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Is there any benefit to balancing your three phases, with regards to the bill ?? I thought that it would be in your interests (as a business) to balance you three phases, as you would be charged at the highest phase rate ?!?

Does anyone know if Electricians charge more for installing Lutron, be it First or second fix ?

I need to wire a "metal work" section of a garage. On a Ring, the mechanic would like to have Emergency Stop buttons above every socket outlet. Thus if any Power tool is being used, they can cut the power. What is the best way of doing this ??

Can anyone shed some light on what scale of electrciaian should charge what amount as an hourly/daily - if that makes sense ?? eg: Some bod with 18months experience (including domestic, commercial testing etc), and passed C&G 2330. All the way to top man, Part P accredited with NIC etc ??

I have had to perform a soak away "test" in my garden, by digging a hole, filling it with water, and timing it. The results were... slow. Does anyone know what the times should be ?? I live in Sussex, on clay.

My bathroom has Plasterboard Dot n Dabbed (hope thats right), and on this are white Tiles. I want to fix a circular Shower Curtain Rail to this wall, and am unsure how to a) Drill the Tiles b) Fix the rail to the wall (there is obviously quite a leverage on the fixing point).

Can you tell me, do you need to have a cold water tank ?? Cant the whole house be just mains fed ??

Please can someone give a step by step guide on putting in a new internal doorway ?? Basically cutting it out (already a window) of breezeblock, and am unsure where to go from there. Does it have to be a certain size etc ??

I have moved into a house that has Oil Fired Central Heating. It has a 2500litre tank in the garden, which goes via a TigerLoop to the Boiler. I want to move the tank round 90degrees, and so need to disconnect the pipe to move it, extend pipe, then re-connect. A) Will the oil start coming...

I am wanting to add a phone point at the rear of my house (via the external of the house). I currently have blue, blue/white, orange,orange/white cables clipped inside the BT socket INSIDE my house. (2, 3, 4, 5) Outside, in the BT Nox, I have the BT line coming up, and that is connected to...

I have taken out a doorway within my house, and wish to brick it up. On one side it has concrete blocks, and the other side has normal bricks. What type of brick should I use, and can I just use the metal ties that clip onto a rail to tie the new brickwork to the old ???

Can someone tell me the correct mix for a Concrete Driveway. And how can I measure how much ballast/cement I need ???

I have an single storey extension, with a flat roof. It has two rooms, and a stud wall inbetween them. I want to remove the wall, but I am unsure if it is supporting the roof ?? Is it likely to be, and if it is, what do I do ??