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Oops - had forgotten lighting circuits are not ringed, and therefore adding another light in the chain is fine… :) Thanks!

Hi all I've got an outside light to the front of the house, which is wired with a single cable (permanent live / neutral / earth) wired into the ground floor lighting circuit (I assume from a spur from a junction box somewhere). The cable runs through a front cupboard where I would like to...

Thanks DP - I will look into that. To be honest, I'm not (yet) sold on solar - was just considering it as an option at this stage and looking for a contractor that could come and assess exactly what would be best for us. I've considered PV in the past but discounted it, I suppose I just don't...

Hi all I am looking at replacing my central heating / hot water system and could use some advice (and maybe help with finding a good contractor!) At the moment we have an ageing standard gas boiler and hot water storage tank (with loft storage tank) system in our mid terraced property (1...

I've been looking at getting a new ball valve for the loft water tank (was going to get the Pegler Prestex Float Valve Part 2), and saw a plastic 'quiet valve' on screwfix called 'Fluidmaster Side Entry Fill Valve ½"' - link...

Thanks guys, I will get a new valve on order and replace it when I get chance. I take it this isn't absolutely urgent - ie the whistling doesn't mean a catastrophic failure is imminent? Thanks, Matt

Just realised that I didn't mention in the original post that this is a ball cock valve in the water tank in the loft - sorry!

No, I only turned off the main stop cock and I'm sure it was fully open before. I could maybe try closing it off a bit though? Our mains pressure is ridiculously high. Removing the washer was an absolute doddle - from the look of the compression joint attaching the rest of the valve to the...

I have just replaced the washer part of the ball cock valve with what sounds like the exact same one as you did - part of a kit from B+Q (called 'Ball valve 1/2 inch high pressure part 1') with parts that appear to be almost identical to the existing setup. I just changed the plastic washer bit...

Hi guys Thanks for the help - I have a plastic tank without standing waste (and it is higher than the central heating header so not too worried about spillover) so I will give it a go with a Vax and a big sponge at the weekend. Need to replace the valve in the ball cock anyway. While I'm at...

Hi I ran a bath this evening and was fairly disgusted with the colour of the water. It had a sort of brown/black tinge, which I'm fairly used to seeing after I get in but not before! I investigated the header tank (feeds hot and cold water to upstairs) and there was brown/black sludge...

Of course - how else would we power the deep fat fryers!?!?! :wink: Thanks again for the advise, Matt

Thanks for your advise. Now you mention it, I'm fairly sure the fuse box does have an RCD trip for each circuit, so that should be fine. I suppose leaving the circuit on a 45A fuse is no more or less dangerous than it was when running the electric shower, but I just thought it might have been...

Hi guys I have a quick question regarding what is possible and what isn't regarding the wiring side of a power shower. I currently have an electric shower (which is rubbish) on its own dedicated circuit marked 'shower' on the fuse box, with a 45A (I think) fuse. It also has a pull-type...

Spent a fair bit of the afternoon disassembling the valve, and I've come to the conclusion that it's the valve itself that is sticking. I lubricated as much as possible and removed 1 of the springs, so now it will move to/from the mid to open positions OK, but it still needs 'encouragement' to...

Ah; that sounds like a distinct possibility. Maybe time for a new valve then... :( Are the newer Drayton valves the best to replace with, i.e. a direct replacement for the plumbing side of the valve? How big a job is it? I'm thinking of putting in a power shower at the moment as well, so...

Hi guys. I have a question regarding the old ACL lifestyle mid position valve in my (Y plan) central heating / hot water system. The mid position valve refuses to go from hot water only -> hot water and central heating - > central heating only, unless pushed over 'manually' using the switch...

OK, maybe it doesn't sound like too good an idea then! There aren't any other sockets near the airing cupboard, but I may be able to run one into there somehow. Otherwise I'll have to start drilling holes in the bedroom ceiling..... it needs redecorating anyway! Thanks for the advice. Matt

Hi guys I have a quick question that I was wondering if anybody can help me with. I am currently flooring the loft, and I want to run a mains cable up there for a socket to run some lights and a few other low powered devices from. The ideal place to drill a hole in the ceiling is in the...