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I currently have no ceilings in the majority of my house so i'm taking the opurtunity to install alarm cables while its easy. i'm not fitting an alarm yet just putting the cables in. I've got 6 core cable and i'm going to run a single cable from where the control panel will be to each point -...

Thanks for the replies. I am replacing the fusebox, thats one of the reasons I'm thinking of moving it. the total distance from the meter to the new box would be under 2 meters.

hi, my fuse box is in a really inconvienient place and I'm thinking of having it moved. Is there a limit to how far away from the meter the fuse box can be and what kind of cable connects the fuse box to the meter?

I've got a gas engineer coming in to switch everything off. then its just a case of ripping it all out. I'm just trying to get my head around it first. As long as the gas and electric is all disconnected and the system is drained it should be fine..... :)

I'm replacing a Back-boiler system with a combi system. How do I drain the back boiler so I can remove the radiators and old pipes without worrying about any leaks (some of the rad valves are damaged so I can't turn them off). On a combi I think you have a drainage pipe but where should that be...

one other question. are conex fittings ok for use in central heating pipes? I'm planning on mainly using the plastic pipes but a couple of runs will be copper.

thanks for the reply. Now I'm thinking I go straight upstairs directly from the boiler (I don't have much choice about the position of the boiler so that can't go upstairs to start with) where I install an auto air vent. then loop round all the upstairs radiators and at some point drop down...

Thanks for the reply. regarding the plastic pipe: this is a cheap DIY job :D what sort of issues do you get with the plastic pipe compared to copper? regarding the air block: is an auto air vent a cheap item? and also does this problem occur when taking the pipes upstairs to connect...

Thanks. I'll rewire it.

and yes. its definetly connected into the sockets. it goes up into the loft so I've not traced it back yet but the board is labeled up and theres no shower and if I flick the upstairs sockets off on the board the shower goes off.

Not sure what the output rating it. Its quite an old shower so without taking it to bits I can't even see what make it is. Does it matter about the distance from the distribution board? A friend has just mentioned to me that he thinks if its under a ceratin length cable its fine to be on the...

Its an electric shower.

its a trojan that went around a few years ago - Trojan.Bredolab - back then it said it was instructions on how to reset your facebook password.

I've just bought a new house. The electrics were rewired around 25 years and all seem fine except the shower is on the same ring as the upstairs sockets. It appears to be on the thicker cable than the sockets. Is this safe? I thought the shower and cooker should always be on their own ring?

I'm installing pipework in my home for a combi boiler. I had a plumber out who's willing to let me do the pipe work and then he will inspect it and connect the boiler but he says theres a problem with the layout of my pipes. Basically, I'm trying to avoid cutting into my concrete floors...