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Would that require a new CU, or could the mcb be changed for an rcbo? Daughter is working on a tight budget and needs to conserve cash

The Consumer Unit, fitted in the 80's only has mcb's

I have 2 questions. My daughters new house. 1. I have replaced both (damaged) cables serving a ring main socket. One of the new cables has been taken back to the adjoining socket. The other cable, however, goes back to the consumer unit via a convoluted path and would require dismantling...

Thanks for the advice. I've now solved the problem but in so doing have unearthed 2 more problems. I'm asking for advice on them in the forum

Adam, that is correct. I want to bypass the faulty cable and leave that particular socket as a spur on the remaining good cable. The ring doesn't seem to go to the obvious sockets and if I 'take a chance' I could end up with disconnected sockets. I think I'm going to have to disconnect all of...

Finding where the cable goes won't be difficult if I diss all of the sockets, then I just have to find two with the m/m and a loop but I was hoping to avoid doing that. If I can find the two sockets either side of the socket that has a damaged feed cable, I can connect those two together with a...

I only have a multimeter and a megger but are the cable lengths between sockets long enough anyway to discern a difference in impedance? Adam. Can you expand on that ?

I have a socket on a ring main and I need to find the the next sockets on the ring in order to change one of the cable that has been cut and joined with a choc box in the wall (previous householder). Is there a way to find these next in line sockets without disconnecting all sockets and finding...

not London. Kent

My very old blow torch has expired. I have a one off (probably) job diverting some 15mm pipes in my daughters new house. I don't want to spend a fortune on a torch as it may not be used again (I'm in my 70's). I have a fair bit of experience soldering copper pipe and a lot of experience as a...

I'm going to overboard my existing stuck down felt roof with 11mm osb. The underside osb decking is in good condition. Would it be ok to nail the new decking to the old using annular nails or do I need to use screws? As I'm doing this alone I need to get it done quickly during fine...

It's cracking along the seam between 2 decking boards. Theres no damage to the boards as I caught the leak quickly and did a temp repair to the crack. The rest of the roof covering is still sound although the edge returns are beginning to perish

Screwfix sell 200mm long number 8 screws. I would think 9-11mm osb3 would do the job

I have a detached flat roof garage with 2 layer felt, green mineral top. I fitted it about 8 years ago and bonded it so getting it off is not an option. It is beginning to crack and I have had to bodge it to stop leaks. The decking is external ply screwed to the joists. Can I simply bond a...

1. I have a fully pumped Y plan with a 3 wire programmer (broken). Can I change it for any 3 wire programmer or do I need to choose a compatible one? (My programmer isn't on any comparison table) 2. Can I by-pass the programmer and change my room stat for a programmable one? If I do this...

I have a 15 year old Potterton floor standing boiler with integral programmer. The programmer has slider controls that no longer function correctly. I would like to change it for an externally mounted programmer. The current programmer has a wire that goes to h/w out, a wire that goes to c/h...

I am intending to replace the laminate floor in my hall. The current edging is 15mm scotia which looks pretty unpleasant when taking a 90 degree mitre around the 8 door frames. Removing the skirting and undercutting 8 door frames (with the risk of damaging the skirting in the adjoining newly...

I have an ageing Potterton floor standing boiler which I installed 16 years ago and it has never faulted. I am considering the time when it will need replacing and what to replace it with. There are only two of us and the property is a bungalow with one bathroom and one kitchen sink and nine...

No. The old run was completely different. We had a kitchen extension built and the gas run is nowhere near the old one. Also all of the floors have been woodblocked and we would have to pass through 3 rooms and a long hall to get to the main terminal. However, the external gas meter is only...

I recently had my main gas pipe from the meter renewed and redirected. It no longer has an earth bond. The new pipework runs along the outside wall until it splits in two place to enter the house. It would be virtually impossible to run an earth from the point where it enters the house to the...