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Hi My plumber left the other day having swapped an old back boiler for a shiny condensing combi. He has wired the boiler (via a FCU) to a 15A mcb in the consumer unit. I'm not sure if he did this because it should be one one of these, or because it was the first empty space that came to...

I know this is a murky issue, but I've just checked the supplementary bonding for my new flat and I just want to check it seems ok with people who know: Starts on cold water pipe in kitchen, To hot water pipe Through kitchen wall To Bath cold pipe (even though this is a branch of the main...

What should happen with the earth cable from 1.0mm 2-core and earth when a light switch has been installed in a plastic drywall back box? Currently it's just been insulated and left hanging in the back box. Is this right? Thanks

Not sure if this is a plumbing or electrics question, but here goes! For a refit in my bathroom and kitchen, I used some plastic pushfit (Speedfit and Hep 2) joints on the copper pipes. I assume that these joints have no provision for maintaining the earthing, so bonding now needs to be...

I need a replacement consumer unit and I think I read somewhere that this needs to be done by my electricity supplier - is that true? Thanks

Hi I'm just planning some wiring for my flat and have a couple of questions: Lighting: Since I'm going to sell the flat on and buyers love halogen spots, I'm running spots throughout, using spotlight runs from junction boxes (8 spots in living room, 6 in bed 1, 6 in bed 2, 4 in hall...

Hi I'm doing some work on my second (top) floor flat. Currently there is a supporting wall running the length of the living room to form a hallway. I'm planning on widening the living room doorway into an arch and adding a second arch at the other end, using steel reinforced concrete...

I'm doing some work on my 2 bed, second floor flat. I have an old back boiler which I want to come out and replace (providing pressure is sufficient) with a condensing combi boiler. Since the radiators are old and I will not need the cylinder etc if I move to a combi boiler, I am...

Hi I'm about to renovate a flat. Currently all plumbing is surface mounted and the floor is solid concrete. Ideally I would like to channel it. Is there anything to stop me channelling into the wall and hiding the channels behind the skirting boards, therefore making for easy maintenance...

Hello I'm soon to start work on renovating a top (2nd) floor flat. It currently has a back boiler, hot water cylinder etc and looking at the state of the plumbing system, I think the best thing to do is to rip it all out and start again, installing a condensing combi boiler in the kitchen to...

Does anyone have some advice on the best tools to use for channelling? I have a top floor flat with solid concrete floor. The flat will be rewired through the ceiling void, with wires dropping down through channels in the walls to sockets/ switches. Since all wiring is currently surface...

Hello I've just bought a flat to renovate. It has solid concrete floors, a back boiler and being ex-LA also has all pipework (and electrics) channelled outside the walls. I'm going to have the back boiler (in the living room) removed and replaced with a combi-condensing boiler (in the...

How do I'm buying a flat to do up. Just got the survey back and it turns out floors are solid concrete. The electrics (and plumbing for that matter) are currently channelled outside the walls and I plan to get a rewire done. It may sound like astupid wquestion, but is it ok for all wiring...

I'm about to start doing up a flat to sell on. The place needs re-wiring completely and as part of this I will be dragging down the ceilings and installing new lighting circuits (Part P, Buildings Control Notification, EIC all taken into account!)... The home buyer's choice are downlighters...

Hi I'm in the process of buying a pretty grotty ex-LA flat in North London. Having been back for a second look, the electrics are a bit of a mess. The sockets are a bit shabby and all the wiring has been done in typical council style - on the outside of the wall/ ceiling. There's also things...