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Hi All Sounds really silly to ask this, but some how cannot find anyone selling a round toilet seat. Our downstairs bathroom has a round toilet pot (as against the more common oval or the newer d shaped) , probably used to save space. The toilet seat has done its job for the last 8 years...

Hi All I have 6 tilting downlights in our kitchen extension. There is slanting tiled roof on top with just a membrane under it. The recessed lights are fixed in the flat ceiling . Now on a very windy day, the downlights start whistling and I can feel cold air coming down from them. I have...

Well spotted. Its was a nail that has been living there for the last god know how many years.. Its been relieved of its duty now.. The green cables are 30-40 years old. Any chances that older regs allowed such things?

Great. Thanks for the guidance. Is MET required only if I cannot squeeze another green yellow copper cable in the PME connector? or its a requirement/regulation by itself to have a MET ? (The wiring in the picture is 30 years old, so I am assuming lot of regs have changed) with regards...

HI all i have finally managed to run a 10mm green black cable from the gas meter to the main CU in the flat. Now need to make the connections. 1. One the CU side, I cannot find anything that says MET. Instead I have a box which says PME (see attached image ). Is this where the earth cable...

Got it .. (An learning the language too ;)

Thanks for the prompt reply. 10 mm it is then. I guess a bundle of 25meters will set me off by 30 quid but one more tick in the box. thanks again. wiht regards Tushar

I have been asked to earth the gas meter to the main's earth at the CU when we replaced the boiler. I am renovting the flat ( 1st floor ) now and have found a way to do it. The gas main comes up the central shaft and the meter is in the kitchen. The cable needs to run around 20 meters...

I guess the original one has everything in a small sleek package 1cm*2cm*15cm. So you are right need to check the size of the replacement. Although having a second thought now as ballast will cost around 8 pounds with shipping and the new tube costs around a 10ner then might as well spend...

Hi All Last week the kitchen florucent tube T8 -56W started flickering. (http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9281088.htm) As we were between some heavy cooking we let it do so for a while, but then the tube made a small 'phuck' sound and gave up. I noticed that the difuser has...

Appreciate the thoughts. In fact I was wondering : if you are allowed to put 4 earth wires into a MET and then one to go to the actual earth itself is considered as "continuous" connection to the earth. Then I can use a MET (no clue to what it costs) at the water pipe to connect the earth lead...

Also will it be better to have a earth wire connecting the gas main running from the water mains rather than not having any all?

Not sure. Will check this out today. Is this how a MET looks like (just picked a reference image of web to compare)?

I recently replaced the boiler in our first floor flat with a combi. The guy who did it gave me a certificate for it, but also has put in an observation stating that the gas mains is not earthed on a different piece of paper. 1. Is this a serious problem? 2. If I were to rent out the flat...

Hi All I recently had the storage bolier replaced by a combi boiler. Then in the space that was available by removing the cold storage /hot tank and immersion heater, I moved the washing machine from the kitchen and have made it like a utility cupboard (Plumbed the water outlet myself to the...

Hi All Thanks for you help. Finally managed to get this done. Used the self cutting thing from Wickes. Although used my own washers (designed out of cycle tyre tube) as the original ones were too rigid. Did keep dropping the nuts into this very narrow space behind the bathroom . Ultimately...

Thanks Echoes I understand what you say. Now I have tried to find a work around and there is a bathroom sink drain pipe that i can see near by which i can connect to . The drain pipe goes and joins the main drain pipe. I guesss it would be ok to let the w/m drain connect to this? Also...

I stay on in a flat on the first floor. We were wanting to have a dishwasher for ages but due to lack of space in the kitchen , it wasn’t possible. Now we have decided to replace the old conventional gas boiler( long due ) with a combination one. The cupboard holding the cold water tank...