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Hi, Yes all of my white goods have been earthed along with every socket and every pendant. I wasn't sure if they needed any secondary bonding, but if they don't then that's great. It's just the New CH that will need some bonding. My CU and Ground Earth were tested and passed in 2013 and...

Hello, We recently bought a house, which we mostly gutted/demolished and rebuilt. I am NOT an electrician, but i have spent several years working as a labourer alongside domestic electricians and being shown what to do by these electricians. I also have an electricians manual with wiring...

Hi, Thanks for your reply. Yes the cut timber would be sandwhiched between batons on the outside every 225mm and OSB on the inside. And do you agree that i don't need to double the vertical timbers that run up the side of the rood trusses? Under normal circumstances i would double up. But...

Hello, We have a new roof, with new frames, new tiles and new velux windows (all 1 year old now). We have done most things right on our project, however one decision that i am REALLY not happy with is the size of our Velux windows. We currently have 550x1200 top hung Velux windows, which are...

Hello, We have a new roof, with new frames, new tiles and new velux windows (all 1 year old now). We have done most things right on our project, however one decision that i am REALLY not happy with is the size of our Velux windows. We currently have 550x1200 top hung Velux windows, which are...

Hi, The gas meter was disconnected and moved by a Transco engineer, but after that the empty pipework to the boiler was just cut by the builder. The boiler is mounted and wired, but currently has no gas or water connections. The boiler is a Glow-Worm 24cxi, i have attached a PDF of the...

Hi, I cna provide a photo later today. However i have just found the manual online for our boiler. And it says min distance under eaves is only 25mm!! Glow-Worm 24cxi.

Hi, Thanks for your reply. The boiler was installed before we bought the house. And it is currently disconnected and so will be tested etc once reconnected. I did not get a straight answer out of a gas engineer that i asked, so i was left a bit confused. I will try and get a copy of the...

Hello, We currently have a horizontal flue for our Glowworm boilder. The flue goes through the external wall and is sighted about 50-100mm below our eaves / soffit. Is this illegal? I am paranoid that the vent gases might seep back into the roof space. The flue does project forward off the...

10 year old thread!.. I have a similar issues. However my two PIR security lights are already installed with a separate 1.5mm twin and earth to each light. Can i simply connect the two L1 together with a single core cable OR will i need to require the system so that the second light is fed...

Hi, ok thanks, i have found these at Screwfix. Out of curiosity, why do you not recommend Aerosol? I assumed that they might give a more even coat with no brush marks? Also, i have found Zinsser exterior All Coat which claims that it does not need Primer? Or do you recommend that i still use...

Hi, We have a modern glass fibre skinned composite door. It's a couple of years old now and has been through a lot on our very messy building site and so it needs some touching up on the outside. The outside is black and we wish to repaint it black again to make it look like new. I know that...

Hi, We have a glass fibre / PVC skinned composite door. It's a couple of years old now and has been through a lot on our very messy building site and so it needs some touching up on the outside. The outside is black and we wish to repaint it black again to make it look like new. I know that...

Hi, We have mostly finished building our own home and we have done a massive amount of the work ourselves so we are quite competant people. I used to work for a windows/conservatory company many years ago as a labourer/fitter many years ago and so have good experience with building...

Hi, i know in theory the RCD should just trip and shut off the electric. But i have nightmares about water causing a Fire.

Hi, i won't be open at the back once it's tight to the wall on all four sides (bolted) and then mastic all the way around on both the inside and outside. It's the only way to do it without touching the existing Consumer Unit casing, thanks

Hello, thanks for the reply. Yes there is a water pipe a bit closer to the consumer unit then i would like. It's a very old house and everythings a bit all over the place. I was under the impression that 17th regs state the new consumer units should be steel to make them none flammable. Which i...

Hi, Our current consumer unit is safe and tested, but has a plastic housing and not metal (none flammable) like ideally it should be. Is it possible to just buy a new metal based housing that will slot over my current consumer unit and cover the front, sides, top and bottom, but open at the...

Hi guys, I have just removed the old standard Isolation Valve (narrow bore) and replaced with a Full Bore Isolation Valve and the full bore Stainless steel / Copper flexiblle pipe and it has made a MASSIVE difference to the flow rate for the bath. Before i measured it at 12 litres/min using a...