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Looking through the Part J regulations, it says that J1-J3 only apply to "fixed combustion appliances". Is a fire basket a fixed combustion appliance? If not, it seems the only relevant item is J4 (Provision of information). Does this mean we have to pay for an installer to stick a label on the...

We recently bought a house that has a fireplace opening with a constructional hearth. We have had the chimney cleaned and smoke tested. We would like to place fireboard around the inside of the fireplace opening, lay a new outer and inner hearth and use a fire basket for an open fire. The fire...

Ok thanks for the info.

Yes the front door has a pad and handle, but now works in the same way as the other two doors which have two handles. The front door has the letters GU on the lock so I think it is made by Gretsch-Unitas Ltd.

Hello We moved house about 6 months ago. The house we moved into has three external UPVC doors that appear to have the same type of locks/handles. When we moved in the two back doors were locked and unlocked by first lifting up the handles and then turning the key. The front door behaved like...

I wonder what percentage of electric shocks lead to serious injury and death. As a child I had at least two electric shocks from mains electricity, but apart from jolting my arm back and scaring (not scarring!) me they had no lasting effects.

http://www.forster.co.uk/case-studies/electrical-safety-council/ The "Home Electrical Safety Check app" link takes you to http://www.esc.org.uk/public/news-and-campaigns/press-releases/news/article/millions-in-uk-risking-lives-with-basic-electrical-blunders/ Which quotes: "The...

Ok, please explain how I can do a proper DIY job (that won't end up costing more than getting an electricain to do it)

Because the regulations don't allow me to do a proper job myself and I can't afford to get an electrician to do it. It would appear they are in this case.

[/url] Apparently you can connect commando plugs to SWA cable and you can get commando socket to household plug adapters so that would seem to be one option, but I will speak to the electricians about laying the cable myself. I would still like to know what rules/regulations I would be...

Could I then use a non-armoured cable to connect them?

I've had quotes from electricians to put a socket and a fixed light in the shed and they would charge £150-£250, so the alternative would be to run a standard extension lead out of the kitchen window, across the lawn to the shed which is not very safe but perfectly legal. Are you saying it is...

I want to put a light in a garden shed. I am thinking of buying a length of armoured cable, run it from the house, under the floor through a trench in the garden to the shed and then put a plug on the house end and a socket on the shed end to plug a light into. In effect it is like a fixed...

Hello We are considering buying a terraced house that has a very steep sloping rear garden. It is similar to the picture for number 2 "sloping natural ground level" in the following link...