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Sorry for the year long delay! So I got the part suggested by opps/Huggybear but have realised that it’s not so easy to connect to as I need to insert a short flexible hose to go into it and upstream of that (towards the dryer) a piece to change the diameter (as the dryer hose is only about 9...

Thanks both, they want to put them on the side wall of the house which is about 3-4 metres closer than the garage. On the other hand they want to dig up the driveway anyway to put in a cable to connect the solar panels (which will be on the garage) to the house! The other installer that I...

I've been told by one installer that putting home/solar batteries in a detached garage isn't allowed as it's an outbuilding and this is against some recent regulation. Another installer didn't mention this and recommended installing in the garage. Which of them is correct, any advice...

Ceiling mounted, the water seems to just collect in the pipe above the ceiling which eventually floods the fan unit. Exact same thing happened a few years ago in other bathroom. Just a long period of condensation ending up in the pipe I guess.

Yes that’s correct, and I just took off the fan cover and it’s full of water!!

Thanks for the quick replies. So there’s an extractor fan switch above the light switch, what’s supposed to happen (and has for 9 years) is that if the extractor fan switch is on the the fan will run immediately when the light is switched on and will then continue to run for a short period after...

Hi, looking for some advice. My bathroom light tripped one of the two RCDs and when I reset it I noticed the light (4 LED downlights actually) flickering when the switch is in the off position but only if extractor fan switch is on. The extractor fan usually runs whenever the lights are on...

Hi all, just jumping on this thread with some experience of my own. So I've had an EV for over a year now and only used granny lead for first few weeks or in emergencies (like when my Zappi EV charger randomly stops working but that's another story!). Some more recent experience is when I went...

Hi, Looking for some advice, the clock in my oven has become very dim and the chime very quiet. A replacement clock unit (part number 5619490229) is £121, not cheap but can't really live without it (especially as oven no longer switches off when timer ends). AEG says it needs to be installed by...

Thanks all, I'm intrigued by the presence of the air gap, is there ever a scenario where you put a lot of liquid down the sink or from the attached appliances and it's enough to fill the pipe completely and leak from the air gap?

Pipe splitting off on the left is washing machine drain, one on the right appears to be coming from our boiler as far as I can tell

Sorry, first post not entirely accurate, here’s what’s under the sink right now.

Seems like DIYnot has disabled the link, if you copy and paste it it still works, or search for "McAlpine V33S Compression Domestic Appliance Tee Piece Connector White 40mm (4167P)"

Looking for some advice, I've got a washing machine that drains under the sink via something like this...

Thanks for the detailed reply, I suppose I can just ask other installers for their opinion as they can all get the same government grants I presume?