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Hi thanks for the quick reply but the problem with that is that there is limited space and the plastering/rendering needs to be kept to a minimum. Regards

Hi all, need some tech help with a small job i have to do. I have become quite a talented plasterer (if i dont say so myself) however i have been given the job of plastering a friends conservatory. Two walls are external brick finish and the one is internal. Now i presume i can just bond...

He took the cover off and it was plain to see they were in the wrong slots. He's a diyer but the guy coming to sort it out at the weekend is a registered sparks so will hopefully get to the bottom of it. Thanks for the replies!

Just been to a mates flat and he was playing with a socket tester he'd bought. When he plugged it in it came up with the polarity reversed. It looks like on the CU the tails are inserted into the wrong holes Black into live and red into neutral. He's called a mate who is coming to swap...

Hi, i have been plastering for a while now and have become pretty good at it. However i have never needed come across this prob before. Basically i need to plaster a wall that is basically about 30 metres long and also runs up the stairs. There is no way i can get it done in one go and...

Could be a roof garden!!

Life or death situations? Electrical work shouldn't be that dangerous surely!!

Thanks, It would be a good idea to do it all now, I'll see what they say! They want the kitchen back though.

So the circuit isn't ideal, but the people who own the house don't really want to have to pay to get the room rewired and are happy with resetting the mcb every now and then. As long as the protection works, there is no problem surely? Not ideal but working and has been for 20 years...

kettle and dishwasher along with the fridge and freezer. But the washing machine is going to another location. Used to always go when the kettle was turned on and the dishwasher was running. Not really a problem because the people who live there just paused the dishwasher when the kettle...

Rewiring would mean chasing back all the buried cable and rewiring, the run to the cu is complicated and I'd rather not. To be honest rewiring isn't something I want to do, why would it be necessary to start again when most of the sockets are fine? Thanks, Dombe

A quick question, our kitchen had 9 double sockets and was wired with 2.5 mm t+e, protected by a 15a mcb in the consumer unit. No washing machine, tumble dryer e.t.c. (except a kettle will be plugged in). The room is about 25 m2, the old 15 a mcb used to nusiance trip every couple of months...

But if its acceptable to run the extractor from the lighting circuit then I won't need to. The existing wiring and fan switch can be used. Thanks.

Ban I think you posted that in the wrong thread! My question was is it ok for the extractor unit to be connected to the lighting circuit? Thanks

Out of interest do you normally insulation tape round the crimp lugs (even if they are insulated ones) after crimping? Or just crimp and cover then plaster over? Thanks

Sorry, The lighting circuit. Yes I an aware of part p. I'm trying to sort out what I need to chase into the walls, then a sparky friend is going to wire it all up. So I want to get as much of the lumpy work out of the way before he comes. Thanks

Hi, I'm in the process of renewing my kitchen, and on removing the ceiling I noticed that the extractor fan was on the lighting ring. Am I right in thinking that this isn't right, or is this actually ok? The new extractor unit is 200 watts and the lights are 200 watts and its all run in...

You can buy intumescent top hats. They cost about £15 each. and need about 200mm clearance. Other methods are to box in using fireboard, with holes for ventilation or teracotta type pots with a hole in the bottom.

Not sure if it would be of any use to you, but you could buy a 60 amp junction box?

You could try using a high power jetwash? Might work! Kev