Tony M

Thinking about this 'Translate facility' it may be worth posting this as a 'sticky' on the Forum as my guess is that not many people are aware that one can Translate pages.   There are also facilities to translate from most languages into any Language of your choice.    You get some wierd translations and a few funny expressions  but with a bit of 'savvy' it all makes sense.   '

Easy Peasey,   Right click on a French WebPage, Click on 'Page info', Click on 'translate this page', Bingo, Its translated, into English ( of sorts) but you have to read it as a literal translation rather than a word perfect translation.

Thanks for that link gluestick. Whilst it is all in French a right mouse click,Translate the page into English has given me just about all of the information that I think I will ever need !      PS, I wonder how many people are unaware of the 'Translate' facility on XP ?

Obviously not a good idea of mine ! For the record I had never planned a DIY job. I would have sent one of my sub-contract sparks to do the job. I will now contact the vendor and get the name of the French sparks that started the job and get a quote to finish it. Perhaps the French system is electrically more safe than UK systems but from what I have seen most wiring and fittings look pretty awful. It seems that armoured cable is not used externally and many socket outlets are singles with multi socket extension leads plugged in ! maybe I have only seen older properties and now the French regulations are much more strict. In any event, French wiring is a subject that I wish to familiarise myself with. Any suggestions please as to where I can find out more general information ?     

We have bought an 80% completed House that needs windows, Doors, plastering etc but the electrical  systemd is already carcassed. I find that in general French Fittings wiring and safety aspects are below that of the UK. I am thinking about abandoning the wiring already installed then starting again and wiring the entire house to UK standards using UK fittings. Will I fall foul of French regulations or can I do it anyway and keep quiet !!