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Do you know what? From an amatuers point of view this feels like the right guess to my problem. The first time the RCD tripped was when the oven got to 32deg, then 90 deg and then 130 deg. It tripped the first three times then but has now been working well since! (Have I just jinxed it?!) ;)...

Really weird one this. The electrician came back but didnt have his multi meter in the van (it was a Saturday, passing visit as a favour to my builder!) so cpuldnt look specifically at the oven issue. (I have a feeling my builder had actually forgot to mention the oven issue to him....)...

Thanks for the very informative reply. :D When you say take anything else off the circuit - I assumed that as it had its own fuse (the marked 'ovens' in the fuseboard) that it meant it didnt actually have anything else on there - I thought this would mean there was a circiut put in...

More great info - thanks. :) Not sure what the 'MCB' is but nothing else tripped - the only thing that trips is the RCD in the main consumer unit that looks like it deals with the kitchen. The smaller fuse board that has all the kitchen items fused (which sits in a kitchen cupboard) doesnt...

Thanks for the reply. The oven was certainly getting hot before tripping the RCD. As far as I can remember - it wasnt plugged in in the show room in anyway but I may be wrong.

Thanks very much guys. Im suspecting issue with an oven directly and I guess I could ask and pay for the electrician to confirm this? I'll register the warranty details tonight and then get Miele called out. BTW - the oven has never been used before, it was in a showroom display. Its also...

Hi guys, Im after some advice and tbh Im at the end of my tether with this now. Im supposedly hosting a fireworks bash on Saturday night and thought it would be a great opportunity to also 'show off' our new kitchen/diner extension to our friends. :) Its been finished a week and last night I...

Hmmm, slight timing issue on this one as the guy (who wasnt picking up the adhesive until Monday) turned up this morning with it!! Can anyone confirm if this is suitable: (it does say its 'compatible' with underfloor heating systems on the packaging)... He's obvously keen to get going...

Thank you very much for the reply. Thats answers my query perfectly. :D

Hi guys, im trying to understand the installation of my underfloor heating kit, its various 'levels' of construction and the correct adhesive reqired at each level. The concrete sub floor has now been levelled and is ready for installation. The 10mm therm-a-mat insulation panels and the...

Hi guys, I picked up a second hand Miele Induction hob (900mm wide). The stone worktop is all cut and its currently sitting in place temporarily before use. My builder has suggested that it should have come with clamps/brackets or similar to hold it in place which unfortunatly it did not. :(...

Good advice but ultimately go to a few shops for demos if you are still unsure. :)

In my opinion a good plasma will outgun a good lcd screen by some degree. Deeper blacks, crisper whites, better handling of fast motion and a more natural image (skintones etc) The only time I wouldn't specify a plasma over an lcd would be for a screen where a games console/computer was going...

Hi guys, after some advice on a tiling question; a kitchen one in this instance. We are having new worktops and seperate (matching) upstands installed around the walls. Should you tile above the upstand or should you tile the wall (down to the worktop) and then put the upstand in place? ie...

Ceramic tiles. Thanks to all for the responses. I ordered the insulation (10mm version) this evening. Lee

Hi guys, Im having a matted underfloor heating kit fitted in our new kitchen/diner extension in the next week. Its a concrete base floor and measures approx 6.3m by 4.6m. My question is; would it be a good investment to specify/supply either some 6 or 10mm insulation boards to sit between the...

I appreciate that fact but as I said, I know nothing about this stuff if Im honest and I was going on the advice of the builder. I mentioned that the Bosch Worcester 240 we had previously seemed to struggle when we had the loft conversion done (rads upstairs took ages to warm up) but then Im no...

Thanks for the further responses, all very interesting. :) Last night the builder popped by with a device that measures the pressure coming in on the mains.... 2.75 ('bar' in presuming?) so that opens my options up nicely. :) Thanks again, Lee

WOW - thanks for the quick replies guys. Ive just read that a couple of the taps require 2 bar of pressure so I guess from what you are saying, its down to actual mains pressure. Fingers crossed its good enough. :) Thanks again for the education, :D Lee

Hello, as per my forum title - im totally useless on most aspects of DIY, building etc. Im in the middle of having a kitchen/diner extension built and I have bought a Worcester 42CDI boiler - as Ive been led to belive on these forums; a good quality boiler. I need to purchase a tap and...