Recent content by pdunn

....well made. Thanks.

Hi, I'm about to rent out my house and need to put in interlinked mains-wired heat detector in kitchen and smoke detector(s). The regs say I need a detector in the main living space - the living room in this case and also one on the first floor. Since the stairs lead directly from my living...

.. for your help - I've decided to replace it, to avoid the same happening again. Peter

I have a valve clamped onto a cold water pipe below the sink which feeds a washing machine. It doesn't break the line of the pipe, if you know what I mean. It won't turn off completely, and there's no way I think to get into the valve to replace any washer. Any suggestions ? If I need to...

.. for the rapid response. Now go & enjoy 'hogmanay' !! All the best for 2008. Peter

I've just replaced a couple of 3 pin sockets on a 1970's ex-council house in Scotland. There were only live and neutral wires - are the socket boxes earthed behind the plasterboard and how common is this - I've never seen it before ? Can I reliably test for earth by putting an ohm-meter from...