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A leccy question
« on: December 21, 2009, 10:24:20 AM »
I managed to break our wall thermostat while decorating the hallway 4 years ago and have finally managed to get 'round to purchasing a new one.  cloud9:
Mrs G is most impressed with my rapid response, and reckoms I should werk for the council. rubschin:

Can I simply change it over, as the wires look tiny, without disconnecting the leccy with it presumably being low voltage like the telephone, or am I risking blowing meself and Growler Towers up by simply plundering ahead with the mains still switched on ?

Nick needn't bother replying, thank you. ;)

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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2009, 10:26:07 AM »
I managed to break our wall thermostat while decorating the hallway 4 years ago and have finally managed to get 'round to purchasing a new one.  cloud9:
Mrs G is most impressed with my rapid response, and reckoms I should werk for the council. rubschin:

Can I simply change it over, as the wires look tiny, without disconnecting the leccy with it presumably being low voltage like the telephone, or am I risking blowing meself and Growler Towers up by simply plundering ahead with the nains still switched on ?
You don't know the original electrician so switch everything off - just in case like.  ;)
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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2009, 10:29:53 AM »
I managed to break our wall thermostat while decorating the hallway 4 years ago and have finally managed to get 'round to purchasing a new one.  cloud9:
Mrs G is most impressed with my rapid response, and reckoms I should werk for the council. rubschin:

Can I simply change it over, as the wires look tiny, without disconnecting the leccy with it presumably being low voltage like the telephone, or am I risking blowing meself and Growler Towers up by simply plundering ahead with the nains still switched on ?
You don't know the original electrician so switch everything off - just in case like.  ;)

In reality though, and if fitted in the correct manner originally, would this be deemed necessary normally?
I'm feeling slightly lucky today but thought it wise to do a bit of checking first like. rubschin:

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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2009, 10:31:12 AM »
Turn it off

Not the time of year to be making a bodge of anything  noooo:
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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2009, 10:32:48 AM »
I'm not sure you are even allowed to do this anymore.

The new leccy regs don't let you do much more than change a light bulb.

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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2009, 10:37:06 AM »
I'm not sure you are even allowed to do this anymore.

The new leccy regs don't let you do much more than change a light bulb.

I Don't do H&S rules generally speaking. noooo:
I can decide what is dangerous or otherwise.
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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2009, 10:39:54 AM »
Go ahead and change it.On no account turn the electric off.

What can possibly go wrong?
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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2009, 10:40:56 AM »
I offered the job of supplying and fitting new sofits. barge boards and gutters to me next door neighbour earlier on this year, being a bery skilled diy enthusiast, but he told me he'd have to hire scaffolding to do it...H&S rules apparently.  ::)

I got a local long standing firm in to do it. They simply used ladders and had the whole job done in a day. Simples and no fuss.. cloud9:

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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2009, 10:42:29 AM »

Nick needn't bother replying, thank you. ;)

Specsavers obviously beckons.  ::)

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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2009, 10:46:14 AM »
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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2009, 10:48:48 AM »
I managed to break our wall thermostat while decorating the hallway 4 years ago and have finally managed to get 'round to purchasing a new one.  cloud9:
Mrs G is most impressed with my rapid response, and reckoms I should werk for the council. rubschin:

Can I simply change it over, as the wires look tiny, without disconnecting the leccy with it presumably being low voltage like the telephone, or am I risking blowing meself and Growler Towers up by simply plundering ahead with the nains still switched on ?
You don't know the original electrician so switch everything off - just in case like.  ;)

In reality though, and if fitted in the correct manner originally, would this be deemed necessary normally?
I'm feeling slightly lucky today but thought it wise to do a bit of checking first like. rubschin:

I rarely turn anything off and prefer to do it 'live' like...

But the best advice would be to switch it off...

As Miss D says, not the time of year to be in A & E...  noooo:
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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2009, 10:52:49 AM »
I managed to break our wall thermostat while decorating the hallway 4 years ago and have finally managed to get 'round to purchasing a new one.  cloud9:
Mrs G is most impressed with my rapid response, and reckoms I should werk for the council. rubschin:

Can I simply change it over, as the wires look tiny, without disconnecting the leccy with it presumably being low voltage like the telephone, or am I risking blowing meself and Growler Towers up by simply plundering ahead with the nains still switched on ?
You don't know the original electrician so switch everything off - just in case like.  ;)

In reality though, and if fitted in the correct manner originally, would this be deemed necessary normally?
I'm feeling slightly lucky today but thought it wise to do a bit of checking first like. rubschin:

I rarely turn anything off and prefer to do it 'live' like...

But the best advice would be to switch it off...

As Miss D says, not the time of year to be in A & E...   noooo:

When is then?  rubschin:

Oh I dunno actually.  rubschin:
No fighting teenagers to contend with, or a demanding Mrs G complaining about me wanting to go up 'me 'ill on crimbo day.

Problee only have two chances anyway. Dead or alive. ;)

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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2009, 10:54:12 AM »
I managed to break our wall thermostat while decorating the hallway 4 years ago and have finally managed to get 'round to purchasing a new one.  cloud9:
Mrs G is most impressed with my rapid response, and reckoms I should werk for the council. rubschin:

Can I simply change it over, as the wires look tiny, without disconnecting the leccy with it presumably being low voltage like the telephone, or am I risking blowing meself and Growler Towers up by simply plundering ahead with the nains still switched on ?
You don't know the original electrician so switch everything off - just in case like.  ;)

In reality though, and if fitted in the correct manner originally, would this be deemed necessary normally?
I'm feeling slightly lucky today but thought it wise to do a bit of checking first like. rubschin:

I rarely turn anything off and prefer to do it 'live' like...

But the best advice would be to switch it off...

As Miss D says, not the time of year to be in A & E...  noooo:

When is then?  rubschin:

Oh I dunno actually.  rubschin:
No fighting teenagers to contend with, or a demanding Mrs G complaining about me wanting to go up 'me 'ill on crimbo day.

Just stick yer fingers in then like...  ::)
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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2009, 10:56:03 AM »
Get Mrs G to do it then or mini moose  rubschin:
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Re: A leccy question
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2009, 11:00:55 AM »
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