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Thank you both. I should have searched harder as I now see you have answered this question before on another thread Spark123. Sorry !

Hi, Is it OK for an LED driver that runs under kitchen cupboard lighting to be powered from a fused spur off a kitchen power socket (ring circuit) or does it have to run on the lighting circuit? Thanks.

Thanks Doggit. It's just I've got all the bits for 125mm and would have to buy 150mm and cut bigger holes etc otherwise I would have just gone 150. Think I will try it with the smaller size. Very disappointed with Stoves customer service. No replies to emails and eventually got through on...

Can anybody help me with this - need to resolve asap as it's holding up my kitchen install and I can't get through to Stoves for an answer. Can this hood use 125mm ducting without degrading the performance? The manual only mentions 150mm but it is supplied with a 150-125mm reducer so I assume...

OK thanks for your suggestion sheds and stillp, will speak to the DNO about it and see if they can increase the fuse too. Assuming that gets resolved, would it be ok to just add a new RCD and MCB to the consumer unit and run it from that?

No, didn't think it would be necessary. It's a private house and a hobby kiln. Would you need such permission for a range cooker or similar household appliance?

Hi, Can anyone please help me check on what would be required for a new 45A circuit to feed a pottery Kiln. I will get an electrician to do this work but want to double check on here (before buying the kiln) to make sure it is done safely and correctly. Thanks. Currently my house has a 60Amp...

Excellent advise, thanks everybody. Sounds like this is the best plan to me. Hopefully the neighbor will be happy with that too. I will have a look at the Elica hoods JohnD and check the ratings.

I want to put in a cooker hood that ducts to the outside but the only option is to go through a wall that is very near to the neighbours decking area. He isn't very happy about it when I spoke to him and I was wondering if I can go though the wall in the same place and duct externally to get...

Thanks everyone for your help. I took leakydave's advice in the end and drilled a hole in the front of the cistern giving more room for the connection. Once again the help from this forum has been brilliant. Cheers.

Can anyone help with this one? New concealed cistern fitted into the cabinet as supplied but now I can't fit the inlet connector on without taking the pipework outside of the cabinet. The cistern has to be central for the flush pipe to go into the pan. I've bought the smallest tap connector I...

Thanks Madrab and Crystalclear. I've just taken everything apart and had a closer look. It seems that a drip of the ceramic coating stuff on the bottom of the spigot was catching the inner seal on the connector and stopping it going on properly. Pushed it over and now it fit's fine and looks...

I'm trying to install a new toilet (not done one before) and have got a McAlpine (MAC-1) 110mm straight pan connector. When I push this on to the back of the toilet should it just stay in place? Looks like the outlet on the pan is tapered slightly and the connector just pops off no matter how...

OK Thanks Terrydoh and Nige. Will install it as is. Cheers.

Thanks Nige. So you don't think water will flow back from the pipe into the toilet or cause problems with the flushing?

I am fitting a new toilet and pre installed the waste pipe through a 50cm stone wall. I set a small drop off from inside to outside and then sealed the gap around the pipe with cement. Unfortunately it seems to have dropped on the inside before it set and is pretty much level now (if not a...

Thanks Clive, I guess it doesn't matter that the join is at the top if I skim the walls anyway. Was thinking just to use TE board and tape them but that's not really going to work with a horizontal SE to SE join. Cheers.

Had a quick look but couldn't find the answer on here but apologies if this question is repeated. I'm going to have a go at dot and dab (never done it before). The walls are 2800mm high and my 12.5mm plasterboard is 2400mm so there will be a 400mm horizontal join. I think having the join at...

Thanks footprints. Thought about doing that but it's got a 90 degree bend that gives it rigidity. I think it will be ok if I use some batten behind it.

I have read on here that a bath should be installed against the wall then tiles after so that water can run down into the bath (like you would install a shower tray). However, I'm installing a bath and if I do that it would be impossible (I think) to fit the bath panel as it needs to pull out...