace old fashioned fuse box
How much is it to replace old main fuse box which is under the stairs?
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