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What sort of smell? Difficult to diagnose anything without knowing details! If its a "drain" type smell stick it on the hottest wash with a small amount of detergent - lots of low temperature washes tends to leave a residue of detergent/muck/sludge in sump etc - a real hot wash will loosen...

Who replaced your CU and DIDN'T fit an RCD to protect sockets anyway?I'd suggest you need a proper electrician for this job - if nothing else the work is in a "special location" under part P......

Better to be safe than sorry though - some twonk could always flick the switch when you're not looking!

Don't see the words Hotpoint and good in the same sentence very often! Out of Balance load sensors are generally a good thing though some can be a bit oversensitive sometimes. __________________________________ Moderator edited to correct "quote"

Confuzzled - Jo Public? Never! I have seen the list of notifiable and non-notifiable works - yadayadayada. So I can add sockets to an existing circuit (as long as it's not in a "special" location), or replace existing cables that are damaged. BUT...what does extending a ring count as? I was...

Boobing along on the crest of a wave? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Has no-one here heard early Billy Connolly? The Jobbyweecher!!

And I expect the b*****ds that put the stuff in didn't leave any slack either!!

It is the responsibility of the retailer under the sale of goods act - it is up to them to repair/replace the faulty item and if thi sis unsuccesful you can reject the goods as not fit for puprpose - have a word with the "customer disservices " staff - or go straight to the top - you might get a...

I'm no expert - but being in insulated material will affect the rating of the cable. However, if anyone can point to a house with insulation that doesn't cover the cables ..... Of course you could always extend all the cables so they can sit on top of the insulation!!! Or make sure there are...

Float tray will be right underneath -(the floor pan!) - there'll probably be a small pan shaped depression in that with a polystyrene float linked to a switch - it's all part of the anti flood/anti leak protection.

This is a bit of a theoretical one - I've been reading around, picking bits of info here and there and have been wondering about the advice on extending ring mains? Most rings are in 2.5 mm cable which is rated at 32A (?) - but is this not in open air. Hence rating drops if cable is enclosed...

Just one point, if you put in a switch does that not mean you got two lengths of cable anyway? And why would connections in a switch be any different to those in a junction box? And I can't believe the "Regs" say you can't have two switches in a cable? :wink:

Unless of course there are plastic pipes carrying the water in which case you will be following this? www.iee.org/Publish/WireRegs/EarthingPlasticPipes.pdf It's what I did when installing my bathroom and new plastic pipework to house. Towman

Right first time Dingbat! It was worth asking anyway - if'n e duzz'n ask..... Am in process of getting quotes anyway - though two who I've tried haven't even turned up as promised - big black crosses in yellow pages for them! Have considered the supply fuse - hence other threads. All seems a...

Dingbat, Replacing current split load RCD protected CU with new one with more capacity - need some extra circuits and present CU is full. I had another look at the work involved in an extra CU (another thread!) and figured I could route the cables to a bigger CU! And test/certify installation...

Times it by a million of them left on and it does start to mount up! I work in appliance research and the energy/money wasted by appliances left on STANDBY is incredible. Start to add up the appliances left on - telly,vidoe,sat box,dvd,stereo,mwave,dw,wmc etc etc and multiply by 2 or 3 watts...

Very helpful to have an idea of cost for typical jobs - doesn't have to be accurate to the penny, but within 50-100 squid gives you an idea if you can afford the job or not - and avoids wasting time on jobs you can't afford! Also , sometimes there isn't time to get 3 quotes , wait for trades to...

I won't worry about it too much then! Thanks for the info.

I have been investigating my REC's supply terms (EME - or Central networks as it is now). Seems that for "new" supplies they only supply 12kW - I reckon that's about 50Amps. Granted that's to non - electrically heated houses, but I still think that's low for a modern house - even allowing for...

Must buy shares in earthing clamps!!