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Ah right, that makes sense then, sorry to hijack your thread. :)

I've recently done something similar to this in my kitchen, but after reading the above post I'm a little concerned that I may have wasted my time and broken rules. :( I have placed 2 double sockets (1 with a spur to an FCU above cabinets for lighting) and another FCU (feeds double socket...

Hi, actually, reading back I was a bit arsey in my reply for which I apologise, I sincerely appreciate any advice and feedback people provide. plumbing321, when you say leak detector around the plug, you mean the spray on stuff that foams up around a leak? Would that not react with the...

Firstly, thanks for your responses. I asked if what he did was sufficient and he said yes, tapping at the tin of Gasseal, saying 'thats the main thing'. I was merely looking for reassurance after reading elsewhere it's usually better to solder an end cap on and for it to be checked with a...

I've had a gas engineer here today seal off an old cooker point as we don't use gas - the bayonet connection has been there unused for 4 years but I wanted to make sure it was properly sealed off. He used a threaded metal plug, smeared Gasseal around the threads, unscrewed the bayonet and...

I'm thinking of putting a 2.8kw single oven and 5.9kw hob on the cooker radial... is that going to overload it? How about connecting the oven to the ring main and using the 40a for the hob? Cheers, Stu. edit: The cooker cable is not buried or hidden in conduit, it comes up from the...

Will get a photo later with a tape measure for scale. Earth is solid core.

I'm quite certain it's 6mm now, but will report the appliance ratings when I get back.

In relation to a recent post, my f/standing double oven + hob are being replaced with a single oven and high power hob. The cooker circuit is run from a 40A MCB, the cabling looks heavy duty, however, I'm not certain what size it is so was wondering if anyone here could please tell me. On...

Very informative and very helpful indeed, thanks John. Regards, Stuart.

My neighbour tiled his bathroom himself. Now I'm no expert DIYer, but those edges sure look strange without tile beading... :D

So long as there's no regs about hiding gas taps behind cupboards, I'll leave it and get it checked. Thanks. 8)

:) If only! She prefers electric, bit of a paranoia over gas. Personally I'm not bothered, but what SWMBO says, she gets.... :lol: I should add, the reason the loop was placed on the wall to the side and not near where teh cooker hood is going, was because we were originally having an...

I know there are a lot of these posts lately, sorry to add another but have a couple of questions - sorry also for the long post, will try to be logical with it... Firstly, in the new extension, its a concrete floor, so the builder has run some new sockets (extending the ring from the old...

I've had some 50w GU10 mains halogen's installed (6 of them) for a few months and they've been great, give a good light (not bright), but if there's one thing that I'm not too keen on is that they produce a huge amount of heat. Been toying with the idea of replacing them with mains LED...

I'm about to fit a new kitchen, and in the space where the old cooker was there is a gas tap. We've switched to an electric cooker a long time ago anyway and are relocating it further along the wall. Is it best to have this gas tap disconnected at the meter or leave it hidden behind the...

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll weigh it up, there will be cupboards going in that corner so it's pobably less likely I'll do anything too drastic, but there are other places on the wall that will be uncovered and are also in need of strengthening up. Cheers!

The wooden framing is more like 2 inches thick.

Hi all! My house was built circa 1935 and has foundations as thick as sheet of card :) All of the interior walls have vertical cracks developing in the corners where the inside walls meet the outside structural walls, and I've discovered recently that it's because the inside walls are built...