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Hi, My mum and dads water tank has split, it’s a pressure vessel system, the tank that has split it the large water one, we have drained the hot water down, question is can they still use the central heating system whilst we wait for the new system to be fitted- they are going to go with a...

Hi, I had a friend fit an alarm for me, he did work for ADT many years ago. It’s a euro46 v10, with 4 zones, A)house, B)garage1, C)garage2 and D)garden room and a zone extender fitted. House has 7 Pir’s, Garage 1 has 2 door magnets, (up and over and pedestrian door) Garage 2 has 1 Pir...

Electrical testing is something I enjoy doing and would like to pursue as a line of business due to the fact that I do not have to pay out for materials and then wait to be paid. I recently installed 3 dyson heaters which only took a day however materials came to nearly 2k just for a days money...

hi, Just a quick question about batteries, what would happen if you replaced a 3.6 volt battery in an emergency light with a 4.8 volt? would the batteries simply charge to a maximum voltage of 3.6?? thanks for any help bw

Hi, My computer has suddenly started switching off about 5 seconds after pressing the power on button. I have unplugged everything , monitor, keyboard, mouse, dvd drive, hard drive etc etc and it still does it, there is a plug that goes into the mother board with 2 black and 2 yellow wires...

Hi, I want to make a few things for my garden that look like stone, does anyone know what goes in this dry mix? the finish I am looking for is similar to dry cast/semi dry mix for window cills thanks bw

Hi , Have just tested some communial areas in a block of flats, I am putting 5 years down on sheets for retest, Just out of curiosity wondered what anyone else has put!?! Also I have noticed that most new fuseboards I see companies are putting 5 years retest on them(domesitic) I still...

Hi, can anyone tell me in what edition of the regs or year it became necessary to have a DB with an isolation switch. Im guessing along time ago!?! Reason is I tested a restaurant, extension built around 20 years ago and has an old crabtree board (c50, i think!) with no main switch and need...

Does anyone offer a guarenteed call out service? If so how much do you charge? If a customer requires you to be on guarenteed standby either during the day or night or both it can have a massive impact on your social life. Is it fair to charge a retainerfor this?

Hi, Today I carried out some work on a house wired in aluminium twin and earth, I have never seen this before. Are there any problems associated with this type of cable? Was it only used for a short period of time? tia

Hi Last night my vivaro cut out whilst driving and will not start. It turns over but does not seem to be getting diesel through. The black manual pump when squeezed does not do anything and there seems to be air in the system. Any ideas what to do and where to start. Make...

What actually happens if you live in a conservation area but do things you shouldnt ie, change the windows and door. or replace a concrete drive for cobblestones or add a open style oak beam porch to it ? I have not done any of these things!! However where I live I have noticed people...

My neighbour has a garage built from breeze block. His side is all nicely rendered but our side is just unfinished blocks not even cemented together properly. should it be left like this? it sticks up about 60cm above the fence and is about 20 metres long.

Hi, I have been asked for some advice on a fire alarm system in a small simulator shop. I do not have much knowledge in this area except for pulling in cables and connecting smoke heads as an apprentice. There is currently no system there at all. I have a few questions. 1) What...

Hi, I am thinking of building an oak framed open style porch on the back of my house, I was thinking of building it on top of a wall about 24 inches high, If i do this do i need to dig footings down to 1 metre ?? The wall will be about 40 inches long thanks

Hi All, I am looking at a job at the moment of splitting a shop and flat electrics, what I would like to know is there a meter available that will be capable of producing two readings, one for each board ? or 3 boards if I install a seperate heating board for the flat storage heaters. The...

Hi All, I am doing a PIR at the moment and there is a contactor (2zspn100/4ou) supplying the heater. One of the terminals is connected straight out of the main fuse and doesnt go through the meter, It was fitted by a contractor who fitted the new smart meter. I just wondered if this is how...

Hi All, Yesterday I tested an RCD in a house with a metrel multi tester, I tested a socket on both sides of the board ( Dual RCD ) and neither would trip, I then tested them using the ramp setting and both tripped out @ 24, they then both worked fine on the normal RCD test, any ideas ...

Hi all, I went to a job the other day and the customer showed me a PIR from another company. They had failed the lighting circuit due to it being 1.0mm and not 1.5mm running in the loft space with insulation on top. Has any one else ever put insulation issues on a PIR ? TIA

Hi, I have had two lintels fitted by some local builders, There are 2no metal ones in the brick wall and 5no concrete ones in the stone wall and the ones that have been made from metal are sitting on one course of blue bricks and the concrete ones are sitting on a course of two blue bricks...