Tiling.
Sep 9th 2004, 2:40 am
#46
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Re: Tiling.
What an interesting debate you guys have been having, sorry to deviate from the tiling theme a tad. but whats the situation with regard to lights?
If ive decorated a room in a house and dont like the existing light hanging on the ceiling can I change it? I mean flick the switch in the fuse box, undo the 3 screws in the light fitting, take down my light, put up my new one, reconnect the cables and flick my fuse switch back on. Will I get a slap wrist for doing this? I hope not as im due a fair few slaps otherwise
Sure I would get a sparky in if I wanted to add a whole new light in somewhere but surely i havent got to go through this each time i want to replace a light have I ?
Steve
If ive decorated a room in a house and dont like the existing light hanging on the ceiling can I change it? I mean flick the switch in the fuse box, undo the 3 screws in the light fitting, take down my light, put up my new one, reconnect the cables and flick my fuse switch back on. Will I get a slap wrist for doing this? I hope not as im due a fair few slaps otherwise
Sure I would get a sparky in if I wanted to add a whole new light in somewhere but surely i havent got to go through this each time i want to replace a light have I ?
Steve
Sep 9th 2004, 3:27 am
#47
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Re: Tiling.
Originally Posted by steve99
What an interesting debate you guys have been having, sorry to deviate from the tiling theme a tad. but whats the situation with regard to lights?
If ive decorated a room in a house and dont like the existing light hanging on the ceiling can I change it? I mean flick the switch in the fuse box, undo the 3 screws in the light fitting, take down my light, put up my new one, reconnect the cables and flick my fuse switch back on. Will I get a slap wrist for doing this? I hope not as im due a fair few slaps otherwise
Sure I would get a sparky in if I wanted to add a whole new light in somewhere but surely i havent got to go through this each time i want to replace a light have I ?
Steve
If ive decorated a room in a house and dont like the existing light hanging on the ceiling can I change it? I mean flick the switch in the fuse box, undo the 3 screws in the light fitting, take down my light, put up my new one, reconnect the cables and flick my fuse switch back on. Will I get a slap wrist for doing this? I hope not as im due a fair few slaps otherwise
Sure I would get a sparky in if I wanted to add a whole new light in somewhere but surely i havent got to go through this each time i want to replace a light have I ?
Steve
The Electrical Safety Act 2002 includes as electrical work - installation, maintenance, repair, removal or replacement of electrical equipment.
http://www.eso.qld.gov.au/publicat/law/
you are not "supposed" to touch the wiring by law , ie reconnect the cables in your case. ( don't know if WA is the same)
Sep 9th 2004, 3:34 am
#48
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Re: Tiling.
Originally Posted by Ceri
What is electrical work?
The Electrical Safety Act 2002 includes as electrical work - installation, maintenance, repair, removal or replacement of electrical equipment.
http://www.eso.qld.gov.au/publicat/law/
you are not "supposed" to touch the wiring by law , ie reconnect the cables in your case. ( don't know if WA is the same)
The Electrical Safety Act 2002 includes as electrical work - installation, maintenance, repair, removal or replacement of electrical equipment.
http://www.eso.qld.gov.au/publicat/law/
you are not "supposed" to touch the wiring by law , ie reconnect the cables in your case. ( don't know if WA is the same)
Sep 9th 2004, 3:42 am
#49
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Re: Tiling.
Originally Posted by Badge
bugger. I changed a light bulb the other day.
I'm not even going to go into this wiring subject.. or I'll have all the sparkies up in arms..lol.
My hubby used to wire up houses as young as 9 years old believe it or not .. one of his family members who was an electrican at the time used to send him down the attics to where an adult had diffculty getting to..It would be called child abuse today.. but he used to love it ( just in school holidays) .. I won't even go into his father teaching him how to make bombs.. I'm killing myself laughing.. it sounds if we are all loons dosen't it.
