Recent content by JayLar

I have just finished rewiring the (non-kitchen) ring main in the house we purchased which was a bit of a state. One of the casualties is the immersion heater and the central heating control panel which were both on the ring main but which I have taken off in anticipation of putting them on their...

They serve the same purpose but I believe a service valve has one end which connects directly to the tap/cistern etc and the other to the supply pipe, while an isolation valve connects to the supply pipe at both ends (ie requiring another connector to the item to be "isolated". Check the...

No expert but you'll also need to consider the effect of any new pipework on the supplementary bonding (assuming you have it).

We've had a few problems with the existing waste system in the house we purchased. Particularly in the bathroom where the old system has insufficient fall and even rises in part, leading to standing water and the pipes blocking up. Along with some additional problems it seems a good point to...

We're looking into the possibility of replacing our internal cast iron soil pipe with a plastic one (in the same location). It's not clear to me how easy it will be to gain the access necessary to replace the whole thing which I suspect may make it an expensive job. If this is the case, is it...

Thanks for the quick reply. They are indeed grouped after the RCD, will take a look at what you suggest this eve, may just save me forking out for a take-away. And I will of course stay away from the tails terminals :) . Edit: JohnD - yes I reset the RCD this morning. Cheers

We had a new split load consumer unit fitted a month ago at the same time as having a new kichen ring main installed. Today four of the circuits on the consumer unit appear to have failed though the MCBs have NOT tripped. The only thing seemingly relating the circuits (kitchen ring main, radial...