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Both UFH systems are dry. The bathroom uses a coiled mat and the living room uses foil which is supposed to produce 'radiant' heat. I will have to find out about the wattage. Both floors were properly insulated from underneath before the UFH was installed.

I recently had underfloor heating installed under a brand new wood floor in the living room and under the tiles in the bathroom. I researched to ensure the fitter installed the correct types of underfloor heating. The one in the bathroom works great. I can feel the heat under my feet. But the...

I want to move a radiator which feeds off a communal system. The freeholder is being really difficult and refuses to drain down the system. Is there another way the radiator can be moved without risk of flooding. Can the pipes be frozen and if so can any tell me how much this will cost?

I am having underfloor heating installed throughout my property. The fitter has asked if would like the heating under the new wood floor which extends beneath the kitchen units and appliances. As the flat gets bitterly cold in winter, I don't want to allow any cold air to enter the flat...

What the difference between a power shower and an instant electric shower?

I have a small one bedroom flat (about 44 square meters) with no gas supply other than for communal heating. I'm fed up with the standard immersion which takes up a lot of space together with the water tank and the communal heating which is always breaking down. I'm now thinking of different...

I rang Hager who said that the built in flickering feature for lighting is hardwired into the unit and cannot be switched off. He stressed it was for safety so that anyone walking half way up/down a stairs doesn't get trapped in the dark. He also said it was best to use quality bulbs like osram...

The consumer units.

I'd just thought I'd point out that the Hager devices have an inbuilt flickering safety feature designed to inform anyone on the stairway that the lights are about to go out and therefore to give him a chance to make his way to the nearest switch. I wonder if it's the flickering combined with...

These lights are halogen downlights. I wasn't aware that they had filaments.

This is the first time since the circuit was installed several months ago that the lights have tripped. I'm assuming then that although they are back on now, they may go at some point in the future unless checked by a qualified electrician.

What could cause an overload? The electrician who fitted the system said the bulbs should be 20w only otherwise the battery for the emergency lighting will run down too soon. But I did recently up the bulbs to 50w to get more light. Just to make it clear the lights are combination maintained and...

Yes, the brand name you mention is correct. It was very small but I've just gone back and checked.

I've taken a magnifying glass to the switch and can read the following: ADN 106 B6 I∆N = 0.03

The lights are situated in a part of the communal area of a building. The lights are zoned off but this particular zone of just 3 lights simply isn't working. The switch at the mains trips immediately without delay and there is even a tiny little spark sometimes from the switch. The bulbs are...

I'm having problems with the lights in my building. I've tried changing the bulbs but the switch at the mains keeps tripping. Is there anything I can do as a layperson or is this matter for an electrician?

great. Thanks for the advice.

Is the hand sewing technique durable? I'm not worried by the loss of the water fall effect which exists on the above steps.

Certainly, the edge of the step is rounded as the one shown in the picture, but it is in fact the whole front of the few few steps which are curved.

My floor is currently being carpeted but the fitter has hit upon a problem which are a few curved steps or steps with a radius. He's suggesting nosing or stitching. But the most cost effective nosing which is plastic is ugly and the most attractive which is brass/bronze is really expensive. He's...