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Thanks for that, it is 13.5mm so that makes it 6mm cable.

Airing cupboard not particually warm, all pipes are lagged as is tank, it's a big cupboard so the cable is a good 3-4 foot from the nearest hot pipe/tank (it runs just inside the door whereas the tank and pipes are at the back, cupboard is about 7 foot deep), Cable is clear of the little loft...

I want to upgrade my electric shower and whilst doing so get a more powerful one. Currenty have a 8.5kw, cable (6mm I believe) is not trunked goes from main board, under floor, through airing cupboard into loft connecting to pull cord, i'd estimate in all around 12-15m absoloute max, then a...

Yes & yes! The wiring is clearly old, if it were me for piece of mind i'd go for a full rewire. It's becoming a buyers market so i'd certainly try and get £4k knocked off the price.

Old 1930's house, most of the walls plaster is pretty good/sound. However ceilings have had repairs over the years, some have been papered and cracks have appeared, what are my options? Do I have to take them down completely and board with plaster board, or is it possible to just skim them...

I'll have to look tomorrow as it's in my 5 year olds bedroom! But as I remember, I removed skirting board (as I am replacing them) one grey PVC cable comes up behind skirting into wall and to socket, taking off the face plate reveals wires as I mention, one black neutral, one red live and 2...

Thats the odd thing, there's only one cable (the grey PVC) going to the socket which houses one live cable (red), one neutral (black) and two earth cables (again black)

Cheers, Also meant to ask on the age/adequacy of the wiring. It's the old grey PVC wiring, black and red wires (normal size) but the earth is also black, 2 wires coiled together (thinner than usual) - is this usual?

Cheers guys, was just a bit worried as seen many a time no earth to the back box but never the front plate! Also was a bit worried as to why the numpty who did it all used black for the earth! Thats through me at first! As someone above said, for the sake of a few cm's of wire I may as run...

Thanks,I assume "CPC" means earth but what does it actually stand for?

Having just looked at one of my electrical sockets it looks like this; Is this correct? Usually isn't the earth going to a connection on the front plate rather than Just Live & Neutral - mine is like the picture, earth only goes to the back plate. Thanks Unkle

FWIW I recently moved a couple of radiators and for under the floor went for push fit, the newer type that screws up tight. Like this; Really easy to use, just make sure no sharp edges on the cut pipe, then just bent pipe to come up through floor and connect to the radiator in the...

You first need to establish what it is thats overflowing, toilet, tank etc. If tank likely to be the ball valve. Post back when you know where the pipe leads to.....

Thanks for that, I've found some more paperwork on the boiler and on one of the diagrams (Gravity HW and pumped CH) there's a few lines drawn on bypassing the room thermostat (but no mention of a cylinder thermostat). This is for the programmer installation. Looking at the wiring diagram...

Ok thanks, i'll look into. Have managed to find the boiler manual (from 1983!) and it shows three different wiring diagrams depending if both CH & HW pumped or only CH. How would I establish if both pumped? (i had assumed they were until I read the manual. If both pumped diagram shows a...

Would I need to install a cylinder thermostat as well?

Hi there, been doing a bit of plumbing today and there is two things left that annoys me and wonder if I can do anything about it. 1. I don't have a room theromostat. 2. This means if I don't have the boiler turned up too high (as otherwise the house will be too warm on days like today)...

Hi there wonder if anyone more knowledgeable than me (thats basically anyone) could help. On a survey for a house I'm buying the surveyor states: "The purlin in the rear roof space has seperated from the valley board to which it was originally nailed. A prop now stands below the purlin to...

Cheers, Yer held it open for a few minutes and the rads warmed up, so it must be that then - couldn't be anything else though could it??

Cheers, i'll have a look in the morning. I can no move it manually to the "M" position, but it just slowly drifts back to W, what would happen if I wedged it in the M piositio for a while?