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I had Dimplex Smartrads in the flat I moved out of last year. That said, it was a ground floor mid terrace and I also had a heat pump and triple glazing. The Smartrads are cheap to run, but noisy. They're not too bad, but it's the getting up to speed bit that makes more noise than when it's...

How did I go a year and miss this?!

I've seen/read that come the 18th edition cables need to be adequately supported in the event of premature collapse, so I was thinking the easiest way is metal cable clips clipped ~50mm below the top of the joists. 'That does not apply to cables under the floorboards.' Really? I guess it is...

Hi. To give some background, the consumer unit needs an upgrade as it's just MCBs with no RCDs (well, one for a shower circuit that's not in use but that's it) - I only got the house a year ago. The wiring itself is all PVC (old colours), done around 37 years ago (judging by newspaper clippings...

Hi. I would like to extend my ring main which I understand is non-notifiable. I also recently had an electrical inspection and know that I need a new consumer unit in the near future. I'm confident I can do the work safely (cables would be clipped direct to joists using the metal cable clips...

Hi. I followed flameports method using a multimeter, problem was I couldn't find a problem! After disconnecting all 3 wires for both upstairs and downstairs lighting circuits, I checked N+E resistance and could only get infinity. Same at all fittings/junction boxes. I then thought ok, lets try...

Thanks guys, very helpful :) There was one dimmer, I replaced it recently with a normal switch as the LED bulb wasn't liking it, it was replaced after the proper inspection but before the limited testing I've done so far. Think I'll try the methodical way first and see what I can find, will...

Hi. I recently had an electrical inspection and N-E faults were found on both upstairs and downstairs lighting circuits. It's a 50s house, but has been rewired in PVC wiring (March 1982 if I'm to believe the newspaper clippings next to junction boxes under the floorboards). The upstairs lighting...

Thanks, I think what was worrying me slightly was I found this thread (https://www.plumbersforums.net/threads/insulating-pipes-already-insulated-with-old-pipe-felt.85308/) about something called hair felt lagging that someone says poses a serious fire risk! From what I read about wool sleeving I...

Hi. I wondered what people normally use to wrap them or fix in place when running them through several joists. I was thinking about using some wool sleeving just for bit passing through the wood (I'll only have 5mm all around if I use a 32mm bit for the hole..), maybe climaflex the rest? I just...