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I have joined two cut cables using these wago 221 connectors as shown on photo. I am not convinced they are good for the load especially the sockets circuit. Should i be using the old fashioned screw terminal blocks instead?

I am thinking of installing wireless thermostats and wireless thermostatic valves on radiators, so then I can control the heating in every room remotely. I imagine, each radiator has a wireless thermostatic valve, and all those valves talk to a central "timer", which then instructs the boiler...

I am about to order a front door for the house. I want the main door to be easy to use to move things into the house, and from there on the kitchen and living room both have double doors. If things do not fit through the front door we will have to go around the the back and it is quite a trek...

Unfortunately they do not do this useful tool anymore, it was not strong enough and dropped a couple of panes so they decommissioned it. I have not found this tool anywhere else, next best thing is a bigger tool with scissor lift or whatever £750 per week!!! They also sell (not hire as far as I...

I think it is like having a big or a small engine in a car. The small engine is more efficient. The large engine is quicker.

I went to a few online heat loss calculators, for each room in the house, picked the radiators, summed it all up. I did however calculate at -5C external temps so I presume the 32664 watts is a worst case scenario. For example last December/January I remember we had a 5 day spell of -C temps...

My actual figure is 32664 watts, but I was allowing for future expansion, into the basement and maybe a conservatory if I ever get the money

I have been getting quotes for my central heating installation and one quote I have received includes the installation of a low loss header and extra pump. I have read an old article stating the purpose of the low loss header is to allow large volumes of flow through the radiators when the...

Looked up Travis and Jewsons hires, did not see it... My bad.

Would anyone know of a manual machine to help me lift and move 4 glass panes from and to the patio doors. The floor is new screed so very flat. All I need is some tool/machine, on wheels, to take the weight of the glass, while each pane is about 100kg. I am even thinking of making one...

Has anyone installed any of these radiators? Do they have a dedicated front and back side? I am thinking I may need to flip them over if their "input" and "output" do not match the piping.

Are the ones you are removing accessible or do they have hidden modules in ceiling and in other obscure places? The ones I am proposing are a direct switch replacement, no other parts or modules, or batteries required. They are the Quinetic...

OK, I will make sure we install a few lights and sockets to get going. We are stuck on silly things, colour and type of switches and can't decide. I like very much the Quinetic ones (the idea of controlling a switch from another switch without wiring - and that's how I have wired the house) but...

Got you! I definitely need the certificate and I'd rather pay a little bit extra to obtain a few more certificates as we go along, than be left "hanging" for months until the final light bulb gets fitted.

Could you please advise me on the process of obtaining a certificate for building control purposes. I am getting quotes to have new electricity supply and fuseboards installed into the utility room at a new build. I have not yet bought all the light fittings, sockets, switches etc. Kitchen has...

I have had a pressurised hot water cylinder for many years, and when hot, the pressure on the hot taps was crazy. You could be in the shower for quite a long time before hot and cold pressures equalised. I am now at a new house looking to install at a new hot water cylinder system, and looking...

No, brand new system, so we can do what we like. Will ask if the Worcester Regular Boiler can automatically put out top heat if there is a large difference between thermostat and ambient, or if hot water is needed. Or maybe it does it on the difference in temperature between flow and return...

I have a feeling the "cool radiator" idea maybe suspect. Anyway in my system I want *at least* 65C water, as I already have experienced contamination with lower temps and a megaflo, so I will ask the installer to set flow temps to something suitable, eg 65C-70C or more. Or maybe there is a way...

I am being quoted by a few plumbers to install this system boiler, Worcester Bosch 8000 35kW. I have added up all the radiators, total 23, and they work out to about 31kW, so the 35kW seems to be OK. There is also a lot of pipes in the house, large runs are 28mm, small runs 22mm and 15mm to...

I will make sure I ask then if they have a "back" and a "front" before I buy.