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Hi Matty, could you expand on why you hate T&G so much ? I've used this stuff in my house for replacing old, woodwormed boards for the last 15 years and I've had no problems with it at all. The oldest replacement was the bathroom as well which I would've thought was the hardest wearing re: damp...

I see what you mean John :lol: BTW, Any dno jointers on here from Hull gotta job off Princes Avenue on Monday :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:

Again, excellent information for my planning, thanks again John. I know it is all notifiable work, thanks to the info I've got off here. I should be able to get access to the sockets for the freezer, fridge and microwave, so I may well re-wire them so they're off the RCD when fitted...

Gas Oven coz I hate electric ovens. Shower run direct off the multipoint heater. I haven't fitted the new CU yet, I'm just trying to get as much info as poss before I start. I thought that because the freezer is off the Kitchen sockets, it is a bad idea to connect this ring into the RCD ? or...

For an average Terraced House ? I can't see what I want to connect through the RCD side of the CU needing anymore than this really ? I haven't got any huge drain devices, not even a Plasma TV. Thoughts ?

Yeah, sorry about that OP. I just automatically assume that people are using an NTE with a faceplate filter for the better adsl performance it gives which, obviously by your first post you aren't. If you're willing to buy a new extension socket, why not go the whole hog and buy an NTE5A and...

This is one of the typical diy quick jobs we come across. Somebody tells the sub to buy a socket with the capacitor in and just use two wires and it will still ring. However, too much capacitance at the subs end can cause probs with adsl. Shouldn't affect the phone line too much though, unless...

Hmmmm how can I tell what rating the service fuse is as it isn't marked with the rating on the connector cover ? Well, that's me sold on the "Don't buy Marbo" topic then. :lol:

Wow !!! How come I never find stuff like that ???? I am gonna have to seriously think about increasing my concentration level when browsing, I have looked on screwfix's site and I never saw that :oops:

I was working on a site today and talking to the Sparky there about what I was going to do at home etc etc like you do and he offered me a Brand new CU that he said was surplus to requirements for the job for an absolute steal of a price, especially considering he said he would throw in all but...

I will have to see if I can persuade a local gas guy to tell me what size boiler etc will be needed for my home & then get him to fit the correct pipe on the current installation ready for the upgrade. The Boiler is 5.5M away from the Gas Meter. Shame I've spent so much on everything else...

I can't find the post atm ( typical :oops: ) but I've read on here that the council can't make you pay for getting a contracted electrician in to do the inspection. I think it was a post by BAS. <edit> FOUND IT HERE It is actually in the wiki. I think BAS might have referred to it in...

Hi guys, I'm presently asking loads of stuff over on the electrics board but I've come across summat that I need some info off you guys for. I'm doing loads of stuff to the house at the moment & I'm pretty certain that I will need to get a new boiler fitted some time soon, as the existing...

I think this wiring is at least about 20-odd years old. I thought that maybe the original home-owner had re-wired himself and just used the same conduit that the old hessian type wires were in. In my travels around this old house, I've found odds and sodds bits of old dead wiring left in situ...

Hi Guys, got a little more of my wall stripped at weekend, in readiness for my new staircase when I came across this :- The two 1.5mm cables that go through the wall feed the Front and Dining Room light switches. Ignore the other cable knotted around it, I have just got that there keeping...

That is correct. Nearly correct Chris, the actual conductor to be terminated on T3 is Orange with White Rings. I wouldn't recommend taking ALL your extensions off the same master socket. Usually, the Krone strip can handle two terminations with ease. When the sockets first came out (...

Well, that particular image is banded around the internet used for exactly the same reason I have used it here. It gets the point across without ANYONE having to guess what is thought about the whole issue of online arguing. However, if it's offending people on this particular board, whether...

I agree softus. Arguing on the internet serves no useful purpose at all.

No Plugwash, it's 120v. At least that's what it says on the DACS unit on the pole/in the Joint Box & that's the voltage we get when testing lines. Sorry for not replying earlier but I didn't subscribe to this thread and I've only just noticed your reply.