Recent content by Milleniumaire

Yes, that's it. Instead of the combined earth leakage from multiple circuits protected by one RCD, each circuit now has its own RCD as in an RCBO, so I would assume the "reduced" earth leakage is not causing a trip. So far, so good.

My consumer unit was upgraded today by Chris who works for Andale Electrical based in Leeds. He did a great job installing the new Hager equipment: No testing performed up-front, just straight into removing the old CU and once the new CU was installed, he spent a few hours testing...

In the end I decided to reduce the existing double socket to a single and it seems to be okay: I think there's just about enough space between the single socket and the new radiator to not cause an issue. If I did decide later, I could install a new double socket behind the bedside cabinet...

Having just read some forum posts where people are saying they have been running their CH systems for years without inhibitor and without issues, it would appear my question is probably moot and 3 weeks without inhibitor is very unlikely to cause any problems! As usual, I'm probably over...

I've been doing some work on my Central Heating system for a couple of weeks now. Started 2 weeks ago with a full drain down, removed some radiators and re-routed some pipes, then refilled as replacement radiators hadn't arrived on time. A week later (the weekend just gone) partially drained...

No. What you see in the photo is a the corner of the room where there's a sloping ceiling.

Out of interest, how strict is this rule? If I were to go the whole way and pull down the existing cables from the existing double socket, which would probably mean removing all the plaster from below the socket to the skirting board and probably below the skirting board (somehow, and what a...

My wife suggested converting the double to a single and I could probably do this, although the two cables to the double are supplied through the centre holes of the back plate, but I think there would be enough wire to reach to a single socket placed to the left most position of the double. I...

I'm in the process of moving a radiator and have an issue with an existing double socket. Here's a photo showing the location of the bedside cabinet, the existing socket and where I want to place the radiator: The wall is an outside wall; a breezeblock inner with plasterboard stuck using...

I can confirm that after contacting Spirotech they also sent me 4 x EPDM seals free of charge. However, over a year later and I still haven't gotten around to replacing them as it is quite a big job due to all the 22mm supply/return pipes needing to be moved out of the way to enable the LLH to...

Thanks Gasguru, I did remove the handle, unfortunately it is designed without a packing gland nut, so I'm unable to do anything with it and it will need to be replaced. Cheap, crap Emmeti, just like all the other parts on this Omnie manifold. If I'm going to the effort of replacing them I...

Which brand produces a manifold isolation valve that does what it is supposed to do without leaking?

In late 2020 an Omnie underfloor heating manifold was installed for our bathroom. It was installed in the bottom of a wardrobe in the bedroom next to the bathroom. A few years later all the carpet and the chipboard flooring in the bottom of the wardrobe was soaking wet due to the automatic...

Thanks for the feedback so far. I've received one quote so far and it wasn't quite what I expected, hence this post to try to determine if this was normal or not. I guess every company/electrician will be different. Basically the quote stated that a full test of the property (EICR) will be...

Out of interest, I assume testing the existing wiring would need to be done before installing the replacement consumer unit, but would you expect the charge for this testing to be part of the "upgrade" job, or is the testing charged separately, followed by the installation?