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Switch at cooker has a socket but I will replace for one that doesnt - have worked out through this site that extra 13A is an unecessary facility fuse box is a brand called "EMMA"(?) I had it put in when I bought house it contains: shower B40 (dont know what the B means sorry); some...

just in case my last comment was ambiguous.. "its not ideal" - the socket that is not the advice...all the advice was much appreciated

thanks I have a reasonable grasp of the situation now (have been reading up on 'diversity'). I'll take my chances at Christmas dinner...one final question...the existing 45A point is about 5yrs old and goes into a new consumer unit (which was added to my existing cosumer unit)...I assume that on...

many thanks for all the advice Its not ideal but I'll leave it in place (very small kitchen by the way otherwise ideal distances would probably have been used)

Presently I have a 45A socket for a free standing cooker Have just ordered kitchen from B+Q Unlike homebase B+Q publish Ampage ie 32 for double oven and 30 for hob. So at full capacity I want 62A from a 45A point My options seem to be 'suck it and see'. OR Get new cable fitted (from fuse box...

Presently I have a socket (for kettle) 1 or 2 ft from sink ie it is possible to hold one hand under tap and stick the other in socket. I am getting new kitchen soon and was wondering if I need to remove/disconnect this supply[it has its own circuit and is not on ringmain]. If it is ok with any...

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thankyou for your reply Agile Yes it is a throwaway society! I have probably saved myself a large callout fee plus the cost of replacing a whole part. It may well be economical for you to change the whole thing. Furthermore if I hadnt investigated, it would be very easy (given the horrible...

Ive fixed the above problem but would like some advice... Anyway yesterday boiler started making a very fast clicking sound. On opening things up I discovered it was the very fast spinning fan wheel. The wheel and its power supply/solenoid are fixed by 3 bolts each of which goes through a...

got an electrician out.. who didnt feel he could 'pass it'[fair enough] EDF were very good ...sent someone the same day, he said cable may need to be replaced (fro free) Anyway Monday they came to do the work and put a nice new sleeve on cable and deemed it safe I can now sleep secure in the...

I'm honestly not sure, but I get your point that that's irrelevant... I'd just feel less stupid if it wasnt me In some ways I wish I hadnt seen it, as I tend to be a bit of a worrier

Yes its the main supply cable I live in a mid terrace very small front garden - only about a metre or so from front room window to pavement damage is just outside house

While digging down in my front garden (to weatherproof building before resurfacing with chippings etc) I noticed the electricity cable has been chipped slightly just before entering building (either done with a spade or chisel, and either done by me or was like that in the first place The cable...

all the best GaryMo

To GaryMo I was making refernece to "pbars" excellent point that often electricians do no better than the DIYer. True they may strim wires a lot quicker than me because theyve got the right tool and do it all the time. Similarly they drill a standard hole and use a standard rawplug whereas Im...

many thanks to all for your comments what I will probably do is use brown blue cable, lay it myself, set up all the new sockets, then get an electrician to do the important links to and near present ringmain/spur socket [hard to describe, I know what I mean] I will then check that I am happy...

Presently I have a spur going from kitchen to utility room which powers 3 appliances! I have plans to use more and so ideally would like to make this part of the ring main so that oveloading is not an issue. [I wish i had done it 4 yrs ago when I bought the house and before certain replastering...

Apologies to everyone - especially ELITEHEAT Spurred on by GAS4YOUs comment, I looked a little closer... On removing a plastic shield from my Worcester 28i junior, I discovered that each and every pipe has a screwdriver slot type valve. I was expecting a valve to have been actually fitted a...

thanks for taking the time to reply If it was that easy I wouldnt have asked the only valve supplied is T d off from the cold supply to fill/repressurise the sealed central heating. This valve would have no effect on stopping water to the domestic hot water supply thanks anyway