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And the MCB trip was your best explanation ;)

When the MCB trips do the upstairs lights stop working? I know it sounds strange but the reason I ask is that when I moved into my house we couldn't work out how the electric shower was connected to the CU. It turned out that as the CU was full the 'electrician' had replaced the old 6A MCB...

Not sure what diameter hole you require but you could drill a small hole straight through the wall and then expand with a larger drill bit from either side.

That's fine it's on your side of the meter.

Thanks both for your replies. Unfortunately the BG work was completed prior to my ownership of the house and therefore I don't have a claim against them. The crazy bit was although the boiler was a chargeable replacement the pump was replaced under the BG HomeCare system. You think they would...

Thanks gas112. The boiler is a Greenstar Ri. I have downloaded the installation manual from here: http://www.worcester-bosch.co.uk/cache/file/603/installation-manual-for-greenstar-ri--manufactured-from-april-2013.pdf The install diagram for an S plan layout shows a bypass valve is...

Hi, I was wondering if someone would be able to advise me please? A new boiler was fitted to my central heating system around 2 years ago by British Gas. The new boiler is a Worcester and, unlike the boiler it replaced, has a pump overrun feature. Around a year later the pump failed and...

You could try connecting the disk to another computer and using a tool like "Get Data Back" to scan the disk. This utility can retrieve deleted files and files from corrupted disks. http://www.runtime.org/data-recovery-software.htm

Another issue I have found with some wireless printers is that they don't like the wireless channel set to AUTO in the router configuration. This has caused strange issues for me including printers connecting and then randomly disconnecting.

But I bet the pan was sparkly?

I was looking to do something similar in my garage. I really liked the idea of this model: http://www.tenda.cn/tendacn/Product/show.aspx?productid=415 It fits into a standard UK back box and provides wireless access, a network port and USB charging. If you have an existing network socket...

If you have a network cable in your ceiling void and wish to add a WiFi access point you could use a model which is powered using power over ethernet (PoE). For example...

You will need to confirm that they are on the lighting circuit. If you turn off the lighting circuit MCB/fuse at the consumer unit do the lights stop working? I asked a similar question recently and you can see the responses in the forum thread linked below...

I always thought this was the case - I seem to remember you were allowed 2 x single or 1 x double as spurs off a ring. It was in an old DIY book which I still have - will have to dig it out.

In the £50k house episode where the walls were lined with OSB they did mention that the surface had to be coated with a fire retardant solution. They discussed it when they went to the 'show house' where it had already been installed. I agree though, could have used plasterboard and lining...

To be fair to BAS he is complying with the post title - he's not helping :D

Would these work? http://www.discounthomelighting.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=44139&gclid=CPOqwrTc-rkCFQOW3goddh8A9g...

I can't see any retaining clip from the photo. You could trying pushing the bulb in slightly and turning anti-clockwise.

As a simple preventative measure (rather than absolute lock down) you could use something like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Clippasafe-Electrical-Plug-Socket-Protector/dp/B003TFCB6E/ref=sr_1_6/277-1028667-5587356?s=baby&ie=UTF8&qid=1380033485&sr=1-6 It is designed to stop little fingers...