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Oh dear, well i completed the job yesterday evening, and as you say, the board is designed to take fuses with differently spaced contacts than the one 5a fuse i looked at. I must confess i have neither equipment or training to do any certification of the work, other than it turns on and the...

hmmm, the breaker i got is exactly as the one in your link, I understand that i will have to replace the shroud, i was just concerned as the new shroud is a different style to the old one, there is a groove in the middle and as i mentioned the pins are closer together, i thought that the socket...

So, I finally got around to wiring up interconnected smoke detectors you all were so kind to help me with. Unfortunately instructions claim i cannot power them from a circuit that contains fluorescent lighting. Fortunately, i have a spare way in the old plastic and wooden wylex fuse box under...

I have a utility room at the back of the house with a washing machine & condenser dryer. We also hang clothes to dry on a hanger suspended from the ceiling. Two sides are common with the house, one external wall and one wall is shared with a garage. Recently the tumble dryer had a meltdown and...

Aico Smoke Alarm - Ei166RC - Optical Page 10 of Installer Instructions - Section 3.1 Locate unit al least 1.5m and route wiring at least 1m away from florescent light fittings as electrical "noise" and/or flickering may affect the unit. Do not wire into the sam circuit as florescent lights...

Hey guys, I bought some mains smoke alarms, and i was planning on wiring into the lighting circuit, but the instructions specifically say not to put them on the same circuit as florescent lights. thanks to energy savers all of my lighting is now florescent. I don't want to just do it...

great thanks guys

Hello I currently have absolutely no fire protection. Ideally i want a smoke detector in upstairs and downstairs hallways and a heat detector in the kitchen. Is this sufficient? Some websites claim every room needs an alarm. Everyone in my house has a habit of taking batteries out of...

Hi guys! Got up yesterday morning and all but one of our hot water taps does nothing. no water, no gurgling, no nothing. Kitchen tap works perfectly. I was going with a frozen pipe, but theres no change today. My mother has been searching around and is convinced since we have a combi...

The area was all ready floored by whoever built the house. Is my house going to fall down?

excuse the mess.

joists are 5.5M wall to wall, about 550mm spacing, although on one side they are doubled up width wise for about 1.2m

Yes we can't put in a staircase. but are the joists the right size to support a living space?

There is no room for a staircase, the hallway is to narrow. there is an airing cupboard that could be used for maybe a spiral stairway but headroom becomes an issue as it would lead into the slope of the roof. Suppose it was to be made habitable what would the requirements be for the rest of...

Hi there! looking at making the loft a bit nicer, hoping it can be a diy job, but trying to find out. I had a look around planning portal, but i live in scotland, so i looked at my local council planning site and i can't really find anything about lofts so i came to ask you guys. The main...

i got a call from my mother that her wall had been blown over during the night in high winds. its about 8/9ft cement blocks on top of dry stone, but the property on the other side is level with where the cement blocks start. She wants to rebuild it and is keen on reusing the same blocks. at...

I'll go and check what way round they are tomorrow then. Might as well have a look at getting some bootlaces too. Thanks for the tips guys!

Will i just swap the socket for an FCU? will this solve everyones problems about floor area? Ill be a bit upset taking the plug off of my rack pdu but il live. Any comments about this? Thanks for all your help guys, i'm sure ill be back.

There were some older posts on here where people had indicated that it shouldn't be done. All of its in 2.5mm, overkill for lighting i suppose. Is it wrong to mix CSA's then? Is that just incase of confusion or overloading cables later on or because it makes a less secure connection? Is it...