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The appliances on the grid switch are split 50/50 over both sides of the kitchen (galley style). My thought was to use a 20A labelled DP switch to a 13A fuse on the grid for each of the appliances which then feeds a 2.5mm2 spur to the "hidden" single socket behind the cupboards/units. In...

The idea is to use the grid switch fed (part of) from the upstairs ring only for the six built in appliances but keep the rest of the kitchen on the downstairs ring (no wiring to the grid switch)

The route the cables run from the consumer unit would me a huge amount of redecoration (including a newly fitted en-suite) and recently decorated bedroom. All flooring is P5 chipboard as well so a pain to get under (they built the upstairs partition walls on top of this too !). We could go...

I've done a lot of searching about this and mainly come up with positive reasons for doing this but can't find any definitive rules or regulations regarding this. My kitchen is being refitted soon. I'm rewiring the existing ring main in the kitchen (currently on the "downstairs" fuse) to...

Thanks for the answer - I've talked her out of it now as I'm not too happy with them being in a wet environment with lots of grout etc. She's ordered some "proper" border tile samples so that solves my issue :)

swmbo has settled on some nice medium format ceramic tiles (250 x 400mm) but has also decided she wants a pebble effect border 2/3rd up the wall. We've got some sample and the tiles are around 6mm thick with the pebbles being a fairly uniform 3-4mm thick mounted on a plastic grid material...

Bear in mind I'm not a plumber - just a fairly competent DIY'er I didn't build it up like you would do with normal PTFE. This Loctite is pretty strange stuff - generally you get better results by cross winding it (watch the video). I put around double the turns that were recommended on the...

Make sure you read the comments on the videos before you assume that they are doing things the correct way. There are some absolutely hilarious ones out there from "professional" companies where they are doing lots of things rather wrong. One of my favourites is a woman installing a...

Nope - no washer at all although I did consider putting one on. I've attached a couple of photos of how mine turned out after using the Loctite - also bear in mind these are quite shallow male elbows with around 3-4 threads actually inside the shower unit so it was a bit touch and go ....

The goose as if it lands on you at speed it will do some serious damage !

Never used plumb blue so I can't comment but that Loctite 55 appears to be the saviour of many DIY (and Pro) plumbers ! Make sure you read the instructions about roughing up the threads a little and don't scrimp with it and you can't really go wrong. There is even a video on Youtube on how to...

I have been more of a lurker than a poster on here but I can honestly say that I'd have no problems whatsoever with Tony (Agile) doing any work for me. That applies to a number of other regular posters on here who also give good advice. You may not always agree with them all of the time...

Nope - the majority of boards are wave soldered - it goes through a large machine. The reason lead was banned in the electronics industry was the perceived risk of lead leeching out of apparatus that was condemned to landfill. The reality is the new lead free rubbish is far less...

I had all kinds of fun and games with my shower until I used Loctite 55 on the threads (parallel threads) - sealed perfectly although on the second attempt as I didn't use enough on the first. I tried tapered male thread with plenty of PTFE after my first attempt but that leaked more than...

Actually, tapwater (not pure water) can neutralise a weak acid solution due to the calcium deposts (calcium carbonate) in the water. In fact its the same principle as antacid tablets - stomach acid + calcium carbonate = wind !

Re - the Groupon thing ..... Indeed - my wife spotted that :lol: Not too sure on that to be honest with you - will have to do a bit of research. The boiler is only 2 years old (Remeha) and running like a dream so I don't expect any issues. Mind you - I've said that about cars before...

Cheer guys - just wished some of you lived a bit closer 8) Quite happy with it capped off above floor level - it means if the wife changes her mind we can have another fire there without too much of a problem.

Not decided on which RGI we're going for yet - working out if we're going to do the fire this year when we get the boiler serviced or wait until next year when we have more funds available (hence wanting to know roughly how long it will take). The pipe is behind the telly / stereo etc which...

Before I get leapt on, I'm getting my boiler serviced soon but also want to remove my gas fire so will get the Gas Safe engineer to cap it off / isolate it so I can remove and brick up the flue holes. The fire is a nightmare - we lose so much heat from the draught around the flue - I've a...

Thats the way I'd do it. Also make sure its a cheapie type one with a mechanical thermostat rather than a digital one - often when you have a small interruption to the mains supply (i.e. a short power cut) they reset and won't turn back on until you set them again.