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I would like to fit mirror panels to two 24 inch wardrobe doors. This is a built in wardrobe which uses two internal panel doors. I am undecided whether to use plastic backed glass, acrylic or polycarbonate. Although the last two will be lighter and easier to fit I am not sure about the...

Thanks JohnD At least I do not have to change the valves. There is just one other question - should I use the valve which carries out the lockshield function (balancing) on the flow side or the return side of the radiator. There seems to be many different views on the correct method. Regards

I recently fitted three new radiators and rather than use the traditional valve lockshield pairings I used a thumbwheel(?) on/off/adjust valve on each radiator which combined a drain off point and a standard thumbwheel valve instead of a lockshield as the plumbers had run out of lockshields. Do...

Any Servis engineers out there? My daughter has a Servis M3115S washing machine and about a year ago ago it was not taking in enough water. It seemed like it was a problem with the pressure switch as the inlet valve opened up when I put a mains testing screwdriver against the live teminal and...

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Thanks ban-all-sheds. I did not realise that a double socket is rated at only 20A. However if you moved into a house with a double socket installed, if you were not an electrician you may not necessarily know that the socket was connected quite legitimately via a spur. You may therefore plug...

Thanks JohnD. I guess that I am just being pedantic about the cable loadings. Does anybody know the official current rating for 2.5 T&E?

You may find that when the ivy is pulled off the wall you lose some of the pointing between the bricks as the ivy roots are quite penetrative. May be wise to test a sample area first. It may be easier to cut the stems about a foot from grond level (or they will root again) and let the ivy die...

I am a new member and have found the information on the forum regarding ring main spurs very useful. As I understand it, a spur may be added to a ring main using the same cable as the ring main (2.5mm T&E) either by teeing off the back of an existing socket or by intercepting the ring main cable...