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I need interlinked mains powered smoke alarms installed pretty sharpish... I was aware that there are radiolinked alarms available to remove the need to run new wires all over the house connecting them, but was shocked at the prices I have seen so far. Hard-wire linking the upstairs alarms...

This was exactly my train of thought. Their claim is illogical, but I can certainly seeing companies trying it with the average consumer. Product required to have its own internal safety precautions, even if there is totally unlimited supply > Manufacturer complies with requirements >...

On the surface it does seem fair to say that a manufacturer stating that their unfused appliance should only be used on a circuit with a maximum MCB rating are just using that as a reason to invalidate some warranties. If such a product has a fault, and was being used with an MCB higher than the...

That all makes sense. Thanks again John, and all others. Just a matter of finding the right oven and hob for the right prices now. Gotta keep searching.

Sorry I have to ask and would like to know... why is it that some appliances are not externally or internally fused whereas a lot of others are? As far as I'm aware, every electrical appliance or fixture in this house does have an external fuse, except the lights (I'm pretty sure the boiler too...

Sorry for any confusion. The current cooker is powered by a single 6mm electrical cable running straight from the back of the cooker into the 45A mcb. When we get the new oven and hob the 6mm cable currently in use will be removed from the mcb. The cooker switch mentioned is a 45A DP switch...

We currently have a freestanding cooker which is wired with 6mm cable to a 45A mcb, but will soon be installing a separate hob and built under cooker (it is likely that they will either be 30A or 45A rated), and I needed some clarification on the correct mcb and wiring. We also have a...

No, I just saw you edit the post and you're right. Which possibly throws that theory out of the window. Yep the tool is probably not ideal. It's surely only as clever as the person using it, which in my case would be inconclusive. The smartest person would probably throw it in the bin. It's...

From what I read in another thread about "explaining neutrals" this seems to make sense. (Broken neutral when "off" prevents the current flowing or powering the hood on its way, but the connected line when "off" means there is still 240v in the line, hood, and the neutral, just unable to send...

I appreciate that. But even so, as I understand it a switch should "isolate" part of an electrical circuit (Or switch to use a different part of it)? It is double pole so both live and neutral connections should also be broken. I can't understand how the neonl can glow when this part...

Sorry, no it's a "Digital Voltage Tester":

I have a couple of spares for later use so I will try one of them when there's daylight again, but I thought no harm in asking, and was concerned of any "danger" posed by this fault.

I have a switched and neon fused connection unit on a ring main. When the switch is in the off position and checking the Load live and neutral connections with a voltmeter, both are giving a 240V reading. When the switch is in the on position the live gives 240V and the neutral gives 0V, as...

Thanks, I'll see how it goes.... (BTW, the rest of the pipe above is already PVC)

Thanks. So it looks like I'll be taking up lots more concrete anyway! :cry: That piece of exposed pipe basically is just a 90 degree clay bend (from vertical to horizontal). There is then a join to what I believe is a short straight section (running under the house's original brick paths...

Hi DIYnot! So, I'm having to replace the bottom cast iron section of a previously unused soil stack which will be for the toilet and waste from the bathroom being installed upstairs. It was completely blocked from the clay pipe bend at the bottom, near enough all of the way up to the pvc pipe...

Thanks, that was it. Quick response and more helpful than the non-existent technical assistance... I had tried twisting the front part originally but I wasn't sure it was unscrewing, instead only spinning around and making the gasket distort. Obviously it was unscrewing, but I didn't want to...

Hi, I have a bath popup waste with overflow, but cannot figure out how the overflow part is supposed to be fitted. I've tried contacting the manufacturer/supplier but they have been no use. Looking online at similar models that have fitting instructions, the designs are different. Usually it...

I'm after a little bit of advice concerning plastering in the bathroom we're moving upstairs (early 1900s house). Three of the four walls are interior studs with moisture-resistant plasterboards fixed. One wall is exterior brickwork with original plaster. The ceiling is plaster and lathe...

Yes, I've got it now. :lol: And I like your signature... I realised about the red/brown 'sleeving' after I'd been looking at the diagrams on here and another site for a while. None of the wiring I've seen in this house so far has that... I also saw some diagrams showing a 3 core wire being...