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Wow not been on here for years anyway, looking at getting said stove fitted and just wanna know some facts, the stove will be sat on a granite base of 30mm thick and underneath that its a concrete base of approx 100mm, because we want to get it as close into a corner as poss what are the...

Hi i Have a 24i worcester combi boiler thats stopped giving us hot water and heating,prior to this our fan has been making a lot of noise like the bearings are worn.What is the sequence that takes place when the hot tap is switched on ie fan starts first then the gas solenoid opens etc,my...

I'm after some advice please on using road scrapings or chippings as a hardcore base for my block paved drive.Does it knit together good enough when wackered down.the reason i ask is because it's a lot cheaper then mot1 Any advice is welcome.

After some advice or cure please, the said washing machine works fine except for fast spin,it just doesnt spin fast,the clothes are still dripping wet. Any help would be very grateful

Nice one gentlemen!! Thanks for the replies,i did'nt realise they did 3.5mm nylon screws.

Please could anyone let me know if this type of cable is still compliant for todays standards,it is pvc aluminium conductor and has an earth,also when testing the ins res, & R1+R2 values complied. Also... the cable for the lighting circuit never had an earth if the light fittings were all...

Some fittings the cowels are to small to hide a small junction box in the ceiling or even plaster roses especially when you can't get the floor boards up above so your are left with just connectors.which i guess is wrong

Every electrical joint/connection should be in an enclosure,so when fitting various lights in domestic properties most lights do not have the means to do so,(connectors pushed into the ceiling). Could anyone give advice on such connection methods,or do inspectors overlook it.

Am i behind the times i thought it was 2.5mm if mechanically protected or 4mm if they rely on there own sheath for protection.

I bet it did :evil:

I bet it did look like that... but with out the capacitors and they were expensive lights.

I think plugwash hit the nail,it sounds like that type,thanks for all your quick replies p.s is it true to say then if a transformer that isnt dimmable wont dim?

Thanks for the quick response,however the reason i asked is because i fitted such lights today in replace of other lights and there was a dimmer for the original (mains fitting),i couldnt see any information on the new 12v lights to say they could be dimmed and they werent the electronic...

Please could someone give information on the effects of dimming an un dimmable transformer ie.for a 12v light fitting,does it shorten the life of the transformer/lamp.

Theres a few days work there i think it is a good price.

many people mention to pull the rec's fuse,which means cutting the seals,i thought that was something not to do,due to the fact that you can get into trouble with the electricity board.

As what Plugwash wrote, it's not rocket science to change your consumer unit,but your existing circuits should be tested to see if disconnection times can still be achieved with your new mcb's.

I am from the midlands, thanks did not know that

There is nothing wrong with an adequate joint/joint box.just think every socket you have it's a joint every light you have it's a joint,etc,etc...

you could move your cu 8 metres however any tails longer than 3 metres would have to protected by a fuse to suit size of cable