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Hi Forum, I've recently had an extension built with red cedar cladding and want to try and protect its colour from the elements and sun. Is there anything you would recommend? I don't want to stain it as the original colour is great. Many Thanks. Mark

Thanks again. Electrician has confirmed all in place. and yes the RCDs are not yet in place.

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Hi Forum, Just a basic question, I have some electrics being carried out and I wanted to verify that the attached picture, the live, neutral are clear. And if the copper is the earth connection? Usually I would expect a yellow cable. This is for a gas hob with an electrical igniter...

Hi Joe, Once isolated from Consumer Unit, a few firm taps, and some gunk /sealant stuck between the pendant and ceiling worked loose. Pried a bit with a small screwdriver and the unit could then be unscrewed... Many Thanks for your help... :o) Cheers Mark

Hi, Slightly embarrassing this one, I'm doing some ceiling re-decoration and I've tried to unscrew/detatch the basic light pendant from the main fitting, so as to get a good finish and I will probably get a new light fitting anyway. Inspite of good efforts, it's not budging and most...

Thanks. Slightly off-topic, are there any online plumbing retailers best to avoid perhaps ones that are usually quite good?

Hi. Just a quick question. Are Reina radiators worth considering? I'm looking to get a vertical rad, 1800mm and their catalogue has some appealing designs. I'm getting a bit of rad fatigue, so I'm kind of hoping the answer is yes, they're ok... BTU values seems quite good on some of...

Hi Forum, I'm currently having my kitchen renovated and I'm looking at having a vertical radiator fitted. The height of the room where it is going is 235cm and my main question is whether there are any restrictions / tolerances for how high the radiators must be from the floor and...

Hi, Thanks for your help. The plan is to cover the hallway (which has a radiator) and the new kitchen, which the new part is heavily insulated. Regards Mark

Hi Forum, I'm in the process of having the kitchen re-tiled and agreed with the builder that it would be feasible to fit underfloor electrical matting. I'm planning on having two sections: 3m2 for hallyway - stat 1 7m for kitchen - stat 2 I've had a look at some sites and saw a...

Many Thanks! The WD40 seemed to work I gently used some pump pliers to rotate 90 degrees. Given the time of day I will try disconnection tomorrow.. Cheers Mark

Hi Forum, I need to disconnect my washing machine (cold supply only) and I noticed that the connection has what seems a small value, whereas I was expecting a blue handle type switch. I did try and turn the head with some long-nosed pliers and only managed a quarter turn (if...

Hi! Many thanks for your feedback! Just to let you know: there was an outside plug which had been partially disconnected by the builders and covered with a plastic bag. So the only reason why I can think it tripped over the weekend is perhaps outside condensation. Taking precautions...

Hi Forum, I'm in a bit of a quandary.. I have a split-load consumer unit, 5 MCBs on left-bank with RCD and 5 MCBs on right-bank with RCD. I'm having some building work done and during the week, one of the MCBs on the right-bank tripped off. I thought it would be ok, as the work is...