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Hi all. I have some left over engineered oak boards left over from a flooring project and would like to use them for a wall cladding project. I’d like to try and ebonise the oak finish using vinegar and wire wool solution. First though I will presumably need to remove the factory finish on the...

Hi all. I've been to a job today to wire up a Solar Thermal install. I have a feeling the plumber is using up some new/old stock as he's installed a Wilo pump with the extra PWM cable in the pumping station. The solar controller he has provided doesn't have facility for PWM control. He wasn't...

Hi all, wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of a company that can offer delivery of mixed paints during this lock down?? We are using dulux weathersheild in gallant grey for our windows and want to do the concrete sills in the same colour but it will need to be mixed and my local...

Hi all not been here for a while! I'm just quoting a job.. Wiring for stables/tack room fed from old agricultural shed/garage building down the lane. This building is fed from the house. Stables will be 2 circuits so i can use the BG IP rated garage unit which is compliant with amendment 3...

Hi all, Bumped in to a plumber i know the other day. He asked if id had any experience with wibo heaters. He's sold his property and about to complete but one of his rads has stopped heating up. He's asked me to have a look for him which i will try and do at the weekend. Just wondered if anyone...

Hi all I was called out to look at a flat with new tenant who had no heating. I think it had been empty for a while prior to her moving in. I'm an electrician by the way. Plumber had already been and told the agents it was my problem! UFH wiring centre (C-33) i think not seeming to be doing a...

Hi all Not posted on here for a long while! I have a crabtree c50 board with a 15 amp typeC triple pole breaker. Just had a new compressor installed and we now need a D type. As far as i can see there isn't a D type breaker in the C50 range. If there is, could someone point me in the...

Hi, Doing a new restaurant job and the instruction for the fan and controller have gone walk about since i opened the box last week. i had a look when i had the books and matched the right diagram for the fan and controller as there are a lot of variations. wondering if someone can point me...

Anyone tell me the preferred method for connecting to these. Only flexi's I've used before have just the standard tap connection. Thanks Martyn[/img][/i]

Hi, I am an electrician and have just started a small shop job which will become a restaurant. rewiring and new fire alarm installed fairly recently. major works to the ground floor mean that I basically have to remove all of the wiring on that level and start again. 3 zones on the system...

Nothing like leaving it to the last minute ay? So NICEIC domestic installer inspection on Monday morning. 1st job to show is the work I've done at my own property! of course that means that until now I've not done anymore than the basics. r1 +r2 on the circuits I've touched and an RCD test...

Not come across this before. Presumably a thermal cut out?? It's on the flow as it enters the megaflow. The zone valve is a sunvic which presumably works in a slightly different way. If anyone can enlighten me on this and why its like this I would be very greatful!!

Hi, Ive just been to a job to where the plumber has replaced old corroded unvented cylinder with a new megaflow. Arrive at customers house to be told that the plumber said to tell me its a Y plan! No problem I thought, expecting to see a 3 port and a 2 port for the cylinder. What I found was...

Wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a replacement two channel programmer? Its a Y plan system which has just had the old unvented cylinder replaced with a megaflow. Current programmer has sliders for selection and can only have on and off times set for both heating and hot water. The...

Looking for your opinions please. I have a gypsy caravan in a field, currently no electrics installed. I am thinking of running a 6mm armoured from mains supply in barn. 60m cable run. protected with 100mA rcd and 25A MCB to a 32A round pin socket next to caravan location. wiring 3...

Looking for some advice please.... Just received my new engineered oak front door and i'm wondering what to protect it with. I would really like to keep it fairly natural looking, not too shiny! we have oak worktops in the kitchen, they are oiled with normal worktop oil. Something similar to...

I was called to a rental property to have a look at a hob which wasn't working. the tennant told me the hob wasn't working and when she went to switch it on at the isolator it fell apart in her hands. The isolator was clearly beyond repair so i replaced it thinking that would solve the problem...

Just wondering what peoples opinions are on using an instantanious water heater (redring or similar) to supply a kitchen sink and basin in the bathroom. only really need a sinkfull per day for the dishes so was ruling out heating a cylinder full with an immersion. Is there a better option...

Hi, im planning on using some old scaff boards for a picnic bench top. just wondered if anyone had any ideas on the best way to finish them after sanding. ideally dont want to see the finish, so no shiney varnish please! Thanks

Hi, I'm hoping someone may have some experience with this! I've been asked to connect The electrical side of a single zone John guest UFH kit to a biasi s.p.a combi boiler. The combi has built in time controls so the only terminals inside are the main live, neutral and earth terminal and the...