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hi I have a similar set up - concrete floor with no dpm (i think) when lifted carpet in hall and lino in kitchen which had hardboard and plastic bags under it the floor was soaking ( not sure if damp or condensation). Our floor is level. what would be our best plan if using the same wood +...

Hi, Does a whole heating pipe/radiator circuit need earth bonding like the domestic water circuit or is it just pipe/rads within a bathroom/cloakroom. Many thanks

hi just stripped hideous padded plastic wallpaper off kitchen to find it had been stuck on with some thick adhesive stuff am going to try and sand this down. what is the procedure for liner pappering this wall once i have made it less bumpy? should i just size it as normal and hang the...

Hi we have an electric shower ( triton Ivory) and when someone flushes the loo it goes scalding. is this just what electric showers do or can i resolve this. want to put another shower downstairs and don't want same problem. Spoke to Mira about their thermostatic elec showers and they said I...

sorry just to add - I guess from the besa box will also come the cable continuing the loop system for the rest of the non bathroom circuit and the cable for the shaver socket. I am concerned there are too many cables for the connector blocks as this will be 7 earths. would I be better to take...

Hi, am replacing bathroom pendant light with safe wall light and adding an extractor fan with timer not to be connected to light so it works independently. is my best option to use a besa box and connectors in the loft above so: main feed comes in and light and switch go to 1 gang of 2...

thanks I assume when you suggest an enclosed fitting you mean those wall/ceiling lights that look like alien spaceships! Do these type of enclosed lights have the loop in system or is it better to feed it all from JB's or a besa box in the loft above. what are CFL's? Many thanks.

Am I right in thinking you can't have a ceiling pendant light in any zone of a bathroom? we are converting a large cupboards into a bathroom and have added a window. Was going to use existing light pendant which it has to be said is 2.8m high so light bulb change bit of a hassle. About to...

Hi, Wehad storage heaters removed and they left one big one with the night storage component disconnected and the fan heater part still connected so we had an on /off electric heater without the storage component to use until we got wet heating in. This heater is independently wired with...

can't hang rad until I buy it and can't buy it until I know if only having 10cm to spare at each end of rad is enough to practically allow that rad to be used there! all i want to do is order the things but can't seem to find out how much space you need to either side before hitting wall/door...

Hi, we have no heating yet but want to put pipes into bedroom to accept stelrad radiator - called them to ask what distance pipes coming through floorboards had to be to then attach a 900mm rad. They said ' same as rad 900mm its flush fitting' - this seems odd to me as I thought pipe came up to...

Will the elec be happy to get away with twin from CU or will he prefer 3 core?

oops your right - it is brown/black/grey! So guess I was sold both the new cable and the old cable at the same time. So 1.0mm T+E from Cu to 1st alarm and 3 core +E between alarms. Cheers

Hi want to run wiring for eventual interconnected smoke alarms (my building regs say have to go to mains) so I can plasterboard wall. Got 6243Y 1.0mm 3 core + e for this but need a longer length. The 3 core i got (too short) has red, black, etc cores - is this different from the 1.0mm 3 core +...

I can totally understand your situation as we are in a similar situation ourselves - but trying to figure it out for our whole house! So far 1 small woodburner and nothing else. In Scotland this is brave. We are looking into a vented (due to solid fuel) mains pressure cyclinder with various...

You need to question why companies that usually make oil type boiler systems are now leaping on the solar path - basically oil is on the way out and they have probably branched into new technologies to save themselves in the future. Not sure about makes/brands but i would have thought it wise to...

Distance between tank and tap is 12 m but distance between tap and hot pipe it could branch off is 5 m.

what suggestions are there for a long pipe run to a kitchen tap. We want to avoid a cold leg (or whatever you call it) but tank is at opposite end of house to kitchen tap. If we take feed from hot pipe 5 m away from tap can we use microbore to avoid too much hot water left in the run. Hot...

I think you are wise to consider alternatives to oil/gas/elec for heating. You might need to find the right product Iguess but when the oil/gas run out and everyone is fighting over it you'll be alright. Can you fit a wood stove into the extension to do a winter water boost and have solar for...

catalogue I have seems to call it table X for 15 -22mm and table W for microbore.