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Hi all, I am about to wire in my hard wired tumble dryer in a couple of days. Just want to double check before i get started. I have a new consumer unit (professionally installed) with two 'banks' of mcb's RCD protected (see photo). The tumble dryer istructions ask for it to be run...

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Hi all, I have a tap for my bathroom basin (tall mixer) every time i fit with the supplied flexi tails i get a leak around the connection somewhere. Have used plenty ptfe and still no success. I have now went and bought a new set of flexi monobloc tap tails as i burst the supplied ones...

This has driven me mad for the past two hours! Whistling noise started all of a sudden, my initial thought was give the rad a quick bleed! To no avail I then thought check t'internet .... all the answers are there. After two hours spent trawling sites for similar problems and solutions...

yeh its plastic faceplate, i just thought it was strange to leave it!

I am wiring in a new one way lightswitch .... where does the earth cable go? Its a plastic back box. thanks

As the title suggests ... i am installing two mains smoke alarms ... can i interconnect these to the other existing battery smoke alarms in my house. Same make (DICON)

Eh no !!! :D

Is it worth putting my living room sockets on a seperate ring (complete rewire). With larger loads these days i.e tv dvd vcr surround sound p.c hifi etc in living room as well as downstairs bedrooms. Its only an extra hours work ... is it worth doing?

As the title suggests ... i am in scotland and am wondering. I am aware of the new build regulations 350mm from any corner ..... 450mm min height for a socket and 1200 max height for a lightswitch. My question is, i am currently renovating (right back to brick walls) do i have to comply...

Yep it's a suspended floor. 2 Clips per joist should be more than enough

I understand the regs regarding routing cable through joists underfloor. 50mm min depth for hole. Is there any reason i can't just clip the cable to the underside of the joists?

The damp problem was two fold ..... lack of underfloor ventilation (suspended timber) with a high water table and also poor installation of the flat roof (whole house is flat roof and we are currently converting to pitch) So what would be the best option? i want to leave an air gap but want...

Hi all first post so be gentle. Have stripped back all internal lath and plaster off the external walls (back to the brick) after repairing damp problem. How best should i batten, insulate and plasterboard these walls? Whats the best combination? A friend has said batten from the roof...