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Would a property be at risk of fire even if there is no power due to a jcb severing the customer's supply? I am assuming that on a TNs supply there would be no earthing. Also after repairs could earthing levels protection have decreased as a result of the damage? :shock: thanks

thanks chaps. i take it that my first port of call if anything happens is the relevant utility who would then take it up with the contractro directly? The numpty in the council office wrote to us about footway works, turns out they are digging up rainwater drains and redoing the whole...

would they be directly responsible for repairing any damage or would they fob off the consumer to the relevant utility?

Hi, Got a letter from council that they will be renewing the footpaths on our road. It turns out they are also digging up the road to renew rainwater drains (they did not notify us of this). Does anyone know the depth of road rainwater drains and the depth of other services such as...

what is the legal position on taser guns? Why the hell can't i keep one of these in my house to defend myself. They rarely kill or injure someone permanently. what jail sentence would i risk if i got one of these in my house and used it on a burglar? Apparently you can buy them off the...

for the feral youth running riots in the streets of London. what is the government waiting for? Not enough money to be made by the legal profession if these youths are forced to stay at home?

is diynot full of new labour pc numpties? benefits for all uncontrolled immigration shorter sentences for criminals nhs for all

there will be flareups here and there but if there is a terror attack to the scale of 9/11, the government WILL have to change its policy. Remember what happened in the usa after 9/11, the doors were shut straightaway. Even the new labour pc brigade would have to so something. If nothing...

i can only see three scenarios that would lead to a change in immigration policy: a) total collapse of the economy that would lead the old british working class man to the streets fighting the government / race rioting. b) an overhaul of the legal system as we know it, ie nationalisation...

i thought that dents could lead to rusting and further cracking

hi, during our bathroom refurb some of therubble has fallen on the pipe and it has caused a dent. see pic. should i be worried? is it likely to start leaking in the future?can it be sorted easily? thanks

i doubt that iran will be able to prevent anything after being hit by israeli nukes. thats what they'll use, make no mistake, they are nutters.

iraq and iran will solve the oil problem for the next 20 years. Number one has already been conquered, number two will be carpet bombed by the israelis in a few weeks. the us admin has already sorted the oil problem out.

it will be fun when there will not be enough money to pay unemployment benefits and less people paying tax cause they won't have a job. Race riots will happen in this country, native versus immigrants and immigrants versus immigrants, EE gangs are alreqdy fighting turks in london, black gangs...

hi, a couple of paving stones have become uneven. The stones are round the house and slope towards the house walls where there is a gully. if i manage to sort out the uneven stones, the water "should" flow towards the gully. I am annoyed that the original owner put these down sloping towards...

the rewire was done in feb to 16th edition, circuit is not on rcd. Unfortunately the pipework has been relocated and the existing wire is not long enough. the junction box is in the loft but i'd prefer if the wire was extended rather than me or someone having to go up in the loft to replace...

Hi, Due to a bathroom refurb, the bonding earthwire connecting spot lights to a water pipe has to be relocated and is not long enough. Is there any way we can extend this withou having to reach the j box in the loft and replace the whole earthwire? The ew was installed to comply with...

Hi all, I have bought and read the readers digest wiring and electricity book (thanks to BAS for suggesting this one). I found this book to be very good in terms of pics and clear explanations. However I think it lacks a little bit on the testing side of things. I was wondering if there is...

hi, what do you mean by sizing? do you mean using pva? also how many coats of paint over the lining paper should i give?