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Thanks guys, I'm gonna try again the weekend to see if i have any luck. I think i'll try you're recommendation JohnD, by filling up from the bottom and see if that works. Failing that i suppose i'll have to bite the 24carat gold bullet and get one of you plumbing types out. :cry...

Just loop from light to light. At the first light you connect the live from the CU to the live going to the switch. Assuming the wires are brown/blue and not red/black as new cabling is now brown/blue, the blue core in the cable to the switch is actually a live conductor as it is just the...

Yep Steve in hindsight you're quite right, it likely is live in live out as you suggested, but what if the bedroom is the last on the circuit and there IS a light switch next to the bed for instance?!. It's possible it could be either. Paulisere. if there isn't another switch in the bedroom...

Tony1 1. You will only be able to wire from the light switch if there is a neutral conductor available (depends on how the property was wired, but there shouldn't be one in the switch) 2. Sockets on a lighting circuit should be round 5 amp 3pin types Obviously you'd have to change the...

Sounds like one of the switches is two way!. Do either the loft or the bedroom have another switch that would operate the respective light? In a nutshell, the short link cable is likely to have gone between Com and Com as it is usual to do this when bridging switches on the live side i.e...

Hi Guys, Thanks for the responses so far. Apologies it is a Glow Worm BB not a Servowarm as suggested. Yes there is water coming out of the rads when i bleed them. As for removing the thermostat phile, i wouldn't even know where to find it let alone remove it!!. What are the possible...

Hi Paulisere, It sounds like you have your wiring done in a conduit system. This isn't like Twin and Earth where you would expect to find a red and black core for each light circuit (in this set up the black should be oversleeved as it is actually a return live conductor). When you say...

Hi, Yes the system does have a header tank in the loft. I've definately filled up completely as there is no air from any of the bleed valves, the pump or anything. Am i right in thinking that Rob may be suggesting connecting a hose to the drain valve and then to a mains supply to force...

Hi Rob, Thanks for the reply. I'd already tried the re-drain method just in case i'd filled it up incorrectly. My research suggested airing the downstairs first as it fills up then the upstairs. No joy! If you whisper the recommendation i won't tell anyone :lol:

Hi, Firstly (and i'm sure you already know this) only the Local Network provider/Supplier can move the meter. As for the distance between meter and CU, i'm not sure there are any limits; as long as the calcs are done properly to ensure the correct size cable is chosen for volt drop/local...

Hi Shazchaudary. RCD's inside and out is not that bad an idea as has been suggested. If done correctly then you get the benefit of RCD protection but without the fault taking out the entire electrical system as oppossed to just the shed. In order to do this though you'd need "time delay"...

Hi. Cremeegg is quite right, if you put a spur on the ring you can use it to feed as many outlets as you like as the spur limits the load of the additional points to a maximum of 13amps. Good practice suggests you wire point to point and not in parallel as you put it, however, in reality if...

Hi, I have a Servowarm back boiler that was already fitted when we moved in. The system is Gravity fed; no valves of any sort and the hot water is not pumped. When i moved a rad recently i drained the system and refilled when complete. For some reason i now have no hot water!! I tried...