Recent content by Harry Bloomfield

Best ask them what it would cost you to get out of that.

Milliband was suggesting we need more renewables, so that Britain is independent of imported fuel costs, affecting energy costs - we had that, before they began demolishing power stations.

A quick, easy test, to discount that as the cause!

They don't contact you, when there is no big money to be made. Did you sign anything?

Then, if it all goes t*ts up, they are known to come after you for costs. It happened to those suckered in to the cavity wall insulation claim. The lad, had someone drive into him, when he was stood in traffic on his motorbike, he ended up in hospital. He got a call from an ambulance chaser...

If it was a full rewire, then that conduit will be totally redundant. During good daylight hours - turn the main switch(es) all off, undo the clamp on that T, and try easing it off enough to see what, if any cables are inside, then post a photo.

Well, if you murder one, and that murder is witnessed, you still have a chance of getting away with it, so it doesn't necessarily follow that you would need to murder more, or everyone.

I would hope not! Are they plastic, red and black, or brown and blue. Is there an earth wire, at each ceiling rose. If you can answer those questions, it will help us. Usual, would be 6. L+N in, L+N looped out, L to switch, plus a switch wire. Then you will see the pair, of the flex, down to...

I really wouldn't bother with those, at this stage. Were it me, with no test gear, I would be isolating sections of the circuit, as suggested by endecotp above.... Start, by making a list of all the lights which go out, when it trips. Next, you need to make a bit of a guess as to how, whoever...

It would not affect your lighting circuit, or cause it to trip, because it is not on that circuit. You only need investigate, things on that downstairs lighting circuit. Water can evaporate quite quickly, once it has gone, you will be able to reset.

Er - what comments? You quoted my post, which I have reread, and I see nothing even slightly offensive in that, and so my best guess is you were referring to the post by 'numpty1'. I will say, that I have twice now suggested you test your system, by wacking the room stat, and TRV's up to...

Whilst that is true, they would only reuse the conduits buried in the walls, to avoid damaging the wall's decoration. Underfloor, there is just no need to reuse the conduits, and even if there was, the T joint would have been removed and discarded - because modern grey PVC sheathed cables do not...

Check again, for outdoor lights - any rain leaks indoors, would be fairly obvious.

They are not in it for the fun of it, they will take the lions share. You will not get more, by engaging them, and the claims are a simple process.

It should have been replaced with modern wiring, decades ago - has the place been totally rewired? Even then, the only way to be sure, is to trace where the conduit comes from, and goes to. It the ends are just cut off wires, then it should be fairly safe, to hacksaw through the conduit, and...