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Thanks. Is an IC an inspection chamber?

Hi checked related messages but can't seem to find an answer. I am having a small extension on the side of the house and incorporating a toilet. The main sewer pipe runs along the rear elevation of the house to a manhole (two covers ) halfway across before continuing the run to adjacent houses...

Thanks for the replies .Sorted now , turns out our home insurance has callout cover and it covers electrics. Came very quickly. Within an hour. For those interested . He reset RCD switch on consumer unit, plugged kettle in waited for a pop sound somewhere - when the circuit tripped there was a...

Hi Socket circuit is tripping the switch at the consumer unit. Unplugged everything but it still trips after a few minutes when something is plugged into it. . Read up on this forum and advice indicates to first check the Combi boiler. But it still trips with this switched off. So am I...

It won't be used much - it is to plug power into my caravan when I am working on it

Hi I want an exterior waterproof electric socket on my house wall. I can feed power to it through and existing hole in the wall (left by a redundant Skydish cable). I would put 3 PIN PLUG ON wire and plug this into the socket in my room when I want to use it. All the sockets in this room are...

Hi Looking to install a downstairs toilet. The sewer (not public it joins that at the bottom of the road) is about metre and a half down. I am wondering if I could connect the toilet outlet to the sewer using a drain ( that currently takes water run off from the guttering to the sewer manhole )...

Thanks very clear and I have learnt a lot. The stock certainly isn't stickered I think Might give it a swerve there is too much margin for something to go wrong in future..

Thanks for that very clear and helpful explanation! One thing what do you mean by stickering- is it referring to still in the retail packaging? Thanks

Hi Going to buy Oak wooden flooring planks.( similar to laminated flooring planks but all oak) They are at a reclamation seller and have been stored in an outdoor shed with no doors. He says he has been supplied with them for a few years. As it is fairly exposed and uncontrolled temperature...

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Hi My daughter is having a kitchen fitted by Magnet. She has paid for installation. Day before they have told her that old kitchen has to be removed- first mention of this to her. So demolition OK But the sink has to come out It is copper supply pipe to a flexi pipes which connects to the taps...

Hi I need to calculate the percentage of my roof that is flat roof for a mortgage application - it has to be no more than 25%. It is a dormer roof projecting out of the tiled roof. So I figured an easy way would be to measure the total roof area and then subtract the dormer roof area. So...

Hi I want to attach a dual spigot adaptor to accommodate two appliances I have a fitting but the white plastic compression nut on the fitting is too small to screw on to the trap assembly -the trap assembly nut size appears to be 55mm diameter and so is too big. Is their a particular make that...