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Hi all, Need some help from someone who actually understands the black magic that is plumbing! I just replaced the hot water down service stop cock/gate/tap thing - it's just above the hot water tank on the first floor. Everything seemed to be going so well. Now we have everything working fine...

Well Dan, here's the thing... I've studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering to degree level including IEE training in domestic electricals. I've stripped automotive brakes and engines, etc. (cars and bikes) and rebuilt them without any problems. What I'm trying to say is that I know what...

Yeah, you're absolutely right, Tibbot. I have no problem with that or any of the other comments since I first posted this morning, including misterdubya's. It's the people who post things like "If you have to ask for advice then you're too stupid for me to waste my time on", thereby wasting...

... or even better than saying "Get someone in", if you really know what your stuff, explain *why* it's dangerous in clear layman's terms. That would be professional. I'm a software engineer by trade and if we go into a meeting saying "You can't do that" we get the sack real quick. Just like any...

GasMan, if your username is accurate then you have an enormous amount of experience to offer anyone posting here. I understand that the qualified guys probably compete to be top dog. But when the responses to people coming here asking for help descend to "You're a prat because you don't know...

Just found this thread as my Potterton Suprima piece of **** has packed up. I didn't know how to open the case but thanks to this thread, I found out where to apply the crow-bar and eventually prised it open. (That's a joke for the benefit of the walking-stick-waving grannies on this forum...

Cheers Monkeh, I've just placed the order for SWA, "cable entry covers" and GripFill so the decision's made! I am a self-build and my main concern is to make sure I do a safe job... I've used SWA before and I'm confident it will give a good, safe end result at the end of the day. It's...

BigRobCanUFixIt, trickyd and PaulC, Thanks for the input. I have one more question. How on Earth does a forum for building, DIY, construction etc. get so many pi55y old ladies on it? I have so many morons on my ignore list now it's incredible. Is it because a lot of people have such...

Hi, I've got my garage consumer unit in (mounted on a bit of MDF batoned to the wall) and the lights installed and wired up. I'm well-chuffed with the job so far. But I just can't decide how to get the submain feed from the house to the garage. It's gotta go about 3 metres along the...

Last time I brought the SWA inside and up to a metal junction box, terminated there and then up to the CU on T&E. I did that on both ends. I used a separate boxes to get a better/stronger mounting point for the SWA terminating gland. This time, I'm doing pretty-much the same job (except I...

Yeah, 3-core, third core as cpc. Non-RCD feed from head end to RCD-protected garage CU.

Brilliant. That option occured to me late last night. But the bit I'm not so sure about is how to earth the armour - I'd have to bring a separate earth along with the SWA inner to earth the box/armour in some way. I guess it would be OK to just feed a single 4mm core earth out... Is this a...

Magic, I've been looking at them. Thanks.

Thanks EFLImpudence, cool guide, handy reminder. I've terminated SWA indoors before though - no problem there. I was really after product recommendations for outdoor, weatherproof boxes and tips on how to ensure they continue to keep the water out. Or is it best to avoid terminating...

Hi, I'm wiring up my garage and there's one bit I'm undecided on - how best to terminate the SWA. 10 years ago I wired up another garage and I brought the SWA right through both walls. That was fine but the new property is newer and the entry points much more in-your-face. So I'm...

IJWS15, guess what - it's about 6 months outside guarantee. So does this mean I should be able to pull teh turned part out and re-fix?? Thanks, Dave

digdilem: Damn good point, thanks.

They're upside-down in the main photo. You can just about make out a hole in the left-hand side of the upper plate. If you look in the inset photo where they're installed, you can just about make out the screw head. It looks like they're screwed down in two places, diagonally opposite. Or...

Hi, I'm usually pretty clued-up on DIY but this one's got me foxed. The newel post at the top of my stairs is wobbly/broken... and its design is also a bit weird. It seems to be attached to another post which protrudes about 15 inches down into the under-stairs area. The newel post...