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Hello again – here is an update… The developers have been around and conducted a sound test. I was mailed the results and the particular room tested passed by 4dB (total reduction was 49dB, the required minimum is 45dB). So it would seem that part E of the building regulations does not...

Thanks for the comments Jeds, much appreciated. Spoke to the developers again today. The house was certified through the Robust Details route. Regarding the party wall construction. It is a cavity party made from lightweight block. Each block wall is then screened with a dense "plaster" type...

Thanks for the replies... Just a quick update... I have been following this up with the building developers who are arranging a visit and to perform a sound test. I have spoken to other people on the development who live in semi's and they tell me that they don't hear their neighbours, and...

Hello I would like to get some opinions and advice before I contact the housing developer of a new build home which I recently moved into. It is a semi-detached, 3-storey home (NHBC covered). Just before Christmas our neighbors moved into the adjoining property. Although our neighbors are...

Hi again, thanks for the reply Yes, it is wired as per the instuctions on the bottom page 2 (for use with a single immersion element) I have triple checked this to make sure. The old control box was similar but an older design (type Pactrol WHB2). occasionally the E7 would kick in the...

Hi I have recently changed a Economy 7 immersion control box as I believed the last one had failed. However, the new one (Horstmann BX2000) is still showing the same problems as the old one. Basically, the immersion works when the 'boost' is manually activated, but fails to operate during...

Hello I am trying to find a replacement boost timer for my E7 immersion heater. I have written to the suppliers asking where I can source one from but I have received no reply. I have also searched the Internet but still unable to locate a supplier. I wonder if any of you have bought one...

Hello Quick question for you experts! I have a 60A wylex 'standard range' consumer unit which is approx 20 years old. An 8.5kW electric shower was fitted by one of the previous owners, complete with a pull-cord isolator, RCCB plus a 45A cartridge fuse. The main service fuse at the incoming...

Thanks for the quick reply... Yes - the CU is a Wylex cream model with 6 fuses. Thanks again for the advice, I will certainly get an electrician in to update the CU as I am looking to sell the house in the near future....

Hello I was looking for some advice regarding my consumer unit. It looks to be the original unit from when the house was built in 1984, it contains the ‘rewireable’ type fuses, plus a 45A cartridge fuse for the 8.5kW shower. My concern is that I believe that this CU is only rated to 60A (a...

Thanks for the advice. I will certainly get an electrician to look at it as I think the issue stems somewhere from the CU. I took a look at the ‘boost’ clock yesterday (power off of course and checked with a multimeter to check it was safe). The clock is a manually activated timer which will...

Hello Hope someone out there can help! Recently my immersion heater is failing to switch on over night. It is on a economy 7 tariff with a 'boost' switch wired into the daytime rate. The boost is working fine (ie, water heats up OK if I manually switch it on), but overnight nothing seems...