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Black/red cable went away about 20 years ago, and was used for more than a century before that, so the colour of it reveals nothing about it's age other than it's at least 20 years old.

Don't even bother looking at that option. If gas already exists then use that. Multiple hot water cylinders from one or more gas boilers. You can also fit electric immersion heaters to them as a backup, or to use with solar panels.

There are no new laws about 3 phase or any other electrical installations. 100A in most cases. Single phase above 100A does exist, but is unlikely to be offered or even be available. In the last 20+ years I have seen one, which was a single phase 200A service for a small B&B type place. 3x100A...

Not acceptable, those cabinets are designed to have holes in the predefined places only, which for that one is in the bottom where those holes already exist. There are some which can have one hole in the back but that isn't the one you have got. None of them should have holes in or near the top...

They are a novelty gimmick item, and while they may allow a bit more heat to be extracted from some ancient undersized radiator, the real solution would be to replace those old radiators with new ones of the proper heat output.

Feeling and actual costs are mostly unrelated. Most of the gas used will be for heating the building which won't change with a combi or any other boiler. An ancient hot water cylinder with poor or no insulation will certainly have high heat losses but as yours is going to be replaced what you...

If you really want pipes behind the skirting, then it will have to be built out from the wall by about 50mm, so you will have a ~50mm ledge all around the room, and that is where the pipes to the radiators will come out. Typically used in refitting concrete construction apartments where there is...

Only with a load of extra and unnecessary work. Just get two of these: https://www.toolstation.com/wagobox-light-junction-box/p85587 and put the cable and the white connectors into it.

The tails are the wires between the DNO fuseholder and the meter, and the wires between the meter and your consumer unit. The cable into the property before the fuse is unrelated, and they don't need to send someone to look at that because they already have. The 100A option was cancelled...

If it's a permanently installed machine, then wire it in. If the router can be taken out and used separately, use the socket.

That will be happening, because at some point those transformers will fail and require replacement. Perhaps not today or tomorrow, but it's inevitable. The only choice is whether you do it now and end up with the lighting you want with a bit of planned disruption. or wait until things break...

The expensive one is from a UK supplier and vendor. If there are problems you can contact the UK 'manufacturer' for assistance. Or return it when it fails after a month or four. The Amazon item is a direct from China import. Much cheaper but if problems occur you are on your own.

If that is the only difference then obviously get the more efficient version which is the 5W. However there are many other things to consider with lighting such as colour temperature, colour quality, beam angle and so on.

Manufacturers and sellers of hybrid vehicles want people to believe that. In reality, if the journey is longer than the range of the vehicle, you stop and charge. If driving 100s of miles you will be stopping anyway for other reasons. Even if you really wanted to drive some diesel banger for...

Some do. Others do not. That behaviour is just a software option chosen by the manufacturer. It's not required or even desirable. It is, even in those that creep forward. If the vehicle is not moving, neither is the motor. Electric vehicles are electric motor -> fixed reduction gear -> wheels

Unless your daughter spends her time being paid substantial sums to play the latest game releases all day every day, both of those examples are totally unsuitable. 4 grand and they don't even include a monitor.

The ideal use case for a full electric vehicle. The ideal use case for a pre owned full electric vehicle.

Oversized and unnecessary. Both those and the hob can go on a single 32A circuit for cooking appliances, as used in the vast majority of UK homes. A standard item that can plug into any BS1363 13A outlet, just like the warming drawer and everything else. What may be 'spare' is irrelevant. You...

Mileage, and the smaller capacity the battery is, the less time it will last. Hybrids with tiny batteries could easily be fully charged/discharged several times a day even with modest distances covered and that will quickly ruin any battery. Used hybrid vehicles should be given a big swerve...

They exist so that car manufacturers can continue selling combustion engines for longer. They have no other purposes or benefits.