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After 'interrogating' my daughter, it seems that the bang only occurs at 2.30 am every day, so would seem to be timer related. The plumber checked that there were no heating settings to cause this. There are no storage heaters no electrical items with a timer. Problem is that when the noise...

My daughter moved into an apartment a few days ago and has been troubled by very loud buzzing/banging noises at random times. The landlord sent a plumber round thinking it may be the boiler or pipework, but he couldn't find any problems. My daughters been doing some googling and found youtube...

Is it not a requirement that the cu is mounted on a wooden backboard? That's what my electrician told me when I had a new cu fitted.

I have recently bought a new electric vehicle. (Hyundai Ioniq 5). One of the features of the car is a 13amp 3 pin mains socket below the rear seats. This derives 240v from the main EV battery and can be used to power / charge portable appliances with a rating up to 16 amp. So for example if you...

To answer the question "do I need to charge at 7Kw?". Some energy suppliers offer cheap night rate for ev charging. Usually 4 or 5 hours. So in 5 hours, 7kw will give me approx 35kw at cheap rate which equates to around 120 miles. Charging at 3.5kw only 17kw or 60 miles. I haven't switched to...

Thanks. That confirms it 9.7mm diameter, 25a rating, so I will need the cable upgrading

So how would you identify the cable to determine whether it is suitable for a 32 amp load? Just to clarify, its a white round three core flexible cable, no visible markings, no armoured and measuring 9.7mm diameter. It was Installed for a 16 amp load. That's all the info I have.

Sorry for the delay in replying. I couldn't see any markings on the cable, but a bit of googling came up with cable outside diameters. I measured this at 9.7 mm, which suggests its 25amp cable, which I guess makes sense for a 16 amp Installation. So it looks like a new cable if I decide to...

Its round white cable. If its 6mm is that 32 amps?

A few years ago I had a plug in hybrid vehicle which only charged at 16 amp, 3.5kw. So I had a charge point installed cabled to its own mcb in the consumer unit. The installation was rated for 16amps. Time has moved on and my latest EV will charge up to 32 amps 7kw. I am proposing to have the...

Thankfully no problem with neighbours.

My rear garden slopes down away from the house so am planning to build a timber deck to provide a flat seating / dining area. The rear of the deck will be about 2.5 metres from the house and will be about 80cm above ground level. I realise that this will require a safety balustrade as its above...

My daughter just moved into a flat which has electric heating. The radiators all work by manually switching them on and off, but the programmer / controller doesn't seem to do anything. There is nothing at all on the display which seems to suggest there is no power to it. She has tried all the...

I have a Vaillant Turbomax which is serviced annually. My previous service engineer used to go outside and stick a probe into the flue, presumably to check exhaust gasses. However he has now retired and he recommended another engineer. The new engineer doesn't go outside to check the flue...

Thanks. Had a few faults over last couple of years. Its 18 years old now. Tends to be quite noisy and as its adjacent to a bedroom, can be a nuisance when it's left on at night during cold weather. I would hope a new boiler would be quieter and more efficient.

I'm currently using a Honeywell Evohome system with an ageing Vaillant boiler. Thinking of having a new boiler installed soon, probably another Vaillant or a Worcester Bosch, but these seem to have their own smart controller systems and I'm not sure the Evohome would be compatible. However...

I managed to source some 1/2 inch couplers from a local plumbers. Problem sorted!

Currently have a Triton mixer shower which i am replacing with a tower shower panel. After removing the old shower I am left with, on each pipe, a female 1/2 inch brass fitting which has a 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch dog leg male to male fitting. The new shower has 1/2 inch flexi pipes with female...

Thinking of having my ageing boiler replaced soon. It was installed originally in a garage mounted directly on a single skin brick wall which gets cold on winter. The garage has now been converted to habitable space fully insulated but the boiler is still in its original position with a wooden...

My current boiler is a vaillant turbomax 824 which I presume is a 24kw output. Its getting quite old now so considering having it replaced with a similar current vaillant model. Since the boiler was installed, two additional small radiators have been added. I measured all the rads in the...