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That's exactly what i thought. The engineer must have done it last thing on a friday i think! So a 203 wide beam sounds acceptable for a 230 thick wall?

Hi there, I have a structural engineers drawing showing a steel beam spanning a knockthrough for an extension. When I showed the drawing to the steel fabricator he said that the drawing suggested it was two beams running in parallel. However I had been under the impression that I only needed...

So would I be right in thinking that in comparison a combi would have hot water pressure that could be too low for a shower? I had a shower coming from a combi in a previous place I lived but i'm guessing that I didnt have any issues as the combi and shower were next to each other (divided by...

What is the advantage of unvented hot water? How does it compare in terms of space taken up and cost of parts?

I think that a gas combi would be a good idea. By checking the water pressure and flow rate what am i determining? How will these affect what can be fitted?

I am completely doing up my house. I just wanted peoples opinions on the best way to have it plumbed. Starting from scratch what sort of system would you install for heating and hot water in a three down, three up terraced property. The amount of destruction needed does not matter and all...

Yes, you have got the wrong switch. You need to buy a 2-way switch as opposed to a 1-way which you have got.

It was commonplace for only some circuits to be RCD protected until fairly recently. It is not necessarily something to worry about. If you do want full RCD protection then it may be possible to replace those non-RCD circuits with RCBO's (depending on the number of circuits this is often...

Hello, I'm planning a small extension to my mid-terrace house. It is a single story flat-roofed extension out into the side return to widen the kitchen. The extension would not protrude further out at the back than the existing house. If the build is classed as a side extension than I...

How do I check the stat reset?

ok thanks. There is nothing wrong with the electrical supply or the connections. The stat appears to be working alright so i'm still thinking it's the element.

Not got a multi-meter around right now. In reality what else could be causing my lack of hot water?

I did check the stat. It seems to be functioning ok. I only recently moved into the house and prior to that nothing had been on for 9months, I don't know if suddenly being used again could cause something to break?

Hi, I have a very simple looking system in my house. No central heating. No boiler. Just a single immersion that heats the water. This morning I woke up to find that there was no hot water, just slightly tepid water. I have checked the electricity supply to the immersion and there is no...

In my experience is a massive difference between: 1 Good quality downlights, installed correctly and safely with advice on the amount of light that will be produced and whether they are suitable. 2 Cheap downlights, DIY installed with little thought put in to the difference between them and...