garrymartin

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Just to help me understand better, why is that? I thought, in a new-build, there must be enough space for someone in a wheelchair to manoeuvre, and if not, the easiest thing to do is for the door to open outward or slide? It just didn't look like there would be enough room on the plan.

WC door on ground floor needs to open outwards I believe.

That looks like some really tidy work. Great to see people taking pride in the work they are doing.

Oh, OK, didn't know that. That's really interesting. I understand that, as you describe, you essentially have two spurs, rather than a spur feeding two sockets, but I thought you were only allowed one spur from a single accessory; "Only one unfused spur, supplying either a single 1-gang or 2-gang socket-outlet, should be connected to any accessory forming a part of the circuit (Appendix 15 of BS 7671 refers)." https://electricalapprentice.co.uk/connecting-equipment-to-a-socket-outlet-circuit/?utm_source=chatgpt.com#:~:text=Only one unfused spur%2C supplying either a single 1-gang or 2-gang socket-outlet%2C should be connected to any accessory forming a part of the circuit (Appendix 15 of BS 7671 refers). But then Appendix 15 of BS 7671 only states that "an unfused spur should only feed one single or one twin socket-outlet only" - it doesn't explicitly say you can only have one unfused spur from a single accessory, even if that is commonly accepted...

But there is already a spur (C1) off C, so it isn't permissible to also add a FCU spur feeding an additional socket (C2). Without seeing the cable routes, these appear to be the two easiest solutions: 1) disconnect C1 from C, add the FCU as a spur next to C, and then connect both C1 and C2 to the FCU 2) insert the FCU into the ring by disconnecting the cable between C and D, connecting that cable to the FCU along with a new cable between the FCU and C. You can then add as many extra sockets as you like off the FCU B1 and D1 are fine - you can add a single spur off an existing socket on a ring.

Should be fine. Just bear in mind that if it is fibre, it may be a pre-terminated cable of a particular length, so the inside diameter of your PEX needs to be sufficient to take the connector, and the bend radius you employ needs to be appropriate to the connector length too. I installed 20mm flexible conduit from the external box (City Fibre in my case) to my internal comms cupboard and we just fished the cable through when they did the install. No issues.

Not that it will help now, but going into a plastic box, potentially outside, I'd always go with the correct sized Storm gland... https://www.electricpoint.com/swa-storm20s-lsf-armoured-cable-glands-m20-20mm-ip68.html

I find the problem with economics and market value generally has much more to do with plot prices than with how much work you do yourself. Inflated land costs often *lead* to a requirement to do more work yourself to make the sums add up.

+1 very clever

If the issue is that they submitted a S106 that wasn't signed and witnessed by all appropriate parties, that's an easy fix... Is that the issue @Katbuild?

I don't understand what a "witnessed planning obligation" is, to be honest, especially if, as you mention, your planning consultant submitted a Section 106 document with a self-build undertaking in it. My personal experience concerning Unilateral Undertakings is that even if you use a format the LPA has previously signed off on, they will still say it isn't acceptable and will give you some new text that probably doesn't make grammatical sense and that isn't legally enforceable. Nevertheless, you should ask the LPA for an acceptable document template specific to your case. My Unilateral Undertaking included the following for your interest. You'll need some similar words (agreed with the LPA), but in a complete, legal document format; Note that it has to be signed and witnessed by everyone with an interest in the land. If the person(s) applying for permission don't own the land, not only will they need to sign it, but so will any landowners, and any mortgage companies with an interest too. You'll possibly also be asked to provide the Title Deeds for the land so that any interests can be checked. I'd include these as they may be requested, adding further delays.

OK, so that's modern equipment running above maximum specified temperature, so not great. What else do you have in there that's generating that level of heat though?

I'm with @JohnMo - how hot does it get when the door is shut? Two things to consider... 1) most electronic equipment is certified to run between particular temperatures (upper, lower), and it's usually a lot hotter than you would think (we run a lot of datacenters much hotter than we did 10 years ago) 2) it may be more cost-effective to replace the equipment that is pumping out lots of heat with something more efficient that runs cooler My comms cupboard at home runs above 30 degrees in the summer heat, and the equipment has no issues with that.