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Good afternoon, After several failed trips to the shed, I'm at a little loss to what I need. I am trying to first fix a new bathroom and it involves a floor mounted tap for a freestanding bath. I would like to use push fit under the floor (my apprenticeship was in electrics) and trust push...

Hello all, I have installed an oven 3.5kW via a contactor, so as I can run 6mm supply in (futureproofing although by then the EU will have banned anything that doesnt't have a wind-up handle), that allows me to comfortably switch via an MK grid . To the point, the contactor runs pretty...

Hi all, I am seeking a 6 port underfloor heating system. I am curious to whether anyone has any experience of brands; I am currently looking at an Emmeti manifold with the Wilo Yonos Para pump. I come from an electrical background so don't have experience with brands in this industry. Can...

Looking to install a 6way MK Grid http://www.gil-lec.co.uk/k14346bss-mk-edge-grid-plate-6-module-brushed-steel Now what back box, a surface? http://www.gil-lec.co.uk/k8893alm-mk-grid-surface-aluminium-box-6-8-gang-knockout or flush...

Hi, I am seeking a bit of guidance please. We have moved into a property that requires renovating. We had a new combi boiler installed last year and now we are looking to replace most of our downstairs radiators with underfloor heating. When I say most, there are 2 in our utility room...

Hi all, Our old shower struggles to turn off since having a combi boiler put in. This evening on the way home I popped into Plumbase to get the cheapest mixer shower - which was a Bristan Zing @ £60 (I'm thought by going to a wholesaler I'd beat the price of Screwfix, but i was £5 wrong). I...

Hi all, I am seeking some experience and wisdom please :) Our house is a 1970s semi detached that is of cross wall construction (timber frame and massive windows the the front, bricks and big windows to the rear). The house has a ground floor extension to the rear. The current kitchen...

Has anyone for any solution for clipping direct twin and earth to masonary when the surface is too hard to get a nail in cleanly? Now it's probably half to do with my striking of the hammer. I try and go in the mortar but still can't get it neat. I've read something about using clip plugs...

Hi, We noticed that a couple of tiles on our conservatory floor had started to lift and the grout too. I take the tiles up and a generation of ants are making themselves comfortable underneath. The ants are gone (almost). I can't work out if the tiles raised because of damp and then the...

Hi, We moved into out property a few months ago. We removed a saniflo that entered the soil pipe via a boss. The diameter of the boss is approx 60mm. We would like to now permanently cap this but are unable to find a cap that is of this diameter. Can anyone please point us in the right...

Sorry all, I am adding to the collection of asbestos related questions. Over the past 2 days I've had a new boiler installed, moved upstairs etc. This leaves the old flue redundant. As it goes through the kitchen and bedroom I have removed it. It was an asbestos cement flue which was able...

I gave away my copy of electrician guide to the building regs (iee book). I thought I'd wait for the ammended version before replacing it. I can't seem to find it. I don't suppose anyone knows if and when it's going to turn up? Thanks, Chris.

Good morning all, Our house upstairs is at parts, of a timber frame construction. On the front we have hung tiles and at the rear bricks, I imagine single skin. I started to cut the plasterboard out to stick some sockets in (behind the hung tiles) and have realised the lack of insulation...

Hello everybody, I am in the process of buying a house that has solar water heaters on the roof. It is west facing and therefore has 2 collectors. I estimate the installation is about 10years old. Firstly is there a service that I can get carried out on this? I wired one of these up for...

Dear all, We're looking to buy a house and I'm just getting a heads up on alarm systems. I'm a qualified electrician but with little experience of the alarm market. I would like a wired system with 5 door contacts, 6 window contacts, 8 PIR sensors, an internal and external siren and 1...

Dear all, Me and my girlfriend are fortunate to be in the position to buy our first house. We have seen one we like but I'm curious to the construction. We believe it was built in the 60s, 70s. Most of the external walls have a hollow tap to them, the joining wall to next door sounds...

Hi all, We live in a ground floor flat. We have a Baxi Megaflow boiler and what seems like a large storage tank (see pics). We only get enough hot water to quarter fill a bath, or for a few minute shower before the hot water dries up. The boiler will kick in about 1min after the water has...

Hi All, I'm just in the last year of my 2330 and I'm booked into a course to do the 17th Edition in March. We were doing some work that required a table from GN3. I'm quite happy to spend money on books that will support me so thought I'd look into buying it, but its £20. I plan on doing...

Hi all, Am looking to buy a dual back box and a 2g backbox (PVC). The backbox is 38mm deep but there isnt a 38mm 2g backbox. I want to sit them almost next to each other so wanted them to be flush. Is there a logical reason to why they are 38mm? They are to go in the garage, the dual...

Hi all. Im trying to get my head around some theory based on a fluorescent circuit we did at college. We were taking voltages of the choke and of the lamp (connected in series). We were then asked why the V1 (the choke/inductor) and V2 (the lamp) didn't equal the supply voltage. As I...