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Ok, understood that it doesn't contravene the regs, thanks. I still maintain that it is a stupid and dangerous location for the switch though, directly in the path of gravity should a leak occur, particularly as there is plenty of space to the side of the adjacent noggin. Why take the risk...

Hi, See pic here and attached. Is it allowed to have the isolator switch located directly below the shower pump? (Ignore the fact that the switch faceplate is off - I've opened it up to let it dry out after the pump leaked!) :eek: I've been researching BS 7671, and it seems that the...

Yes, the steel beams cut into the party wall.

Just to follow up on my question about impact sound, here is the specific scenario I'm asking about: New build infill terrace has converted an existing 9" flank wall into a party wall. The new house is steel-frame, and the steel beams bear on, and are are built into, the party wall, which...

Thanks for the reply. I'm really surprised that there is no requirement for impact sound testing! Do the regs not cover impact sound at all, or is it just not required to be tested? What would happen if the adjoining owner couldn't be contacted or didn't want to be involved? How would the...

How is the sound transmission test for a new house organised in cases where the new house adjoins an existing house? Does the sound tester have to go into the adjoining property? Does the adjoining owner have any rights to witness the test to ensure it is completed correctly? Also, can...

The builders for my extension are contracted to do a "builders clean throughout" at the end of the job. They claim that essentially amounts to vaguely running a broom around the room, and maybe a damp cloth over a window or two. They have partially laid a new floor, and the existing floor...

Interesting discussion - sets in my mind the way the BO, and indeed the PWS, may work the system to their advantage, and good to know for any potential future PW matters. I will think very carefully about agreeing to an Agreed Surveyor if I'm ever in this situation again. In this case, I am...

So, if the PW surveyor's decision is "whatever the Building Owner's engineer wants", do I have grounds for complaint that he's not doing his job properly? Particularly bearing in mind that the BO's engineer represents the interests of the BO rather than me? Or would it be unreasonable of me...

The Party Wall Award says that the Building Owner shall: "Make good all structural, decorative or horticultural damage to the Adjoining Owner’s property occasioned by the said works in materials to match the existing fabric and finishes, to the reasonable satisfaction of the agreed surveyor"...

Hi, I'm an "Adjoining Owner" under the Party Wall Act, and have an Agreed surveyor, with a Party Wall Award already drafted and agreed. The "Building Owner's" works are in progress. Some damage has occurred to my building that requires remediation work. The Building Owner has proposed a...

Great, thanks for the replies. I won't worry too much about it in that case.

Just had a new combi boiler fitted for heating & HW. Plumber supplied a wireless (battery-powered) Salus RT520TX thermostat / controller. The wireless stat is emitting a very high-pitched electrical-type whining noise (a bit like you hear from a plugged-in phone charger when no phone is...

Thanks Woody. I went back to the builder and told him I wanted the screed down before the plasterboard unless he had a compelling reason not to. Builder replied that he will wait and do the insulation and screed together, after plastering. Still no explanation WHY. I brought the BCO into the...

I'm having an extension done and my builders are saying that they will screed the floor after completing plasterboard and skim. They say "the last layer which will be the screed will be fitted after the plaster boarding and skimming as this is common practice". Is it really common practice...

Some interesting responses here, thanks. It's a Hotpoint Mistral Plus 8596P. Fridge-freezer. It comes with an LCD with a "compartment" buttons to switch the display between fridge & freezer, plus a "temp" and "set" button. The temp button allows you to change the fridge temp between 0 and...

Dumb question from someone who knows nothing about electrics, sorry. I have a rather neat pass-through device that plugs into a plug socket and displays on a little LCD screen the amount of power being consumed. I currently have a fridge plugged into it. When the fridge is idling, the plug...

Ace, thanks Bobasd, that answers my question. :-)

Hi all, Getting two rooms knocked through into one, and an extension added, to make one large room (kitchen). It's a Victorian house. The two rooms that are being knocked into one have different floor constructions - the existing dining room has timber floorboards, and the kitchen has a solid...

Update on this thread: Of course, it was nothing to do with the system needing to learn anything. Turns out the controllers are U/S. I rang the Danfoss helpline and they explained that the Devireg 550 is a very old controller, which tends to develop various "gremlins" until it eventually...