Recent content by Alan Steven

Due to the fact that I currently have split alloys on my 2004 VW Polo, I am looking to replace them rather than refurbish them. The current ones are 16" and have 5 studs. What other parameters do I need to match when looking at replacements? I know there are terms like width and offset but I...

I returned last week to find water spraying out of the elbow leading to a garden tap (photo attached). The piping had presumably been forced out of its fitting when its contents thawed. (Pushing the pipe back into the fitting has reduced the spray to a trickle.) A neighbour, who is a garden...

Apologies for the novice's questions. i) What is the significance of the stranded conductors? Is this good or bad? ii) What is the significance of the cable type? What is good and what is bad?

Or rather level with the wallpaper or paint.

Skimming the wall after the work had been done was never mentioned when we discussed the original requirements. I actually plan on removing the wallpaper and painting. To help my discussion with the electrician, what is the impact of the back box sticking out. Presumably, its front should be...

Hi, I have recently had my house rewired and am in the process of plastering around the sockets. A relative, who is helping me and is slightly more knowledgeable in these matters than myself, has queried the fact that some of the backboxes are not completely recessed, or at least that the fronts...