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I used to hear years ago that the UK and Ireland used to have 'seperate' hot and cold taps at the sink for a valid good reason , that it was by law (water laws) so that the water mains (cold) was seperate from the (hot water system) coming from the storage tank up in the loft. citing that the...

So, we didnt actually get around to answering the question about if a RECI installer checked the premises which was wired up before 2008> regulations - would they base the installation on pre 2008 regulation or would they say it has to be up to date regulations? i.e. if before 2008 regs it said...

if the house was wired up in 2007 (which it was, its written in the CU on a label) and the house was built around 2007 but the regulations changed/updated in 2008 would a RECI keep the wiring/consumer unit at 2007 regs or would they update it to the latest 2008> regulations? - in other words I...

Thank you for the extensive reply - really appreciate it and get it now. - I looks like we have the TNCS system then at our house and a earth rod put in for extra protection, so one doesnt have to rely on other (IE if network earth system fails we still have earth rod system protection ... and...

yes, yes I have got the message Risteard I myself must not, or get anyone not qualified, to do electrical work in Ireland - I am only discussing about it and saying that I would be interested in seeing why some people favour or again that type of earth system - in plain english and not having to...

Thanks for the reply James - thats got me intrigued now. You couldnt point me in the right direction as to what the favour and against is about for that kind of system can you pretty please?

Strangely in the house we are in at the moment it is a mixture of TN-C-S plus TT because one day on the lawn I found a green earth box - the house we are in now was built/wired in 2007

I moved into Irish cottage / 'do'er upper' in 1991 in Ireland and we had to get an electrician in to install and wire up the consumer unit before ESB would connect our house with electricity. The Electrician fitted a CU with just a Double pole mains switch , about 8 mcb's but no ELCB (Earth...

This buck who got 6 months imprisonment (3 for carrying out the work, 3 for posing as a registered electrician) is interesting. Reading the news article about it sounds like no-one actually got electrocuted or killed , so if it was the 'potential' that someone 'could' have got shocked or killed...

How about you James yourself - pushing the regulations to one side do you yourself think its safe to have a single pole or double pole isolating switch in the CU? Also the irish regs of RCD on the socket circuits but no RCD on the lighting circuits? - i'd hate the idea of maybe a touching a...

Thanks for that, although most of that was lost on me :) - are you bit of an insomniac? , only I see you posted at around 2.48am :)

Thanks - the 60's that is in the boiler presently is stamped with 2.37kg/h so i dont really know what that works out in G/PH - but the standard one that is supposed to be fitted is 80'EH is 0.65 and 1.95kg/h I could easily order a 80'EH 0.65 Nozzle off ebay for peanuts and they are readily...

Thanks for the reply. Yeah so we moved in December 2016 and started using it - the boiler was installed in 2012 I think it had written on it - houses have been empty for years so it was never used (i suppose the installer would have had to run it to commission it or whatever its called) - its...

Hello - we have a Grant Euroflame 70-90 outdoor kerosene condensing boiler which has a Reillo RDB 2.2 Burner. whilst I was cleaning it out of soot inside the other day I got a magnifying glass and had a look what was stamped on the Danfoss nozzle jet and it said 60's - now the specs for a...

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Thanks, I've tried that a few times - even left battery off overnight with all sensors connected , no joy it didnt clear it, but my daughter's boyfriends car is a Mazda and he had orange engine light on and he has got to take it for MOT soon and he wanted the light gone before he took it in - so...

Going well when its warmed up (well between 1st notch and medium on temp gauge) - rough idling at first start up and while its warming up, she said the onboard computer is reporting 45mpg and its got a lot of poke in it when its warmed up - I wonder if its rough on cold idling because I have...

Thanks, thats a bummer I disconnected it the other week and now its thrown up the orange engine light - hopefully I can try the "drive for 100 miles and light will go off automatically" trick rather than getting it reset at a garage or buying a diagnostic handheld device - if not I suppose I can...

Thanks for the reply, so should it just make a positive click on and off or click, click, click, at a fast rate? - thanks

Hi all - the wife has a 2003 16v 1.2 Clio mk2 and I just want to ask a question about the solenoid valve that goes into the carbon filled canister behind the front drivers side wheel (its behind the drivers side headlamp) Should this solenoid valve make a noise like a fast popping (like a...