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I've just "finished" plumbing in two new radiators. Gravity fed system with Rayburn boiler. 15 and 22mm copper pipe with solder ring fixings. It's all gone pretty damn well, the circuit to the rads has all been pressure tested and I'm happy with it. The one joint I'm not happy with is the T to...

My project is to convert a room in an outbuilding into a gym. I want to lay a carpet to give the room a nicer feel, and to make it more pleasant for lying on the floor to do exercises. So, we've chosen a carpet and I was ready to order but then I saw it's a gel back and doesn't require...

I have a small London apartment which has developed a short in one of the power circuits. The electrician couldn't find the problem, insisted on conducting a full EICR. Now he is insisting on a full rewire on the basis of "failed" insulation resistance tests. However, for all but the...

I have a cistern tank in the attic which is fed from a big powerful pump down in the well. The pump is controlled from a float switch on top of the cistern. The float switch seems to control the pump via a relay. I am concerned about tank overflows. I have recently had a cistern tank overflow...