Recent content by PeteE

I am not a plumber, but every property I have lived in has had two stopcocks associated with it, one internal and one external near the edge of the property. This included an1850's terraced cottage with a shared feed like yours. It sounds like you are going to need to get that leak...

Wouldn't each property have a stop cock where their feed pipe branches off? If so, start by turning them off one at a time and see if the flow improved to yours at any point... Regardless of whether the tenant is interested or not, I would have thought the Council would have been obliged to...

Should have posted this earlier, but this the beastie concerned. As you can see from the markings on the wall I need to lift the pipe about 15mm -20mm to get clearance!

Thanks folks..The hob was in the house when we moved in about 6 years ago and we were never left any instructions and I can't see any model number .. It is a stainless steel 4 burner Bosch, with the controls to the side...Knowing the previous owners it would have been a bottom end model...

Thanks for that, it's much appreciated! How in the heck do you solder pipe that's had gas in it? Do they flush the pipe with an inert gas first? As an aside, many years ago when I was a lad, my father arranged for a plumber to install a new gas fire. After doing the install I always remember...

We have just changed from a single to a double under counter oven, (both electric) and the gas pipe feeding the hob needs moving so the oven can be pushed fully in... I am waiting on a friend to get back to me re a gas registered plumber to quote for the job but wanted to ask a few questions...

Your quite right, I'd forgotten that! I do remember pouring water on the earth spike though! Plan 4 with the round plug- in jacks? I hated those with a passion, along with HES's and 41wire! :lol: :lol:

Lectrician, And don't forget that with "Shared Service" if you reversed the polarity of your i/c line, your calls would bill on the other Subs meter! :lol: And if anybody is still using a dial up modem for accessing the Net, a DACS will effectively cap you at around 15K IIRC...

Thanks for the quick replies gents.. Just to recap, the SWA feeding the garage will be 6mm 3 core and no more than 12 m for the entire run... In the garage, the CU is a 2 way 40A 30mA RCD unit..it has a 6A and 16A MCBs fitted currently... With regards the meter box, I've just had white...

I've just had a new kitchen fitted in the house and while doing some electrical work, the spark basically condemned the existing wiring going out to my detached garage. It seems the previous owner has used ordinary an extension cable to take the power from the CU in the house, out to a CU in...