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no idea what size cable or the power of the shower. the cable runs down the wall cavity and into the back of the shower, if i expose the cable how do i tell what size it is?

hi all Little help please. We have a triton sprint electric shower, not sure if 8.5kw or 9.5kw. The shower was installed to replace the existing electric shower (in place when we moved onto the house) which cocnked out. It appeared to have burnt inside. The new shower wasnt used for a...

Hi all When is the best time to paint a radiator? When its on and hot or when its off and cold? Cheers

hi all the mortor along the edge of the roof/tiles is looking worse for wear with several chunks having dropped off. what mix of mortor is best? cheers

hi You and any other property that derives benefit from the drain are responsible for its maintenance and repair upto the point the drain connects into the main sewer, the main sewer can be quite a distance away and way beyond your property boundary. Applies to England & Wales, Scotland is...

Hi all Im looking to undertake a plumbing with a view to changing career. Whats the best course around for a newby, costs and usefulness. Ive found a few courses City and Guilds of London Institute (CG), Domestic Plumbing Studies at the Manchester College or via train 4 trade skills...

hi all need some advice please. The lower tier of my garden which is grassed and primed for my 2 kids to play on when the weather improves, however it is surrounded by a wall approx 4 foot above a tarmac path. I need advice about what kind of fence is best, 1) To withstand kids...

just to clarify the drain must serve MORE than one property of seperate ownership in 1937 to be classed as a public sewer and therefore the responsibility of the local water authority. If the drain at the point of the problem only serves one property then it is the responsibility of the property...

if the drain serves any other property and they were built prior to 1937 then it should be the local water authority responsibility from the point the other property connects or "derives benefit" quote ex section 24 public sewer (think 1936 public health act). if its not shared with any other...

whats the best way to clean gunk from the drum and doors seal of a washing machine? i dont want to use anything that will damage the rubber seals cheers

how do they tank walls etc

its virtually a flat roof will only minimal fall from front to back. its a standard size for a single garage, the existing roof is held in place by metal bolts which are attached to 3 timber supports.

hi all i need to replace a leaking asbestos cement garage roof (removing the asbestos is not a problem as im an asbestos surveyor). whats the best material to put in its place? its a single garage. Cheers

hi all how do companies damp proof cellars/basements internally if it is not possible to do iexternally ie mid-terrace properties etc. cheers

hi all i want to use my garage as a gym but its damp. the garage and my house is at the bottom of a tier'd garden, the back wall of the garage is approx 3/4 under ground, one side is approx 1/2 underground with the front and the other side above gorund level, the damp comes in through the...