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Hi, When i turn off the hot water tap i can hear a sound in our central heating pipe like flowing water for a while. I'm told it could be the diverter valve. How badly can this deteriorate? It has been doing this for a while. We still have heating and HW. We also seem to have a lot of air...

why does the power need to be off?

I can disconnect the clamps inside the house where it joins the water pipe. Only problem with that is the cavity wall. I would have to pull it out and then stick it back in. I would hope the wire would slide through the hole easily. How about mini trunking?

Hi, I have lifted all of my decking and this is what it looks like now: I'd like to put some gravel over it. My plan is to put some gravel boards round the perimeter and then fill with gravel over the existing slabs. I am keen on doing this but i'd like some advice on the following...

Hi, I have lifted all of my decking and this is what it looks like now: I'd like to put some gravel over it. My plan is to put some gravel boards round the perimeter and then fill with gravel over the existing slabs. I am keen on doing this but i'd like some advice on the following: a)...

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Is it possible for a competent DIYer to install an isolator, get the board to stick their tails from the meter in it and for the dIYer to put his tails into the isolator enclosure and get the supplier to re energize? Is a certificate necessary for this? I'm asking cause in my case: a) the...

checked with provider few days back and they had no notification. spoke to spark who said he does them in batches. job now one month old and still no paper. I am actually trying to be rational here. If I ring the provider again chances are they'll pursue the spark so he suffers anyway...

Dealing with a "competent person" scheme spark that is lazy with paperwork, notably Building Reg Compliance notification: a) write a letter citing breach of contract and threatening reporting him to his provider b) let provider deal with it (but if beyond provider's deadline (ie 3 or 4...

Hi, Can I ask you if you are funding the PIR or is the provider of the "bodger" paying for this? What do you plan to do with the results?

I'm not a spark but my guess is wrong tails used. I mean the colours are all blue in the second photo when you should have a brown one? Wrong live/neutral connection by DNO bloke? But it looks neater than the job i had done at my place. If you look under my meter there is half a cm of bare...

Hello, Can I ask you if you had any of your equipment on the existing board and if the guy complained about this. We have a junction box on ours and I am worried that if we get a pedantic DNO operator he'll refuse to do work on our install. thnks

How long did it take between phone call to them turning up? How long did the job take? Did you have any tactic when dealing with call centre bimbo? I need the same stuff at my place, any tip would be appreciated.

I know nothing about electrics but i'll have a go: connector used in a CU?

Ro, I have a few questions if you don't mind: 1) when you change meters d you reconnect the customer if there is no isolator. 2) if customer rang you to fit isolator and you do so, do you connect to cu and switch on? 3) when you change meter and / or install is swtch do you open up...

Having paid nearly 4k for a s...e rewire done by a Part P qualified and reccomended spark I must say that I would have personally paid accomodation and food in a nice hotel for the electrician that installs to the above standard. I would not have battered an eye lid if I was to pay 5k for my...

did you condemn the istallation? I'm curious to know what happens if a spark is called to a property and finds what you've found. Does he refuse to carry out the installation requested by the customer (ie fancy light fitting)?

on my rewire, i asked the spark if it would be problem if i placed insulatio over the wires. The answer was no. He said he has had councils put meters and meters of insulation on his wires with no consequences for years. I asked the guy if he could fit an isolator and the response was "I'm...

would a shock from a live tail from the service head be worse than one from say a socket or light if a domestic installation was not rcd protected?

Bas can i contact you via email?