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We have an aqualisa pump at the base of the HWC on the first floor and a CWT in the loft on a raised platform. The shower in the ensuite on the first floor runs out of hot water at weekends after about 5 minutes. The shower control in the cubicle is a manual Aqualisa lever mixer. We have...

Ok - so if I take the tiles off, remove the 1mm2 from the wall and put a length of 2.5mm2 in instead it should be fine as per my above?

To be honest I'm loathe to start taking more tile off the wall only to find that there's yet another spur in the next one. So I'm leaving the existing wires in the mains socket and simply doing the following: At the socket: Blue into neutral contact Brown into live contact At the...

Sounds clear but I must be missing something. If I'm taking all of my LN and E's from the mains socket and up to the FCU via 2.5mm sq, then how am I feeding the circuit back to the mains socket...having just removed the LN&E from the mains socket? In your explanation I'm not leaving any of...

Guys, Sorry for the slight delay in getting back to you. Little one has been poorly all weekend so time stood still. Below are a couple of images of the offending mains socket. It should be fairly clear to see what I've done so far. No taking the p*ss out of my grouting:-). I...

Yes - you've got it in one there. I took the supply direct from the back of a 13A. What would be the correct procedure? I don't mind using a switched fuse as the lighting switch but need guidance on wiring and specification. e.g. connect the red wire to the L1 and the blue wire to L3 sort...

Hi all, I got myself in a bit of a mess when I moved into my current house. We have wall sockets flush mounted into the splash-backs in the kitchen. Above these we obviously have wall units under which I wanted to mount a long strip light with a switch right next to it. I removed tiles...

What if the guy in the blast radius was just really...inqusitive:-) Dan - you're a good guy and I've enjoyed talking to you all this afternoon.

Alright Dan - fair enough. Just to be clear I haven't even started the job yet. I'm just gathering information. The information I've gathered is that you lot think I'm insane for even contemplating this. I might be bloody-minded and tight (at times) but I know when I'm beat and will go find...

Listen - I didn't mean to patronise anyone and if I did then I apologise unreservedly. I'm just a guy trying to make the last connection between the gas outlet and the hob without killing anyone and without spending £200. Money's tight after a house move and a newborn and it's one of those...

Look you're really making this a great deal more complex than it needs to be. You and I both know that Bulding Regs and Gas Safety Installation and Use Regulations have little or nothing to say about the job in hand. I appreiciae that gas is tricky stuff but please don't kid me that my...

If somebody would just LET me I'd open them right up on the kitchen counter. As you can see, I like a challenge :lol:

Yeah - I'd give it a go if it made us both happy;-) But really - I'm asking the questions to find out the correct and SAFE way to do it, according to the regs. I'm not at home so I don't have the Baumatic manual with me, but read it I surely will.

Yes - but it became illegal when somebody made a value judgement about the likely competence of ANYONE attempting to do the job. As a result I'm tarred with the same brush as evrry chancer that's ever used gaffer tape on the basis nthat it seems more sturdy than PTFE. The BC and Corgi...

Guys - I'll never win this argument since I'm obviously outnumbered by pros. I personally think it's perfectly reasonable for somebody to do their own plumbing. Yes - a litany of things can go wrong and I'm sure you'll al be along shortly to tell me what a numbskull I am for attempting the...