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Plugwash Thank you that is very helpful and insightful. I have a photo of the extension socket wiring - Its two circuit: Circuit 1 - 2- blue/white 3- orange/white Circuit 2 - 2 - green/white 3 - white/green This makes more sense now: We use circuit 1 (yes the slightly...

Hello I`m trying to improve my home phone wiring, previously there were more than 40 metres strung up through the house a bit stupidly - I can cut this down to ten, and have the phone and router in a better position for us - also to replace the CW1308 telephone cable, which through being...

Tony: Thank you for the response. You might be right about the boiler overheating, to be honest I don`t really know how these things work. I did touch the box to confirm humming was coming from the boiler when it was`t firing up, and it wasn`t hot. As for not having the work done...

Having asked the question I ran the test: I turned on one radiator a bit and the boiler didn`t fire. I then turned on this radiator full and the boiler fired. So likely: - my initial diagnosis of the pilot light being out was wrong - I deduced this by looking in the little black hole and...

Hello Hoping you can help me understand that I am understanding this properly: Our system is a boiler in the kitchen (Potterton Promax HE) and a tank in cupboard on the first floor, timer controls are also there for hot water and central heating - we had an issue earlier in the year with...

Thank you both: I wonder - end of the day the big company installers will come back and test and certify everything (its been paid for). If I work out how to do this job right, do it right, could it work? on the other hand: Yes, am looking now....

Thank you Click4 The large company installers mentioned that a 32A cable was too much for the oven and hob. The oven is single electric, the hob is gas (will just need electricity for the starter spark). If I do the box mounts perhaps it will be quicker for the electrician to finish it off...

I am trying to have a new oven and gas hob put in, the big appliance company came round to deliver and install today, one look at the wiring though and they said they couldn't continue - hardwired to a switch is a 32 amp wire connecting by way of some messy wiring to the current oven and hob. I...