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Somebody local to us is having a new patio done and has about 50m2 indian sandstone to lift and dispose of. I am planning to use the lot for a raised patio in my garden, but many of them are coming up with a thick layer of cement and sub base stuck to them. Removing this seems like it would be...

Just wanted to pass on my thanks for this suggestion. Finally got around to plugging the hole yesterday as per your suggestion. I'd been doing some work in a bedroom with a window nearest the stack vent and it was a warm day so the window was wide open. I kept getting a waft of sewer gas in the...

Little update to the saga. It turns out the black cable isn't connected at the CU as I first thought. Rather, there are two 2.5mm ring legs as you might expect. For some reason, one leg goes directly to a junction box under the landing. Here, the leg continues beneath the floorboards as the...

The 6mm would be running from the CU to a 2G 2P socket. I’m pretty sure the 6mm will just about fit into one gang and the ring would then continue in 2.5mm from the second gang. Assuming this is OK, I’m not going to unbalance anything and cause the RCD to trip am I?

Just had an idea that will potentially make life easier if feasible. There is a disused 6mm T&E shower cable running nearby, recently disconnected from the CU, but still accessible. It would be easy enough for me to reroute this to replace the old black cable leg of the ring main. Any issues...

Definitely a possibility, but doesn't look any more difficult than other cables which have been replaced. I have a bit of a dilemma on my hands now. I know deep down it needs ripping out. But on the other hand it's a lot of aggro for a cable that appears to be in excellent condition.

I plan to replace it as the back box itself is a tad loose despite me tightening up. New holes/rawl plugs should do the trick. Should get an earth terminal then. It doesn't appear to be feeding another socket; I suspect one side is going into a hidden junction box as there are no black cables in...

I have had a closer look at the socket served by the old cable. Photos attached as I found it. Apart from being dusty, the insulation is in better condition than I expected. The sleeving is still soft and pliable, not disintegrating at all. I have since sleeved and tidied up the bare earth...

In advance of extending the upstairs ring main in my 1930's house, I have pulled up some floor boards to see what the state of play is. To my surprise, it looks like one side of the ring main at the CU is possibly old black rubber cable? It is stamped "250 VOLTS B.S.S.7 MADE IN ENGLAND". I found...

I have a garage conversion and would like to install a radiator in there. The house has a 30kW Main Eco combi boiler fitted in the kitchen. There are 22mm flow and return pipes running the length of the house with all of the rads teeing into them in 15mm. The easiest way I can see to connect...

This is something that crossed my mind. I didn't commission the sparks myself, rather they were subcontracted by the bathroom installers, and while they did appear to be a legitimate, established local firm, I wasn't impressed when they wired the fan switched live only and didn't bother asking...

Apologies, I should have worded it, "Can the CU be rejigged by moving the right hand RCD so that it protects all of the circuits currently to the right of it". But it does sound so much easier to just replace MCBs 1-4 with RCBOs. I did notice the labels incorrectly stating RCBOs myself, but...

Hi all, I have a question regarding the RCD protection in my consumer unit, photo attached. My understanding is that the MCBs in positions 1, 2, 3 and 4 are not protected by an RCD, as per the regs of the time. I would like to protect these circuits, in particular number 2, as we've recently...

It's just another inspection chamber where a few branches converge. C'mon, spill the beans :LOL:

No low level vents present and and no high level pipe in the interceptor chamber. My logic is that when the "tea pot lid" was present, I never noticed any odours, unless there was a minor blockage, which used to happen fairly regularly due to waste snagging on broken ceramic pipe just before...

Spied these on Screwfix - https://www.screwfix.com/p/bailey-94-110mm-drain-test-plugs-2-pack/62513 Is this the sort of plug that would do the trick?

1930's interceptor trap - rodding hole "tea pot lid" went missing after some cowboys worked on the drains. Depending who you speak to, these aren't necessary on a vented system, as mine is, but I have noticed the occasional sewer whiff in the garden since it went walkabout and there are no...

It's just a small hand basin waste pipe. No room internally to hide the pipe. It doesn't get cold enough to freeze pipes very often here else I'd try insulating it.

Thanks, very useful info. I have my doubts the strap boss was installed properly. Although it is secure, whatever was used to fix it appears to be breaking down, hence the leak. It is whitish in colour. Not sure if solvent weld dries white, but I'm thinking it could be regular old superglue or...

I've noticed that although I've cured the main leak from the old strap boss adaptor, there is still a small leak from beneath the strap boss itself. It looks as though whatever has been used to seal it to the soil pipe is failing. I'm thinking I might as well just remove the strap boss if it's...