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Thanks, yes it looks about the same sort of result Ian. Terry any suggestion as to what example reamer will trim that much material away? I'd like to do it properly if I can, bearing in mind there is often not much access space for cleaning up existing pipework. Cheers

Hi I have used a monument mini cutter quite happily for many years but since I couldn't source a spare wheel locally I decided to purchase a Rothenberger automatic pipeslice from Screwfix here. From experience using the adjustable mini slice it does leaves a burr but it is quite small and...

Sorry Andy I mean the tap is not my property (water company's) so can't touch it.

Thanks for yr replies. Yes it's the stud removal tool I'm after. Sent off for a Sealey one shortly after Agile's post - still waiting for it in the post, expected by Thursday. I can't make them change the tap & I can't do much with it as it's not my property, so looking for at least something...

Hi folks, I broke my local water company's stop tap after shearing off the handle after what I would call average force didn't halt the trickle that was still coming through. What narks me is that when SWW came out to fix the problem they used a specialised tool (round with 3? diff size holes...

Hi I have just installed a uPVC back door and although generally successful I wanted to run a couple of elementary questions regarding the use of frame fastenings to any experienced uPVC door installers .. I've used Fischer 7.5x112 FFS screws which made the job quite easy, however I did find...

Exelent thanks for that guys. Yes pipework to & from a gas boiler. Pipes run along length of room under the floorboards before travelling up the wall, so 2-3m run before it will turn into plastic. 3m lengths on a 50yr guarantee sounds pretty good! Will be ideal for putting in the 2.4m wall...

Thanks all for your very useful and informative replies. Slight misnomer on my part in that they aren't CH pipes but flow & return between a boiler in the kitchen and a HW tank in the loft. Hopefully the advice given still applies! I've not used plastic in anger before. Will the new joints...

Hi I'm renovating a small upstairs bedroom and replacing the old lath & plaster with plasterboard. In the corner of the room are 2x22mm CH and 1x15mm copper pipes which were previously boxed in. Due to the room being small I'd like to hide the three pipes in the stud partition. Does anyone...

Thanks for the thought but unfortunately the conservatory is a raised clear roof construction so walls and concrete floor is the only option I think. Thanks too timbim & others for suggestions unfortunately I have the skirting boards all cut & primed (as part of a refurbishment) which are...

Thanks. Not what I wanted to hear of course because it would have been the neatest and simplest 'route' to take. I tried to obtain the plastic skirting from a local wholesaler but found it prohibitive, e.g., Marshall-Tufflex Sovereign range could only be bought in 8x 3m lengths (twice as...

Hi, I want to extend a radial circuit in a conservatory to provide power for an extra socket plus three wall lamps (conservatory has solid flooring). The area on the wall behind the skirting is not a permitted cable route (for cable depths less than 50mm) although I see that you can buy...

Thanks for your comments & going to the trouble to reply. I had wondered about that aspect too so the least I shall do is act on your advice and factor in qualifications & experience. Thanks once again, Flinstone

Hi, I'm seeking out an electrician to do some new installation work in our conservatory. Would a member who subscribes to Elecsa and the TustMark schemes be a satisfactory starting point? Many thanks peeps.

Many thanks indeed Paul_C !! As a matter of interest can you advise if it remains appropriate to have the RCD (RCCB) at the house end and therefore no RCD at garage or shed? (My installation is TT earth exported out to to shed and garage, RCD at house end only). In fact is this the only...

Thanks for your input & the helpful pointers! On what basis is replacing the cable considered notifiable? Why is (or perhaps could) the fuse be a problem? Because the installation already exists as such. Doesn't make it right of course. Have 6mm 3-core XLPE SWA waiting in the wings as a...

The supply to my house uses a TT earthing arrangement. The incoming supply to the house CU (fuse wire holders) is via a standalone Wylex WSES 63/2 63A 30mA RCCB. Seperate but adjacent to the house CU is a 30A FCU and another Wylex 63A 30mA RCCB that supplies the detached garage CU 11 metres...

Thanks b-a-s and Chapeau, b-a-s, In case this has a bearing on your earlier comments, to clarify, the RCD in question is a 30mA RCBO dedicated to the garage circuit and is located in the house, adjacent to the main CU. There is no 100mA RCD present; the main CU is a fusebox with...

Wow! I appreciate you taking the trouble to give such a comprehensive reply... thanks :) I'm sorry I fibbed!! Truthfully :lol:, it's MICC at present and I intend to replace it but I was scared at the time of writing that an authority such as your good self would mentally hurt me over cable...

Hi there, I would like to break into an existing 4mm SWA cable currently running from my house to a detached garage in order to add a 2-way metal socket and flourescent lamp to my humble 8x6 shed which is sited along the existing cable route. The house-to-garage route is 25m and the...