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Thanks for the reply Spark123, I was planning to run the cable horizontally at about 100mm above the height of the sockets. So I guess this takes me out of the safe zone then? It is not a problem to go >50mm deep, just a pain and more mess. Well if I have to use a metallic conduit, so be...

I have had a similar experience to this. A while ago my wife kept telling me that she kept getting an electric shock off the sink! So after touching the sink myself, I felt nothing. So I obviously told her to behave herself (words to that effect). Anyway she continued to complain, so it ws...

Hi, I am having a new kitchen fitted, and am going to install a lighting circuit off a fused spur for the above bunker lights. Anyway to do this I will have to raggle the sandstone wall in order to sink my cable. The wall is about 0.5m thick so I don't have a problem with depth. My plan is...

Hi, I work Offshore as an Electrical Engineer. The good thing about this Job, is the amount of time off. 2 weeks on 3 weeks off. Anyway I was thinking that I could maybe do a little extra work whilst I am off, and was thinking of doing some Electrical Inspection and Tetsing around my local...

Thanks for all the advice! The CCU I have is just a single socket size switch (if you know what I mean?) Anyway, I now know I can't move it where the wife wants it so that suits me! It saves me having to raggle the walls! So I will just replace it for a white switch. JohnD I thought of...

Hi, I'm redoing my kitchen, and the missus is wanting me to move the Control Unit for the Cooker. At the moment it is at the height of the worktop next to other sockets. But she doesn't like the big red switch! So do the regs allow me to hide it behind the cupboards or does it have to be...

Hi, Do you know anything about Dynamic Brakes on Lathes? Im needing to fit an emergency stop, like a Dead man Switch, but this must stop the machine instantly! Any Ideas?

This may sound like a stupid question, but i'll ask anyway. I currently have a Combi Boiler installed. I am going to be fitting a Multi fuel stove in my kitchen and was wandering if it was possible to incorporate a back boiler to heat a couple of radiators while the stove is on?

Thanks for al your replies everyone, its uch appreciated! masona: C is on every Rafter, I'm afraid I amnot sure what you mean by Purlins? :oops: simoniris: It is B that I am wanting to remove. The House was built in the late 1800s so its quite old, the house is built with sandstone...

I have my sketch as a .jpg. I can't seem to upload the image. I think I have to email it to admin, then ask them to post it ( I looked at the help section). I will give this a try.

I have just sketched a drawing of the layout of my loft, using Word Drawing tools. Now I see I can't just paste it in. Any Ideas how I can let you see it?

Hi, I have been thinking of doing a little work in my loft. I am planning to make a small office up there. However although there is plenty of light (through the original Cast Iron Skylights) and I can stand up, there are cross sections which stop me from being able to walk back and...

Thanks for the reply, The posts Im looking at are the type with spindals on, they have about 6-8" of square section on the bottom, then it is rounded if you know what I mean? So I can't bury them, because it would just look stupid I think. And I can't find ones with longer square bases...

Hi, Not sure if this is in the right section but here goes anyway! I am wanting to build a fence around my Patio. The type of fence Im after is like the one you put around decking. My problem is how to fix the posts to the ground! On one side of the fencing the posts need to be secured...

I have this fridge freezer that has a problem with its Freezing capability! The problem is it doesn't seem to freeze all what you want it too. Fro example, Ice cube bags freeze fine, but a loaf of bread is still soft after a few days? :shock: I have tried moving things around in the...

kind of, From what can see there isn't modern day felt under the slates, just some brown fibre stuff. Anyways do you think I should worry about this or not? Oh sorry I did mean battens!

Ok Just after a little advice please, Ive just discovered my kitchen socket ringmain supplies all of the upstairs sockets too (all be it 5 sockets). The other ring main feeds a massive wait for it....... 3 sockets in the living room! So I want to run the upstairs and kitchen off seperate...

Could someone please answer this question for me? Ok it might sound a little stupid but "I Know Nathing" My House is an 1800s stone built house with a slate roof that to the untrained eye looks ok. (Ive defineltly seen worse!) Anyway inside my loft the roof has planks of wood going accross...

I take that as a no then? :lol:

Hi, Could anyone tell me whether this idea is a) Possible, b) Practical and C) Worth it?. I currently have a Combi Boiler, that provides all my heating needs. I am soon going to be installing a woodstove in my front room as both a feature and an additional source of heat. Would it be...