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My supplier is Octopus so I've sent them a request to fit an isolator switch on the meter tails as I have no way to isolate my main switch... I'm under the impression this is needed for the Henley block method as there's no way to isolate those tails and I'm not sure any electrician will be...

Thanks - this is what confused me. What I wanted to know was if there is a possibility to add a non RCD protected MCB to the unit (i.e. between the Main Switch and the 3-module RCCB in my CU), for a circuit to provide some power to an outbuilding with it's own small CU.... Maybe my only option...

What is the difference between a Crabtree RCCB 363/S030 and a Crabtree 363/030 (other than their size)? Having done some reading it appears my consumer unit contains 2x bus bars, the circuits on the first bar are protected by the S030 and the circuits on the second bar are protected by the...

Thanks, this is what I meant :) -- If the cable is disconnected at the CU (and it's wires connected in a terminal block), can the MCB can then be removed from the CU? Thanks, that clearly answers my question (how do you safely indicate a cable is not being used).

Thanks - If it's safe it's not a big problem for us; my wife doesn't like having an unsightly blanking plate about 2/3 of the way up the wall in the middle of the hallway landing :ROFLMAO: If I have the switch removed from the CU, can the cable be left in situ and the blanking plate covered up...

At some point before we bought the house, the previous owners had the bathroom renovated and I assume they replaced an electric shower with a boiler-fed shower; I have a couple of questions: 1. In the hallway on the wall outside the bathroom there is a 1-gang blanking plate covering some...

Fitted the flooring, plumbed in the sink and toilet.... Had a slight problem with the toilet, after fitting I noticed a puddle of water forming from under the toilet after it had been flushed.... Checked all plumbing and then re-tested, leak still present... Had a closer inspection and...

Nope, I have a few jobs still left to do in the room. I had a spare hour yesterday evening and managed to get the towel rail fitted, plumbed in and tested. Decided to go for a stainless steel radiator so it won't ever rust as it's in a shower room....

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I was away skiing for a week so I missed the last couple of weekends in mid-feb hence no updates, but over this weekend I painted the ceiling and replaced the radiator valves (sorted the plumbing so pipes would fit behind tiles). I also finished sticking the last few tiles to the walls, did all...

Remove the kitchen carefully, if it was me, I'd take this approach: 1. Remove the doors and hinges, putting all the hinges and hinge screws into a box so they can be re-assembled easily without loosing any screws/hinges. 2. Remove any cornices and pelmets and put the screws and mounting...

Thankfully not an electric shock :lol: Went up into my loft for the first time at the weekend as I'd like to move the loft access hatch, upon entering the loft I was met with a mess of wires and building rubbish presumably left from previous tradesmen; The previous owners had Sky; maybe...

Got the window sill tiles stuck down last night....

You're quite right; I didn't explicitly mention that I'd tanked the shower; in my defence it's fairly clear from these photos (if you know what you're looking at) that tanking was done for the shower area; tape on every join and walls covered with grey tanking paint... :)

We moved house just under a year ago (the house was built in 2004), since then it seems other than painting the walls, nothing in the house has been changed. The en-suite to the master bedroom had plain 6inch x 12inch white tiles around the shower tray and just above the sink which were...

Quick question: could you use "no more ply" on top of chipboard flooring rather than 18mm ply to give a solid base for a stone resin tray?

I also haven't ever seen such an arrangement, in my friends houses I've been to, they've all had a single light switch and a fan isolator switch. Most of the time (at least for the people I know) the isolators for the fans are off because the fans don't seem to do very much apart from make an...

Hi guys, interesting read there :) What I want is a single light switch by the bathroom door, and that this light switch will also turn on the fan any time I turn on the light. It's for a downstairs toilet under the stairs right outside the kitchen/living room. The extractor fan's isolator...

Yes, that's fine as there is a fan isolator switch just above the door (the downstairs loo has the same but with a single light switch); this switch will shut off the fan or stop it coming on in the first place. Thanks,

I have a really annoying double light switch for my bathroom light, which is really strange; I've never seen this before.... One switch controls the light, The second switch is for the extractor fan and the fan will only turn on when the light is on, after the light is turned off, the fan...