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The boiler and cylinder are next to each other, there is probably less than 6 inches of pipe between the wall of the chimney where the boiler lives and the cylinder in the airing cupboard. The lower pipe between the boiler and cylinder has a a drain for emptying the system. The towel...

I recently changed my old leaking towel rail to a modern curved towel radiator. I have a back boiler and a programmer that only allows heating to work if the hot water is on too. The back boiler backs directly up to the airing cupboard where the water cylinder is there are 4 pipes that go...

Unbelievable Happy New Yeah

When I was a sparkies mate I would be sent to wire the cooker back in after it had to be removed for access for another trade on site. One day the lads I worked with were wondering what was taking me so long so popped in to check up on me. For weeks when I had been replacing electric ovens I...

Whats the big deal?, looks like a similar idea to a deta box, been using them for ages on bathroom upgrades for Gateshead housing Chocbox Deta box

You'd think it was the tilers responsibility but when I used to be a subbie to Gateshead housing I once got a call out to fix accessory's back to the wall that the tiler had left loose (hadn't cut extension bolts we supplied them with down and had snapped a few in the back box trying to screw...

Not a Gateshead Housing property is it? they use Loadstar

you can get dual tariff boards, either with an RCD and isolator switch or two switches, if you need RCD protected circuits and non RCD protected circuits just get the type with two main switches and use RCBOs instead of MCBs for those particular circuits Dual Tariff board Wylex NHIIX6604...

Seen that, where a 3c&e should have been used for a 2 gang switch for my kitchen and wash house the jobbing builder who did the kitchen 15 or so years ago used 2.5mm twin and earth and used the cpc as a live, though the rest of the lighting circuit in the house had no cpc either (old two core...

you can get dual tariff boards, either with an RCD and isolator switch or two switches, if you need RCD protected circuits and non RCD protected circuits just get the type with two main switches and use RCBOs instead of MCBs for those particular circuits Dual Tariff board Wylex NHIIX6604...

6 mm t+e pushing it depending on the lengtht, I'd say 10mm for a 9kw, that said I'm only a sparkies mate but when I used to wire houses the spec was all showers in 10mm t+e in case of a later upgrade to the shower unfortunatly we had to fit a crabtree pull cord :( they are a bugger to wire with...

And not nice to install, not much space in those Volex/Marbo boards

I rewired the house with my boss (He's an electrician, I'm his "mate") so I know where the cables are (in conduit in the wall). Going to fit a maintained emergency luminare in the cupboard for lighting in case of power loss/out of credit/fault on lighting circuit ect. Good Idea about being...

I'm building a new meter cupboard in my hall, any thing I should be aware of?, any materials i cant use? was thinking 1"x1" frame and hardboard panels painted white possibly a louvered door I have lying around

Siemens Seen a few in Gateshead whilst doing work for Gateshead housing authority http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ELECTRIC-METER-WITH-ISOLATOR-kwhmeters_W0QQitemZ300175943300QQihZ020QQcategoryZ50964QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

4mm from bathroom light and switch earth terminals to bath taps, basin taps, bathroom rad if the wire from the switch to the light has a cpc (earth conductor) you only need to connect to one earth terminal

Are you particularly worried about a burgler who dosent own a torch breaking in and stealing your electricities during a power cut?

DNO Forgot to crimp seal the cutout

Cheers Spark123 :D

Got a maglite rechargable that is also going in the cupboard, but the whole idea is so I don't need to use a torch in the first place Its a bungalow, I can easily get to the meter cupboard in the dark Already got those, thanks for asking :roll: I use my phone as my alarm...