Recent content by Gert_Lush

i thought that but when i flick the upstairs mcb, some sockets at the front of the house upstairs go dead, as do some at the back of the house downstairs...

If it is cross connected in the consumer unit, is it a simple job for a qualified sparky to rectify - if so, how long should i reasonably expect it to take?

I don't have an original EIC from when the house was built. I do have an installation certificate from when an electric shower was installed about 9 months ago though.

MCBs i mean! I thought there could be a cross connection in the fusebox, not sure how common that is...

Last night, i went to isolate an upstairs socket to replace the faceplate as it had cracked. I flicked the RCD marked 'Sockets Up' and the socket i was working on went dead as expected. However, some other sockets upstairs were still live as a stereo was still on, but a few sockets went dead...

You are probably right - although can the output of a boiler to reduced (by a corgi tech or course)?

That's job two... :) Any ideas on why its cycling though?

I have a Glow Worm Ultimate 40 conventional boiler and a standard vented heating system. When the house is cold and the CH is switched on, the boiler will run as normal for about 20 mins, then cycle on for about 1 min then off for about 3 mins until eventually the room stat cuts the boiler...

I recently had my kitchen tiled and the tiler tiled in the cooker switch as opposed to tiling just behind it. If the switch becomes defective, i would need to chip the tiles and grout off around it to remove it. Question is, is this workmanship in accordance with the building regs? Cheers...

I recently had my kitchen tiled and the tiler tiled in the cooker switch as opposed to tiling just behind it. If the switch becomes defective, i would need to chip the tiles and grout off around it to remove it. Question is, is this workmanship in accordance with the building regs? Cheers

gasmarkone No one got zapped, i noticed that he had wired the pump in incorrectly, by which time, he was scrtaching his head trying to suss what was wrong, when i told him what he had done, he rectified it.

All copper pipes in my system... Lor: If it does not cause the whole system to go live, is this why the fuse/mcb did not pop?

Sure, it was brown wire to the earth connection and yellow/green to the live connection. There doesn't seem to be any harm done, although i will be getting the electrics checked since the fuse/MCB did not pop. Panic over, cheers for the advice.

No, the flex was standard blue, brown, green/yellow. The connections on the pump were clearly marked. The wiring was conventional. There doesn't seem to be any harm done to the system, so panic over hopefully!

Cheers A decent sparky is next on my phone call list to check out why nothing went poop when he did this. Thanks.