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Hello everyone, after some advice if possible. Had some external wooden patio doors put in by a builder a couple of years ago, the doors are sat on top of a concrete door step which sits on top of both leaves of cavity wall, is this correct method of installation, only the tiles I used to...

Hi, Instructions state 'for wiring with a remote switch when the pull cord should be switched to the automatic position, (indicator off), and the cord cut off.' 1) There is no indicator 2) 'The pull cord or remote switch will switch between automatic humidity control and manual...

Hi, I've just purchased the above fan (timer, humidistat and pullcord) and am a bit confused about how to install 1) The wiring diagram shows a 1amp fuse in the live supply wire only 2) My bathroom lights are halogen on a dimmer, wired on a JB circuit i.e no ceiling rose 3) What I...

Thanks Guys, Richard C Tile backing boards do you mean Aquapanel type boards? If using these you do not need plasterboards? Cheers

Hi, Am gutting my bathroom (first time done anything like this) and have some questions about preparing the walls for tiling. Two walls are stud and two are brickwork (stripped back). What is the best way of covering the respective walls prior to tiling ie can the brick walls be...

Cheers for the reply Goldberg What you have said relates to the interior skin of the cavity, what about the exterior skin, where there appears to be no lintel at all (bricks sat on window), how can that be propped to put a lintel in there as well? Two lintels one per skin, is that the best...

Hello everyone I am in the process of gutting my bathroom and whilst stripping off the old tiles and plaster I have discovered a problem, which I would appreciate advice on. At some point in the properties history all the original windows were replaced with pvcu and the window opening in...

Thanks for all the advice guys, Have decided to drill through wall into kitchen and extend downstairs sockets ring circuit to provide power to 2 x sockets in utility room, seems to be the easiest option.

Replace mcb with a 32 amp then? What about rcd issue, rcd side of cu is full!

Hi, I have a 16 amp mcb on my distribution board, which is currently only being used to power my combi boiler (3 amp fused connection unit) located in what is to become my utility room, no ring main for sockets is present. I would like to tap into the cable running to the fcu with a junction box...

Thanx Guys! Assistance very much appreciated!

Hello again all, Just been and had a look at my CU and have found two unused MCB's (house was rewired last year and the circuits these ran are no longer used) one is a 16 amp and the other a 32 amp. Would a better solution be to run 2.5mm2 cable from the 16 amp MCB to a 13 amp FCU for the...

Hi Andy, Thanx for the clarification, one more question, the cable from the FCU to the terminal block on the oven, what size should it be, can I use 2.5mm2 or should it also be 6mm2? Do the cable codes stated in the appliance instruction manuals and mentioned in my original query mean...

Hi Crafty, Thanx for the speedy reply :D ! Sorry if I come across as being a little bit stupid :oops: , but am new to this and obviously it being electrics, I want to make sure I get it right! To clarify, I put a 40 amp MCB in my consumer unit, run 10mm2 cable to the cooker control...

Hello all, Just purchased an AEG ceramic glass induction hob (7.4 kW) and oven (3 kW) and am looking to install them. Having read around the message board, am I right in thinking that I can do this on one new radial circuit, using 10mm2 cable from a 45 amp mcb in my consumer unit to a...

Hello all, Just purchased an AEG ceramic glass induction hob (7.4 kW) and oven (3 kW) and am looking to install them. Having read around the message board, am I right in thinking that I can do this on one new radial circuit, using 10mm2 cable from a 45 amp mcb in my consumer unit to a...