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All working - thanks for all the help!

Great thanks D_Hailsham. This might be a daft question but can I use a 3 core flex cable to connect this utilising the earth for the SwL and just labelling/sleeving the wire accordingly? - I assume this will be frowned upon as wrong coloured, but is it acceptable? I don't have any other cable...

Hi Muggles, yes we looked into OpenTherm and part of the reason we went for the boiler we did when we moved in (we only bought new boiler as the old boiler was bust) - we're just going cheap with the thermostat to get us through this winter as come spring we are completely stripping the entire...

Thanks D_Hailsham What about the label for "230V out" for L/N/E and "230V Control" for SwL/L/N/E on the boiler? - I've not opened the boiler up yet but assumed these were two connection options? or is this just a labelling term and its the same thing?

Now it has got around to winter I'm finally getting around to fixing the thermostat on our heating. The existing Honeywell T40 Thermostat is faulty (we're just using it like an on/off switch at the moment); as its also been installed above a radiator, and on a half landing leading into the flat...

Sorry Devonish, didn't mean to sound off. My comment was mainly responding to noseall. It seems slightly odd on the limited info, but as noted I suspect it is mainly to save you breaking it out and it simply being treated as "ground" rather than using it as part of the slab design. Of course it...

Seems odd. I assume it has been designed though - the existing slab may well be being assumed as stable ground and just left in place, that is rather that part of the design of the structural slab in itself (as a 200mm slab might be sufficient on its own). No doubt the existing slab doesn't...

As well as development costs you may also wish to consider professional fees. In some areas of the country it can work out cheaper and long term better to buy another house in the street than try and build another one in a garden, this might give you everything you need and save a small fortune...

Even if within planning - there may be party wall matters which are separate. There's quite a bit of on-line guidance on this and will depend on the proximity of their building and the depth of their foundations. Refer to "Adjacent Excavation and 3 metre and 6 metre Notices" here for some...

It is likely to be resisted, as other have said because of back land development which is almost always against local policy. However, there is precedent for this to be acceptable if an outbuilding / annexed to the property rather than a stand-alone dwelling bungalow. The definition is...

Thanks JohnW2 that's great.

Thanks ericmark, that's quite interesting. I suspect in our case the heating elements do work together based on the 15 amp recommendation otherwise if not then I don't think there would be any need to go so high if they cycled. Think we will keep an eye on it for a bit and then when we do the...

Thanks for the replies. So using both the fan oven and grill simultaneously on the combined function is definitely not recommended. - To be honest I've never used this function before on any oven so doubt I will start now! The oven looks almost new and barely used so suspect the previous...

Whilst doing some minor kitchen DIY in a house we've just purchase I've noticed the oven is on a plug behind a cupboard. We don't have the manual for the oven but I believe it is an Electrolux EOC65140X (based on google image searching). An online manual (p55) for this oven suggests a 15amp...