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I need a socket next to my consumer unit for a low power security camera. My house ring main goes into an RCD in the consumer unit, so the live and neutral from the ring both go into the RCD. Can I just add a the live and neutral from a spur straight into the RCD? Circuit wise I can't think...

Yes I think you might be on to something with the inhibitor corroding the insulation. It was only resting on the nut and not taut so I don’t think abrasion would be the cause. So I guess my next question is if that if a joint like that is leaking is it just a case of trying to tighten it up...

It's definitely part of the boiler, the power comes in from the other side. It is shown as the fan power in the service manual and runs from the PCB up to the top of the case. You can see it in the pic below where it also looks like it just hangs around waiting to be melted...

My hot water ran cold yesterday so I had a look at my 4 year old Worcester combi boiler which appeared to be dead with an electrical burning smell. After checking the fuse etc I took the front off and found this: http://www.syzygys.f2s.com/boiler/ Basically a pipe had melted through the...

I managed to drain enough off to disconnect the sump hose in the kitchen and drain it into a saucepan. Turned out to be a 10p lodged just before the pump. Thanks for the help! :)

Thanks fido, I'll give that a go! :) If I can't get it outside how much water do you think a 7.5kg capacity washing machine could potentially pour onto my kitchen floor?

My Hoover Nextra wouldn't drain so I tried undoing the filter at the front on the bottom to see if I could let some water out but it only dribbled slowly. Is this normal or should a full machine pour water out when I undo this? I’ve checked the drain hose for blockages and it all seems ok. I...

Thanks for the advice. I'll have to find someone to borrow a ladder off before the next downpour!

I just discovered rain water running through a bathroom light fitting from what appears to be a leak around the soil pipe vent going through the roof above :( Its probably been leaking a while but I only recently put the light in so this is the first time the water has been able to come through...

Hmm strangely enough he didn't :lol:

I’ve just fitted a new bathroom suite with a shower and need some kind of extraction to clear the steam. I was going to buy a shower halogen light/fan but the guy I was buying the other bathroom lights from told me that in his opinion they don’t really work. What would people recommend as a...