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Could anyone please help? I am putting a new shower cubicle in and it came with an attachment for the waste, this prevents me having to cut a hole in the floor for the u bend or raising the shower. Anyway it screws on to the bottom of the shower and then has a flexy hose. How do i connect the...

I want to put a shower in bedroom I am changing into an en suite, I have building regs approval and everything. However what is the best way to route 2 pipes up to the middle of a stud wall for the shower? I have used plastic 15mm up to now and it is routed at the bottom of the wall. Should...

Yes I have got building regs approved but very good point. That is why i put the extractor in as well (which had to be certified) I want to do most of the work myself that is why I was asking questions. As it is very easy to dive straight in and then think oh I should have done it that way...

Looking for general advice before i start this project. i have a small bedroom next to my bathroom which I want to turn into an en suite. I have already blocked off the old door and put in a new door leading into the master bedroom and have install an extractor fan. I now am up to the...

my friend has just moved into a house with an Optima XL 6 alarm, however he does not know the code to it and has no way of finding out as last owner never used the alarm. The alarm was set off last week and is on the same circuit as the down stairs lights, the only way he could turn it off was...

I plan to put an extractor fan in my bathroom, however I have a problem with the location of my isolating switch. I want to put it outside the en suite and above the door. I have a lintel above the door so cant feed the cable straight down behind the door. Therefore could i: 1) feed the...

i want to have smoke alarms connected to the mains and was wondering if i can spur off a light in 2 separate locations or do they have to be interlinked? Just trying to do it with least amount of mess.

The cooker circuit is on a 32A MCB, however the oven is connected also on this circuit via a FCU spurred off the hob terminal (not sure of its technical name). Therefore there is 6mm going from consumer unit to cooker switch. 6mm going from cooker switch to hob terminal below worktop. 2.5mm...

i am changing my electric hob but have a question regarding the wiring. My old hob had 6mm cable going to it, however 6mm does not seem to fit the new hob. Well it will but because it has links in, the 6mm and the link will not fit in the same connection block. On the installation instruction...

I am in the middle of having my kitchen refitted. The sink unit had to be moved slightly to where it was previously, therefore the pipes had to me moved. The 10mm earth cable was cut to fit the pipes in the old location. Is it ok to fix a earth terminal block to the wall to extend the 10mm earth...

I am on installing underfloor heating but can see a problem that im hoping someone can give me a simple answer to. This is a link tio what i want to do: http://www.underfloorheatingdiy.co.uk/wiring_boiler.html Its the bottom diagram. (without a boiler) Anyway my problem is i dont...

Its a Baxi Condensing boiler 105 HE. I did not put it on its own circuit so when i turn off the isolation for the boiler it turns off all the heating. I did think about spuring off a socket close to the controls but was adviced to take feed from boiler.

I want to connect up my underfloor heating. I need a live, neutral, earth and a switch live from the boiler. I plan to take all four from the boiler connection for isolation purposes. The only problem i have is i havent really done much with boilers so want to make sure i get it right as a...

My landing is long and i only have one light so want to add another. Instead of having to fit a new light and switch, i wanted to fit the light but run one cable from the switch live and neutral from my existing landing light to my new light. This will mean the existing switch will turn both...

I plan to fit 2 smoke alarms. Can i wire them into 16A MCB which is not on the side of the RCD? Is it ok just to use 2.5mm twin and earth? I plan to wire them both off the 16A MCB on a radial circuit. cheers for help

I want to buy an americian fridge freezer, however the one i want needs cold water feed. My sink is on opposite side of kitchen to where fridge will go so i plan on cutting a channel in the concrete floor and laying a pipe to other side of the kitchen. My questions are: 1) i was going...

Cheers for the advice/help

Yes it is 2.5 twin and earth single cable. The garage is on side of the house where the DB is so cable run not long, not sure how long though. Is there an easier way of getting round this then?

My garage has a 16A MCB. However when i put my dryer and washer machine on together the MCB trips. I have a spare 32A breaker in the DB so can i use this for my garage instead of the 16A? and will this solve the problem. In the garage is also a fridge and a freezer. To get the washing machine...

Coljack, Wasnt being sarcastic. Thanks for your help. hopefully will sort it tomorrow.