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I’ve not done many heating controls and wanted to know, on a standard 2 zone heating system with a combi, existing programmer is rated as 6 and 2.5A (resistive and conductive I think) can I swap to a lower rated 3A one? Since, surely the fcu fuse will only be rated at 3A anyway. Also, the...

I’ve never had a calliper or tap/thread kit and wondered do I even need them? I know there’s lots of posters on here who use callipers, I’m a boiler breakdown engineer, but started life out as a plumber. I’ve never felt the need for these tools, so would I be wasting my time purchasing them...

I made a little carry tote for some soldering gear, which I was a little proud of. It’s made mainly from ply, possibly OSB I think or board up ply. Anyway, I store it in my van which has ventilation in it, but for some reason I got some green mould growth on it recently. I cleaned most of it...

Good afternoon, Is strain relief required on a fused connection unit switch? I would like to think it is, but if it's wired as a back entry for example, it's not used? Could t seem to find anything in the regs, but not 100% where to look If it is required, do you know where I can obtain...

Hello respected Sparks, I’m a plumber/gas engineer by trade, but recently have become bored, stagnant and stuck in my job role. I enjoy the electrical part of my job and had aspirations to gain more knowledge and experience. I set about trying to obtain what I thought was practical and or...

Good afternoon, I think my wife mentioned it going off and I’ve encountered my house alarm sounding upon my return. Both times when I’ve put the code in to cancel it comes up Landing. I’ve inspected the landing PIR, landing area and my girls bedrooms and nothing seems obvious to be setting it...

It’s been a while since I’ve done plumbing and never really worked on pedestal traps (other than my own). The problem: For a while my basin has been slow to drain, I’ve tried a couple of attempts at clearing, including using my wet vac, but it’s still a little slow. The trap is a McAlpine...

Not sure if this is the correct forum. I want to strengthen some rotting fence posts, I have some tanalised timber but want to put some concrete down too. The posts are in the garden - can I mix small pebbles/gravel with fast set cement, or would I be better using grit sand and ordinary cement...

I've had a look through some pages relating to automatic bypass valves, but a lot of them cover installing one and overheating, so mine might be a different issue. I understand what the valve is for, however I'm wondering if it's stuck open? When I have the heating on or dhw the outlet pipe...