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Hi What is the correct way to join a ring main. I have a double socket that needs removed due to a bathroom alteration. I have no idea where the feed comes from or where the supply out goes to. It is an old house and i don't want to pull floor boards up chasing the cable until i find the end...

Hi Has anyone used the mains GU 10 LED housing and controlled the lights via a dimmer. What was the effect using a dimmer? Do the lights respond and produce a good level of control? Thanks

Hi The boot on my vauxhall astra will not open. When using the electronic key to open all the doors, each one, front and back operate but the boot will still not open when you lift the handle. Can anyone help before i have to put the car into a garage. I can't find a release handle if it...

Hi If you have to ask the question in the first place then the answer is NO!!

Hi Certain lines have a REN limit. If all your telephones exceed a REN valve of 4 or one telephone is causing a problem the you may be exceeding the REN value which will cause various problems. Disconnect all telephones as request by BT then one by one check the sockets using a known working...

Hi Depending on how critical your data is ,ie ,work or just internet fun you might want to consider using fiber optic's between buildings for data use. This may be worth the cost if your area is prone to lighting strikes

Hi All I have personally preferred installing main's downlighters for my customers compared to low voltage lighting for various professional reasons ie ] 1. Maintenance 2. Fire risk of transformers 3. Reliability I have just had a heated discussion with a colleague and placed a small...

Hi I plan to install a fan extraction in my utility room using 4" pipe from a height of 2 m approx then run the length under the floor for 3 m to an outside wall. My main question is this , is their any breach of regulation's exracting at low level. This would make the job a lot easier as its a...

Does anyone know if I make a change from my submitted drawing to the council and pay the ammendment fee @ £30 then this will cover me for any future changes or should I make all my changes I want carried out then submitt a new drawing. The reason for this is my house is a timber framed kit house...

Thanks for the replys lads. As for the reg's saying a junction box should be accessible surely if i got under the floor to make the connections then it becomes accessible for repairs. One other question, are the regs ie 16th edition made by electricians who have spent years on the tools or by...

Thanks for the replys lads. As for the reg's saying a junction box should be accessible surely if i got under the floor to make the connections then it becomes accessible for repairs. One other question, are the regs ie 16th edition made by electricians who have spent years on the tools or by...

Due toaconversion going on at home I need to move a double socket from a wall that will eventually be knocked down. All the cabling in this area was accessable apart from the feed going to the next inline socket As space was tight and a sleeper wall exist's between the rooms and I don't need...

Hi Ken The construction between the garage and my house was fitted with 2 sheets of plaster board but only one on the wall joining my garage to my neighbours garage. I have posted this topic to find out what is the correct build for this type of conversion but it seems that it comes down to...

Hi I need to move a radiator to accomodate other work's. I am not a heating engineer but here goes with my best description of what is required. The radiator in question is the by pass radiator? the one the always stays hot and does not have a thermostat. I should mention here that it is a...

Thanks for your thought's on this matter. It's not the fact that I will be lossing 12mm in width that upsets me,(I CAN LIVE WITH THAT) its the fact my neighbour, 3 house's up the street(same build) has submitted the same drawings and for some reason ie could be the fact he has a different...

Hi All Can anyone please advise on the following. I have just started converting my garage into an extra bedroom & utility room. My house is of a timber frame design and is semi - detached. My garage is next to my neighbours and is constructed in the following way a) Half inch plasterboard...