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I want the existing floor tiles in my kitchen lifting, and screeded in preparation for the laying of LVTs. I will be carrying out the preparation by removing skirting, appliances, single cupboards. Problem is that the remaining cupboards are sat on the tiles. The floorers say they need the...

I want a new floor covering for my kitchen which presently has tiles. I have decided on the 5mm LVTs which means the tiles need to come up. I will carry out the preparation by removing a radiator, skirting board, appliances and some of the single cupboards. There are two roughly L shaped runs of...

Thanks for the replies. I can't see any ID printed anywhere. Bought a floplas union from screwfix for 3 quid to try it and it appears to fit. So I'll order the remaining parts from there.

I too have never seen modern SWA 3 core in single phase colours. Anyway to answer your initial question, much of industry uses 3 phase, imagine it as 3 lives. If someone was to use brown/blue/green.yellow for 3 phase, the green yellow core would be 230v wrt earth, very dangerpous. So far better...

No, I can't see any manufacturers name or ID.

You could replace the current outside socket with an outside fused spur fitted with a 13A fuse. Refit the original socket next to it and wire it to the load side of the spur. You could connect the two sockets together, they would both be protected by the 13A fuse so perfectly safe, assuming the...

The gutter on one side of my house is leaking. On inspection, it was found to be from an inline joint that I suspect, was installed too short with the gutter barely reaching the seals. I want to replace one part which is easily accessible, this time making it the correct length, leaving the...

I would assume that the red is a permanent live. The black wire on the right is only live when the switches are in the ON position (I know it is 2 way). One of the other black wires will be a permanent Neutral and the other a neutral going to the next ceiling rose in the circuit. To identify...

You can do the donkey work. Dig a trench around 600 mm deep. Clear it of any sharp stones, put a few inches of building sand at the bottom, for your SWA cable to lie on. It will need a few inches of the sand on top of it along with a run of warning tape. It can then be backfilled with soil...

Normally, sockets or switches with more than one earth terminal have them linked internally. They are not switched.

Some of the postings above are totally wrong. Trust me, fit a 13a fused spur from the plate and connect the hob into that. As it is now, you have an appliance that is rated at less than 13a protected by a 45a overcurrent device. The fuse or breaker is supposed to be the weakest link, as it is...

My hotpoint washing machine belt came off last week after 4 years of trouble free use. Got a new belt, fitted it and it worked until the spin cycle, then came off. The drum pulley and motor pulley look slightly out of line so that the belt overhangs the drum pulley by about 5mm. There is no play...

Not sure if you have done it yet but cutting off the plug removes the protection of its built in fuse. What size fuse/breaker is protecting the connector plate? Could be as high as 32 amp. If higher than 13 amp, it will be a fire hazard so you need to tap into the plate and connect to a 13A...

As others have said, it is best to avoid joints if possible, so a continuous cable from the CU to shed would be the best option. However, SWA cable can be a bit of a pain to run through joists and restricted space if there is a long run inside the house. So it is perfectly acceptable to run the...

The last one provided a checklist and pressurising the expansion tank wasn't mentioned. Perhaps I need to get someone different in the future.

Do you mean blue switched through to brown, and brown switched through to blue? If you have a multimeter, at the boiler, the brown wire should be in L terminal and should read around 230v to earth. The blue wire should be in the N terminal and read very close to 0 volts to earth. If that is so...

Just an update. Searched for the expansion tank and it is sandwiched between the back wall and heat exchanger. It is a baxi 105he, looks a pig to change if I ever have to. Took off the bar across the top, to access the valve. There was a little air in when I pressed the centre. Inflated it to...

Had heating on tonight for about 2 hours. Just looked at the pressure now it has been off for a while and its down less that 0.5 bar, and a wet patch beneath the drain pipe. Following up the replies on here, I've looked on youtube for examples of recharging the vessel. I believe that you isolate...

About 2 years ago. From what I have picked up looking at this issue in the last few days I would say that part of the service should be ensuring the Expansion vessel pressure is correct, although I am not sure if he did that.

Been having a read about the expansion tank. Is it worth trying to blow it up first with a bike foot pump. If I do have to change it, is it something I can do myself? Industrial electrical background.