Electrics
Part P Building Regulations - Part P of the Building Regulations covers the installation and modification of electrical wiring and applies to England and Wales. These regulations state that to ensure that the required standards are met, most work ... [... more]
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Solarflow Solar Powered Submersible Pump
 This simple yet ingenious product allows you to pump water from your water butt to an irrigation system without the need for outdoor electrics by using power from the sun absorbed by a powerful solar panel. The Solar flow system takes the harnessed solar [... more]
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Downlights
Transformers for low voltage downlights come in different electrical sizes (sometimes referred to as 'so many va' - simply the total of volts multiplied by amps - and this is the same as watts) so a 100 va transformer can handle 5 x 20 watt low ... [... more]
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Smoke Alarms
Building Regulations require that at least one smoke alarm, wired directly to the mains, is installed in every new property. The regulations go on to say that smoke alarms should comply with BS5446. Even in existing buildings, all smoke detectors ... [... more]
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Diy Suppliers On-Line
Wickes is one of the major brands in the building and home improvement market - most items available for home delivery, some items available in-store only. The suppliers listed on these pages offer on-line service and delivery, or have branches, ... [... more]
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2004 Changes To Colours Of Cables
March 2004 saw amendment 2 to British Standard BS 7671 (Requirements for Electrical Installations). Probably the most significant change introduced for the diyer was the change of colour coding of electric cable. The new coloured cables are ... [... more]
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Bathroom Electrical Installations
Electrical equipment may be identified as having a certain level of mechanical and moisture protection, these are quoted as 'Ingress Protection' (or IP) numbers - such as 'IPXY', where X and Y are numbers, the X showing the level of mechanical ... [... more]
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Advertising
Text adverts can be one or more lines long, the important thing is the number of characters, the standard is 25 characters - the link to the URL of your choice can be part or all of the text displayed. Text adverts are normally in the side bar ... [... more]
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Understanding Ring Circuits And Other Power Circuits
Spur extensions can be connected to the ring circuit. A spur is a socket connected into the ring by a single cable run so the socket does not have the full benefit of two cable routes to the consumer unit. Spurs are often used when a socket is ... [... more]
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