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Is it acceptable to have the cooker switch inside the cupboard next to the cooker?

Why should the terminal in a JB come loose and a crimp remain tight? I recently came across a JB under a bedroom floor that has been there for around 30 years, and the terminal screws were all tight. I have now secured this juction box to a piece of wood secured to the joists (it was just...

Just noticed the new CU in my parents' house, and the meter tails go in at the top straight into the 100A breaker. Is this OK, as the tails could be pulled straight out of the top, although I guess if the terminals are correctly tightened, this would not happen? The reason I ask is that the CU...

But won't a 3kW motor rated at 230V draw less current at 200V, and consume considerably less than 3kW?

two quick questions: 1) Is there any difference between a garage consumer unit and a 2 way consumer unit? 2) Does the consumer unit for a detached garage have to be in the garage, or can it be in the house? Thanks.

"Installing or upgrading of supplementary or Main equipotential bonding does not need notifying to the local building control officer." (Quote from paul Cook). Is this true?

Just to add my experience of BG. Some years back in my previous house, we had a floor standing boiler with the flue pipe connected to a pre-cast flue in the wall of the house. This had been working properly since the house was built. The BG 'engineer' turned up to service the appliance when my...

The question no-one seems to have considered is why the joint has started to leak. the only time I have ever known a tectite joint to leak is when someone had subjected it to excessive side force. If this is the case in your situation, you may be able to undo another more accessible fitting and...

It probably all comes down to the materials used. Copper and brass have very similar coefficients of thermal expansion, so this thermal cycling causing a terminal to work loose should not happen. However, if a different material was used with a different coefficient of thermal expansion, this...

Why not just replace the 2 kitchen sockets and the external socket with sockets with an inbuilt RCD?

Drill a hole in the hatch, so you can see whether or not the light is on.

Again, thanks for the replies. They've agreed to re-orientate the switch, but will need to screww a board to the wall to lift the switch out of the recess which 'forced' them to mount it sideways. I guess that screwing it to a board rather than to the wall (it's a bit rough) will also make it...

Thanks for the quick reply. I guess I'll just get them back to tighten the thing up so it doesn't move around when switched.

When I moved into my house, it had 2 consumer units, each with its own isolator. In other words, in order to isolate all of the electrics, you had to operate 2 switches. I pointed this out to our electricity supplier, and they have fitted an additional 2P 100A isolator upstream of the CU's...

I,m sure that 'research' would also 'prove' that 6mm is safer than 3mm!

Get a proper MPV! Seat Alhambra TDI is a brilliant car - 3rd row of seats are full size and comfortable enough for adults, although when in use there's not much luggage space. Remove them and there's loads. Although the smaller 'MPV's' have individual rear seats, these are really pretty small...

All of the plumbing to the bathroom in my house is plastic for the sink, bath, toilet and radiators, although some of the pipework within the bathroom is in copper (radiator tails and some of the interconnections between the bath, toilet and sink). I am looking to having an electric shower...

You will also find a mine of useful information at www.fordgalaxy.org.uk in the technical section - just use a search for power loss. Remember that the diesel Galaxy has a very similar engine to your car. Hope this helps.

I used an angle grinder to cut a channel ........... once!

On most VAG group cars, if you unlock the doors and do not open something within around 30 seconds, the car will re-lock itself - this is a security measure against unintentional unlocking. I would urge you to visit your local Skoda agent for their diagnosis - your local 'trusted' garage may...