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Your pipes are too close to the wall to allow any double panel radiator to be fitted without altering the pipework.

Your radiator may need the flow and return to be connected into specific inlet ports, or it will not heat properly.

Yes,that's what I thought. Drain down needed before removing that valve.

Which tap is leaking ? If it's the one on the cold mains end ,you don't need to drain the heating as the other valve doesn't need to be removed. However, it looks like it's the valve on the heating side that's leaking and a drain down would be sensible.

So the RCD trips as soon as the MCB for kitchen socket circuit is switched to on ,but does the MCB also trip ?

The pipe should insert fully into the fitting. To be on the safe side I would replace, as it's going to be buried and tiled over ,the pipe and fittings are relatively cheap.

Good luck ,let us know how you get on.

Any further info on the extractor ? £250 ,is that just for the call out ?? Get some other prices. Possibly for Monday.

Hand tightening the silver disc will not cure any leak. All that disc does is connect the actuator head onto the valve body. As already advised ,remove the head and examine what's beneath it, If the leak is there you will need a complete new valve to be fitted.

Doesn't look black in colour ,more like green.

Still isn't the cause ,a contributing factor maybe.

Anything else electric that you overlooked ?

There is obviously a fault on that socket circuit. A picture of the rest of the consumer unit would be helpful. Is there an extractor unit above the hob ?

If the RCD can reset with kitchen sockets MCB switched off and outside lights MCB switch on ,then the outside lights isn't the cause of the RCD tripping.

You would need to know how the oven and hob connect to the circuit in order to rule them out. If they are plugged into sockets the plugs need to be removed. If they are wired through a double pole isolation switch ,that would suffice.

You need to do all of them ,so there is nothing at all missed.

If it's leaking from above that nut there is no point tightening it. Remove the TRV head (the big white thing) by unscrewing the silver disc beneath it. See if there is any sign of leakage on the top of the valve body.

Yes ,remove plugs from sockets. Also check for fused connection units that may feed boiler/ external lights/ extractor hoods etc.

Looks like the leak is higher than the silver nut , and coming from under the TRV head.

The waste is held in place by the large black hexagonal nut below the basin ( just visible in your pic). As well as needing access to that ,you also need to get to the connection to the trap,which is the large white plastic nut below the aforementioned black nut. Although it is possible to do it...