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Hi, I have made a step from the lounge french window to the patio of breeze block and concrete. Very adequate for the job, but we thought it would look prettier if we put some red brick pavers on top. My question is, what's best to fix them to the concrete step? Mix up some sand and...

Had this installed about 2 years ago. Sorry there is no model number on the shower or the instructions, but it's a pumped stored hot water type shower. It's been working fine all the time until yesterday. What happens is that the shower runs normally for 3-4 minutes then the water stops. The...

Hi, This mixer is out of warranty, and has died. I'd like to have a quick look inside before I dump it, but can't see any way of opening it up. Nor can I find any info online. Does anybody know how to do thie please? Thanks

I have my doubts TBH. The lights that are lighting up are the top two - on/off and heating active.

Hi, A mate of mine has a problem with one of these boilers. The pilot light won't come on. I understand the guy servicing it has changed the ignitor, the PCB and the air pressure switch. Pilot light still won't ignite. I gather the top two lights are on, but the bottom one isn't and pressing...

Hi, A mate of mine has one of these boilers, and the pilot light won't light. Not sure of the exact model number of the boiler as he only texted me GCN 41-111-06. I understand the plumber he called changed the ignitor and the PCB and ran away when he couldn't get it to light still. Does...

Thanks for the replies. I'm not a plumber, so don't really want to start taking it to bits. The radiators did get slightly warm last summer, and turning on the heating killed it I think. The head doesn't mate well with the body so I think it's deffinitely time for a new valve as it's going to...

I think the valve (Honeywell V4073A) in our heating system is knackered. The lever on the head gets stuck, and having taken the head off, I find that the valve has only about 10 degrees of turn. Would this indicate the thing has had it? It's been in for probably a decade (maybe more). Also...

Hi, before I ask the question, just to let you know I am a qualified electrician and am only doing the electrics part of the system. My boiler is Myson floor standing lump-of-cast-iron boiler approx 20 years old. Model number is Myson Marathon 800b. It originally had an internal mechanical...

Sooner they bring out a replacement for 100w bc the better then! My wife has banned cfl's from the house due to the time taken to come on, poor light output and ghastly light quality - and the fact they aren't as green as claimed anyway. I know that the ban is an EU one, but what are the...

There may be a problem with the earthing arrangements in any case. The shed may need to have it's own earth bearing in mind the distance from the house, plus if it is a metal shed you might need to bond structural steelworks.

OP stated 4 cables. Therefore 3 neutrals and one switched return. OP - put the three blacks that were twisted together in the neutral bar - the blue of the lampholder may already be connected to it. Its the bar with three holes on one end. The four reds to the centre "Loop" terminal (again...

You do need an isolator for the fan, but I doubt if you need a fused spur for it. Yes, you need the RCD and the one suggested would be a good choice. I'd go with BAS's dual box with rcd and isolator combi on the outside of the bathroom wall. Get a SELV fan (one that runs off of a 12 v...

http://www.ukslc.org/articles/power/3_phase_power_explanation.html is a good place to start. Too much involved for a speedy answer. Best do some Googling and look at a few pages.

How big is the hole in the ceiling? If it's considerably bigger than the light fitting requires they will flop about a bit. What might work is to cut something you can shove above the ceiling for the springs to bite onto. But it has to be something that can take the heat/not flammable. Maybe...

GN3 isn't the whole answer though - in order to carry out a PIR you have to be experienced in doing so. If you are experienced in domestic and have 2391, you can't simply go and test an oil tanker depot and vice versa. You need to spend some time with someone who has the experience in order to...

The reason boiler feeds are often wired as a separate circuit are to avoid this problem - any fault will trip out the sockets unnecessarily. You don't HAVE to put the boiler on an RCD, but there is no option with the sockets. However, although you don't have to, the way houses are wired in twin...

Yes - weird eh? Back to topic. To me, the confusion would be the worst part. Yesterday I had to fault find a short circuit on the communal lights of a four storey block of flats. Whoever wired it shoved them all on one MCB. Without a clue how it had been wired, I was able to find the fault by...

He's read and understood. As I said, he's made it publicly known he's trying to wind people up. So what's the point in BEING wound up? I'm not defending the guy, I just don't see the point in taking the bait and being reeled in by it.

Don't think so, but this thread was a mistake IMHO. In the other thread he (eventually) implied that he'd got the message through that he understood that it was notifiable work he'd have to get done properly, and stated that he was having fun winding us up. I think the best thing to do is to not...