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There's no reason why it shouldn't be filled with water, although oil is the standard fluid. I suspect that you do have water in it, paticularly if thats what you saw the installer put in it. The problem is either insufficient fluid or electrical of some sort. You will know if its...

To the people who are criticizing the ongoing publicity, I would ask this: Do you still know what Maddy looks like? In most cases, you will answer yes, and this is a year after she disappeared. We have been bombarded with her image to help us, to help her. Her face is almost engrained in our...

You shouldn't need to paint the walls with gloss paint. Find out what caused the damp and deal with it. You have a rad and a window so you should be able to stop condensation, but I don't see how you would suffer from condensation in a room with dry heating that is not occupied for very long...

Chri5, While you are quite correct about the regs, you are assuming that the new neighbours are using the house under HMO/MOD status. Its quite possible that only one person, or couple, plus one other tenant signed the tenancy contract, thereby avoiding HMO regs. They might be breaching the...

larco, Its none of your business. The law is there to protect the tenant, not the next door neighbours. If the law was there to protect the neighbours, all householders would be subject to annual testing. If you are worried about a gas explosion damaging your property, don't forget to...

For diagnosis only I would temporarily connect the E7 live and neutral wires in the same terminals as the wires to the heater (ie bypass the switch), secure it in the wall aperature and come back after the off peak period and see if the heater is warm. I wonder if the switch leaf spring is...

Namsag, on the face of it, it sounds great to have the bank look after your deeds for nothing, but its not so good, in reality. When I paid off my mortgage, it took months to get the deeds back. Also, if you choose to sell the house, you have to pay a solictor to remove your bank's name from...

I found the fault. The neutral wire termination on the supply side of the RCBO was improperly fitted (by me). I had pushed the wire too deeply into the teminal and I had compressed the insulation as well as a little bit of the core. I guess the increased impedance on the neutral caused a...

Yes, no problem with that. The only time I wouldn't do this would be if there was no floor covering to stop draughts.

Thanks for your input, guys. I'll try everything that has been suggested and let you know the outcome.

Yes. Its the same size as an FCU. It has the standard fuse carrier, a test button, a reset button and a red power on neon. Thanks. I'll try that tomorrow evening.

Hi Guys, I have a workshop attached to my house. There is a 2.5mm2 spur from a double socket on the downstairs final ring passing through the wall into the workshop. The ring is a standard 2.5mm2 cable, but without RCD protection. In the workshop the cable was, until recently, connected to a...

Thats ridiculous.

Chrisie, How do you intend to use these new economy heaters? Are you going to switch them on individually only while you are in the room, like a focal heating source, or are you planning to leave them on whether you are in the room or not, and use them for space heating, thus keeping your home...

Its not a "heating" light. Its a light to tell you that electricity is going to the shower unit. That electricity will be used to open a valve as well as heat the water. Anyway, Derek, buy a new wall switch. Tell the supplier that it is for an 8.5kW shower. Your existing switch might be...

Your problem appears to be in the wall switch. The contacts or terminals in the switch might be worn through age and use. You give me the impression that you operate the switch every time you have a shower, which will wear out the contacts in the switch. It has to be worth buying a new switch...

I wouldn't drill or notch joists outside the safe zones in a modern house. Reason: They are all (mostly) built to meet the minimum standard in the regs. No-one wastes money nowadays by building at higher standards than the law requires. Joists spans and thicknesses are classic cases of...

Burnsey, As suggested, your CU appears to accept mcbs from GE, who also make 50A mcbs. I'm not a pro lecky, but I reckon that a 10.8kW shower will need a bigger mcb than 45A on either 230V or 240V. IMHO the power spike when you switch it on to HIGH from off, even with 240V, will trip a...

Everything in the public domain about this story leads us to conclude that the uncle and Shannon were hiding together from the family and the police. The uncle probably thought he was protecting Shannon from his nephew. However, he had her in his "possession" without authority from her...

I assume you have checked the fuse in the fcu. If so, and the neon light does not work when you switch the FCU on, you are either blowing the fuse immediately (due to the damage with your drill) or your FCU was not on a complete ring before the event. It is possible that your kitchen is not on...