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Hi folks, As an electronics guy, I mostly operate in the 5V and 12V realm but wanted to run the following question on loads and wiring ahead of our test equipment arriving next month: We'll have 16 x test machines running 24/7 with each consuming max 850W off a standard 13A UK plug/kettle...

The 20 or so factory workers share facilities with 3 other businesses and the arrangement is becoming awkward with shared maintenance/cleaning costs etc....! More importantly, a regular **** break means a downtime of 20 mins due to the 150 meter back/forth 'walk of shame' across the shared yard...

Hi Folks, So I'm thinking of getting a new loo fitted and a quick survey suggests the foul drains being on the other face of the warehouse altogether. This means Sani-flo'ing the crap vertically 4 meters, across 30m and down again abit more into the...??(this leads me nicely onto my question)...

Taking frame out is not an option as the the overhead section is plastered for which a box was built and rests onto the top section of the door frame. Normally a glass pane would go here but we plastered it over and removal of frame will just cause a mess - time is a huge factor. Im thinking of...

Resolved - although not entirely happy. The problem turned out to be at the termination point where a 2nd elbow was fitted (a point i didn't mention in the op). It turns out water is very unforgiving when it comes to flow - it absolutelty must have a drop even on short spans. Also, the 40mm...

Good point but I wonder how this is possible without kinking the actual waste or the P trap i.e. How do you force a decline on such a short run? The plug is a standard chain type. I'll try to post a pic later today.

Yes - its a pre-routed stop: not the other types where you nail the stops in yourself afterwards. I wish I'd bought the latter now

Hi folks, So - complete disaster: door frame was fitted so it opens into hallway rather than into room. A silly error but the frame can't be ripped out (plastered in, time constraint, etc,). I was wondering whether I should 'route out' the jambs across all 3 edges and use the 'new' dimensions...

Hi there, I was hoping you good folks could help with a issue I've encountered on a new 1700x700mm bathtub refit. The issue is it takes forever to drain - I mean abnormally long @ +10 mins. Starting at the compression end of the standard P trap, a 25cm length of waste pipe takes the flow...

And there goes the thread - off on a tangent like so many before. Cut n Paste disclaimers about buildings regs etc. are being used to deny access to knowledge - and that's all it is Im asking - just info/knowledge. For every Q, the same 'ask the sparky' reply makes me wonder why this forum was...

if CU#1 has all circuits RCD protected and a 2nd CU was 'extended' off a MCB on this 1st CU, can or will the 2 RCDs clash? Doing it this way, does the entire installation become more 'sensitive' to differences in current discrepancies? So, for example, if RCD#1 tripped on a 30mA...

The work will be carried out by a qualified sparky so the usual disclaimers don't apply here. As a keen DIYer, I like to know whats happening and why. Admittedly, I wouldn't know where to begin with testing. In terms of loads, its basic math to find peak loads (and without knowing code/regs...

Hi folks, Hoping you good people could help me out with an idea I've had: I'm on a 3 Phase Supply (formerly a commercial site turned into small apartment). My terminology is way out but it seems only 1 of these 3 'phases' are metered (@100A). The other 2 'phases' (100A and 80A) are simply...

Thanks ban-all-sheds. So am I correct in assuming: 1: The difference between the elbow and bend is just how sharp of a bend I want? in which case i'll just go with whatever is cheapest. 2: Do you have a picture of the back of a 1 way Terminal Box? Would I need a female gland/grommet type...

Hi folks, I have some questions on 20mm PVC conduit (the 3m round PVC lengths you get from Screwfix) and was hoping somebody could help: 1. Whats the difference between an inspection 'elbow' and and an inspection 'bend' ? Screwfix have both and I'm not sure which to buy for a...

Hi folks, Having a 6kW cooker installed and my current unfinished setup looks like this: Starting at the Fuse Box (not actually connected yet), 10mm cable was channeled through upstairs joists and dropped into kitchen. The drop meant chiseling wall and embedding wire straight into the...

C'mon - I don't want to have to put up my 2:1 grad certificate in MEng Mechanical Engineering...retarded somewhat maybe but I'm gifted with 'some' commonsense :)