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£24 Mark up on each RCBO............... I need to change careers...

I'd be inclined to be closer to £1k even though it seems like a really straightforward job on the surface. It'll need a meaty core drill for the new flue, and making good of the old exit point. It'll need new copper in 22/28 mm for water jointing to the old system. It might need a new copper gas...

Is it a combi boiler, a system boiler or heat only boiler? Make/Model would be useful. Is the heating S or Y plan?

If it's this paragraph that's causing you concern. 'With the circuit isolated you can safely undo the screws on the front of the socket. If there’s just one wire per connector (earth, live and neutral) it means that the socket has already been spurred off another; you can change this into a...

Hi Sam, That's sound investigation. What you've discovered (large assumption here on correct installation) is You have 6 Radial circuits running to sockets (the 16Amp circuits with a single 2.5mm T&E connections) You either have a 2.5mm T&E Final Ring or a 4mm T&E Radial. I'm not sure I'm...

Biggest concerns around a single to double socket conversion for me are..... Ensure Undamaged cable Ensure Appropriate slack for wiring new socket (the lugs may not be in the same location/orientation as your single). Ensuring you have stripped the inner insulation as per instructions and that...

Currently I think what Sunray is saying is that with a single socket outlet the max you could load that socket to would be 13Amps. If you plug an extension cable in with 4 outlets the maximum that single socket can provide is 13 Amps as fused by the plug on the extension cable. What you're...

I would crack on mate, with the usual application of safety sense. Isolate, confirm circuit dead before putting your tip (of the screwdriver) anywhere near the socket outlet. My Kitchen has outlets on both the upper and lower floor final rings. I hope you've got enough cable slack available...

You're off your head mate. Can you point me to the regulation in BS 7671 or the NICEIC/Napit advice that says if you plug an 8 way extension cable to it and connect 8 high DC leakage devices to it you must change a breaker in your consumer unit............... Why is this advice not given on...

Not to mention the battery generally being in the boot to obtain the near perfect 50/50 weight distribution................ Drivers car innit :D

For entertainment I prefer Angry Nick B, or foul mouthed D Savery and Nige. For education/instruction then our very own Flameport is my go to.

I watched for about 2 minutes and then turned off. All got too 'Electricians version of Love Island/Big Brother/I'm a celebrity' dramatic for me. It was lacking in the aspects you could anticipate a DIYer who isn't keeping a £1000 tester or a 7671 On Site guide handy. I saw some extensions in...

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Hi All, So I'm doing a bathroom refurbishment. I'll provide some photos in a future post but what I'm wondering is. Looking at the wet wall with the soil stack in the left corner the arrangement is Bath/Toilet/Basin The Bath and Basin waste run to the stack underneath the toilet waste, which...

I found this, which would explain why the weakest point is going to be the bottom plate brazed/welded on. But............ I had a look at a promotional video for Macdonalds water storage and it looks like the process they use welds/brazes side/top and bottom. Just noticed now that this is the...

Smart Meter? Just a thought that they can disable these things remotely..... and I'd suspect electronics over electrics for the kind of intermittent issue you're seeing everyday. Ignore that.......... you checked the incoming/outgoing side of the switch in failure............ I'll learn to read...

I've not seen the internal construction of the cylinder to make this a 'factual' statement but I work in a field that deals with explosions. It's almost impossible to create seals on this kind of assembly that are identical. This causes one or other of the material joints to be weaker than the...

Sorry this is going to be a minor hijack. I'm doing a kitchen/utility room replacement in the near future and have been pricing up with DIY Kitchens. I've only got 1 Angle which is a 90 degree inset, but am looking at tower units for Oven/Microwave, Fridge Freezer and Broom Cupboard. I'm also...

That one’s actually upside down to go in a Hager board. The cutout for the busbar is at the top in the picture. But….. They don’t fit. Much much betterer. I could of course remove the tails to get it to maybe actually fit…… oh wait no I can’t do that cos it means currently removing the cut...

Believe it or not, from speaking to them it isn't the DNO or Legality of altering an installation that worries them about pulling the cut out fuse. What they are most concerned about is the comeback on the householder when the 'Smart Meter' reports that the incoming supply has been interrupted...