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Anybody advise what is the current recommendation is-(without a 13A socket on ckr. box)? Also, for I/heaters and C/Heating? Thanks Guys! Magicman

Thanks chrisR I'll make that plan B! (seconds thoughts , I might make it plan A- I'm getting to the point where I desparately need a good wash!!!) M

Thanks a lot keyplumb/PVm I'll give it a whirl M

comms, You have not been specific as to the installation conditions or means of protection or indeed the ip of the fitting! Simply putting a grommet in, may or may not not be sufficient fo rthe conditions. The installer /designer would need to decide whether the fitting was suitable for the...

Thanks PVM! The cylinder is only 600mm above the boiler (in bedroom cupboard) and the cold water fill branches in the hw. circ behind the cylinder. Any ideas on how I can get rid of an air lock in the h/w circuit? (There is a drain cock on the biler, but no apparrent bleed valve)...

I have 8 rads. and a microbore system. The blr. is a concorde WRS240A I changed the kitch rad, and now can't get any hot water from taps! Info. It took 3 hrs, to bleed rads, pump on /blr.off! (rads now fine) The blr. has a separate rad. circuit and h/w circ The cold make up tank...

ensuring the power is off- diss each one in turn until spot 1 loses it's live. (it could also be done with a continuity meter- if you have one- again ensuring the power is off, and connecting one end to L at spot 1 and the other to each Live at spot 2 until you get continuity), although...

Yes, it certainly appears that way! You have almost certainly inadvertantly connected the no. 1 spot live to the loop live of spot 2, instead of the switched live magicman

Please correct me if I am wrong! A 6mm T+E carries 46A if clipped direct, Vd =7.3 mV/M and max.ELZ is 0.86 for a type B MCB (80% of REGS) max Vd is 4% of 240V= 9.6V) max length is 9.6V * 1000 ________ =29M...

Why is it feel I've had my wrists slapped!!I Thanks guys

Hi Guys can anyone tell me, if a rewire is carried out, except say the existing central heating wiring (done by possibly the plumbers who installed the C/H.) is it mandatory to test the C/H. wiring? Would any faults have to be recorded /rectified? magicman

Thanks Guys! I only signed up to DIYnot.com on Fri. and had a reply posted on Sat.-impressive!! Thanks "ban-all -sheds" for your excellent reply. Since posting my question, I have since found an article in -Earthing- "Snags and Solutions" (by the NICEIC)- as you correctly pointed out, a...

Help! Hi Guys, can anyone shed any light on a query regards the max. ELZ for a 30mA RCD protected circuit? Reg. 413-02-16 states that the max. ELZ for a 30mA RCD should be 50V/0.03 mA = 1666 ohms. I have a ring main protected by a 32A/32mA RCBO (ie an MCB/RCD combination) Table...