u/JustAnotherFEDev

Yes, I know, "get a sparky", I did, he's not come back for 2nd fix.

Got a guy in, 2 new circuits and some modifications to the existing radial circuit.

Initial quote was £475, since the quote I added an additional appliance (3amp FCU) for a hydronic plinth heater, on the day that 475 quote went up to 500. Totally fine with me, it was an extra.

It took a little while longer for me to fit the kitchen, due to an incompetent gas engineer that left me with a leak, twice and some faulty units from the supplier.

Anyway, as it stands my kitchen is done, I just need the 2nd fix doing.

I have above 4 worktop sockets not fixed to back boxes, as the plasterers undid these. I have replacement face plates for these, sparky knew about these, it was part of the quote to change them.

My plinth heater needs wiring to the FCU and the fuse swapping to a 3 amp

1 above counter socket is new, so just a back box, it's wagoed at the moment.

3 sets of cables in cupboards for in cupboard sockets, 1 is the washing machine, I have one of those IP66 sockets for that as it's under the sink.

New socket for the extractor, just cable/wagos. I have a faceplate for that

Then both new circuits, are just cables 6mm for the hob, 2.5mm for oven, RCBOs in place, circuits are off at the board, wagos the other end.

My sparky said he was coming today and then "forgot", now he's off on holiday. I'm obviously a bit pissed off he "forgot" given he said today, just 2 days ago.

I paid the first part of his quote £350, within minutes of receiving the invoice. So I haven't paid the last bit.

He's a proper spark, seemed a nice guy, I've had a shit time with more trades than just the twat GSE that could have killed my kid and me.

Obviously I can't sign anything off, I'm not qualified. I do know how to swap fuses and faceplates, add them, etc.

Got myself some eggs and bread in anticipation of the big switch on, I've been craving scrambled egg on toast forever.

I also emptied loads of units today, for nothing.

I can do the rest, right? I can then just pay for an EICR on my kitchen, can't I?

Honestly, I did the right thing with gas and electrics and I still can't cook an egg. No, I'm not doing them in the microwave, as I want the good stuff.

I need access to an app work are buying. I've received install instructions from the supplier, which requires me to download the app from Firebase.

There's no reason for me to believe the supplier's app is malicious, although they do have an extremely vague privacy policy.

My concern here is, if I were to toggle that setting to "allow" on both my personal devices, would that make them vulnerable to other attacks or snooping, etc?

Example, say I clicked a link to a malicious or compromised site, could that site install anything without me knowing, in the background and then harvest shit of my devices?

Presumably I'd need to leave that setting to "allow" for the duration I need to run their SDK?

It's no biggie, as such, I can just get work to loan me devices if I don't want to install stuff on my own devices. Just it sits a little uncomfortable with me.

Cheers

I've got some edge pull handles, they're black aluminium.

I have an 800mm wall unit next to a tall oven housing. I'm pretty certain the handle closest to the oven will hit the end panel.

I bought restrictors, got the wrong ones, need to get 107deg ones. I still think it will hit.

Handles are 200mm wide, projection from the front of the door 22.8mm. I haven't fitted those ones yet, as I'm pretty certain they'll hit, even at a restricted 86deg.

I could move the handles out to the far edge, which isn't how any other units are 😕 so wouldn't look ideal.

Best I can come up with is chop one in half. Then have those 2 halves line up with the centrally fixed 800mm drawers below.

Obviously I'd just buy 2 x 100mm handles, if they sold them, they don't. I've scoured the Internet, even looked for Far Eastern clones on the usual sites, none have an identical profile and 100mm width.

How can I nearly cut one down? I know I'll need to make each edge good, bit of filing, bit of painting and then drill a new hole in each, but what is the absolute best way to chop one in half?

Anywhere I could take one, like some engineering type place or do I likely have what I need, saws and power tools and shit?