Recent content by pcaouolte

There are also the gas meter installers who may decline to install a meter if bonding is not present, even though the incoming supply is plastic. There is also the situation where a plastic gas supply pipe feeds a meter in an outside cabinet but copper pipe leaves the meter cabinet clipped to...

I've no idea but any time I get a quote which I think is in the "rip off" range I just get more quotes. Maybe the builder doesn't want the job and has priced it so that they don't get it.

Do you really want the OP, with unknown electrical expertise, disconnecting wires inside that CU? Just looking at the breakers on the CU gives an indication of what the the wiring inside it is likely to look like and we have no idea if an isolator is fitted before the CU to allow the work to be...

See my post above. When the bell box receives no power from the alarm system the bell should start to sound using its internal battery. If the internal battery is dead it might do nothing, if the battery is still good it could keep going for an hour or two.

They mean that it is on the lighting circuit but they would still like the house lights to work. Is there a Fused Connection Unit next to the alarm? If so you will need to remove the fuse. The box in your second photo will have a battery inside it which will need to be disconnected. The sounder...

Photo? How old is this property? If you mean a gate valve, they are not usually used as the main stopcock in a property, they are usually used on the low pressure side (heating and hot water). This is a gate valve:

I'm no expert, I've just seen it on the packaging/instructions for LVT. It might be that click LVT is a floating product and heavy appliances could pin it down preventing expansion.

If this is going in a kitchen think about heavy appliances like washing machines and fridge freezers which may cause problems with click LVT.

Where does the waste pipe go when it gets outside? Photo?

Trample with feet and then spray.

Unfortunately the wiring in the ceiling rose has also been changed by the OP. Exactly this.

Not very much. I might be slightly easier to tighten it into position with it set on Max. You have a few choices offered by people in this thread: 1. Cheapest & quickest - Get a new head and screw it on. 2. Better, a little more expensive, but should provide a longer term fix - Replace the...

Out of interest, because I'm going to have to try to reseal my own conservatory roof, how do you gain access to the ridge? I cant reach the ridge from a stepladder and I don't know how much weight I can put on the bars that support the Polycarbonate roof sheets Do I try to slide a...

You could if it's big enough. Walls tend to wiggle a bit, corners are not square and straight bits are not straight. I usually put a large sheet of plywood, chipboard or mdf along the wall and measure the worktop dimensions and angles from that.

You should not be able to see any copper here: Turn off the power, loosen the screw and shove the copper further into the fitting (you may need to cut a little off the end of the copper to get it to go in).