Recent content by trojanhawrs

Partially close the isolating valve to the point that fully open cold isn't going all over the shop.

I like the change to metal CU's, just feels more robust and better quality. Don't necessarily think plastic ones were much of a fire hazard though. If your existing CU is on a brick wall fire sealing is almost certainly not required.

Definitely presumptuous, but in an ideal world the grey core has been sleeved blue and the table makes sense.

Do you have low mains pressure? If not the simplest solution would be just to plumb hot and cold from the combi for your new shower - 24kw+ will give a decent shower (much better than your electric ones) and while the pressure will drop slightly when someones washing their hands, it won't be for...

Old fcu probably taken off the downstairs sockets.

Maybe you're beginning to realise why the previous owners didn't sort it.

Looking good, socket cable in there already? Just mind and double check you don't have any socket cables going down across your planned route. I'm quite impressed with the build quality, they've not cut corners on your walls anyway

@FiremanT My mum's got a 7.4kw induction hob running off a 13amp plug top (not right but it's not popped yet). Run a cable suitable for a 32amp breaker and you'll be absolutely fine - it is worth checking the manufacturer's instructions though in case they specify lower overload protection for...

Access panels like these are a tidy solution

@JohnD If they've plastered to the floor, they've done that for air tightness which you're immediately undermining by breaking it out. I also don't know why you'd bother battening it out where you could just run the cables under the plaster.

He's probably thinking there might be a gap at the bottom you can run your cables in, unlikely on a wet plastered wall though. Good luck! If they're still building on your site might be worth finding one of the plasterers and chucking him a few quid to patch it up.

Ah fair enough, that's ideal. Most cables off the shelf would have an earth core which is why I suggested 5 as you're not supposed to use the earth for anything else.

Use a 5 core flex for running to the receiver, 0.75mm or greater.

@ebee The OP's intention is perfectly acceptable in the eyes of the wiring regulations - if you think it's bad practice then that's your opinion. I personally think a bit of common sense can be applied in assessing the likelihood of someone fixing things to the wall below knee height, or adding...

If that were the case then yes 100%, but for a 38x25mm trunking you'd need to chase out about 26-28mm (which would likely still be OK with 140 thick walls). I'm confident you would get all 4 cables through a 38x16 trunking with the lid off. You might want run a leg down from each box to maximise...