Mattg4321

Velux are helpful on the phone and will do a video call with you to talk you through setting things up if necessary.

Great post

Only downside to that plan is the Libbi is stupidly expensive.

G99 applications are free with UKPN too. I’ve read that other DNO’s charge

If your DNO is U.K. Power Networks then you/your electrician can apply with their smart connect portal. Very easy to do.

They are regulations. It even says as much on the front! If you think it’s fine to follow the rules of a third country, then crack on. In the unlikely event you end up in court, you’ll be expected to have followed the rules of this country. You can legally drive in some US states at 15, but you won’t be allowed to do it here, no matter how much you might demonstrate you have the reactions of Max Verstappen, the IQ of Einstein and the maturity of David Attenborough

Be interesting to see how quick that fills up with water again...

You can argue the rights or wrongs of it until you’re blue in the face. The regs are the regs. They’re not a statutory document, but they are admissible in court. Generally you’re going to be much more likely to be covered in water, without shoes on in a bathroom, than a kitchen is their argument. In all honesty I agree with most of what you’re saying, I just think it’s iffy ground to advise people to ignore the relevant regulations. It’s probably going to be ok for a DIYer in their own home if pulled back out before a sale/rental, but when you’re a professional working in someone’s home…it’ll be the regulations or not at all for me - as much as I don’t agree with them all the time.

If you’ve deliberately and knowingly disregarded the regulations of this country the prosectors will have a field day. “It’s allowed in another country” won’t save you imo. If you must have a washing machine in a bathroom, locate it 2.5m away from the edge of zone 2. Or 0.6m and connect it to a spur.

You can get them no problem, I just find that they are not as readily available sitting on stock on a shelf. That’s only my experience though. Probably should’ve explained this better.

I had meant GU10 is cheap enough not to worry. Sorry for confusion. They do have downsides compared with integrated though. Less reliable/ less efficient and harder to get wider beam angles. You pays your money…

I often use Integral Led. Also Osram, Sylvania, Bell, Phillips. None of them are totally bulletproof. The integrated lamps are more reliable and efficient (but of course you can’t change them easily as an end user/obtain direct replacements sometimes in years to come). They’re cheap enough not to worry about it though, most last years.

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I generally steer clear of LAP. It rhymes with a good description of its quality. GU10 lamps are meant to be quite good, and I’ve heard that from a few sources. Integrated downlights - not good. Switches and sockets are comically bad.

The expensive ones are no better than the good quality ‘cheaper’ ones. No need to spend more than £2-3

It would be unusual not to have a valve at the meter in the pavement. Have you got a picture?

*IET If you decide not to follow the recommendations of the relevant British Standard (In this case BS7671) regulations, then you better have a very good reason should you end up in court.

Govt website lists the official guidelines https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-refunds-for-new-builds-if-youre-a-diy-housebuilder#goods-you-can-or-cannot-claim-for

Been bailing Scotland out since 1707! Even with the oil money Scotland deficit is very large. We could stop the debate here though if Scorland continue to send us the electricity in exchange for the money 😁

Reform the Barnett formula so citizens of Scotland get the same spend as England/Wales and you can have it!

Tell the sparks he’ll be running his cables from above. Ridiculous idea to put them in the screed when not absolutely necessary

Much better installing a duct with a rope through.

It appears ‘somebody’ put pressure on octopus. I wonder who. Hopefully an incoming government will use the opportunity to distance themselves from the previous administration and pull the rug from under the MCS parasites.

But the scam that is MCS still has to be complied with to get SEG payments. As a sparks, the amount of absolutely shocking PV installs I see is frustrating. It’s not cost effective for me to go MCS for a few systems a year, however I’m just about to fit my own system (which will actually be done properly, unlike most MCS installs!), which I won’t be able to get SEG payments for. Ridiculous.

Also worth looking at DIY Kitchens. Better quality than Howdens imo, having DIY fitted both. The only downside being the delivery can be a bit of aggro. They’re usually cheaper than Howdens though.