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Hi, I have been looking for a quality mains USB charger/hub, and wishing to avoid the terrible chinese tat chargers found on Ebay - often designed and constructed not to UK Electrical Safety Standards (even though some say they are). I took guidance from BigClive.com - who did a teardown on...

Hi, I have fitted a number of bathrooms using PVC Shower Panels, and suspect the Silicon seal between the panels bottom trim and the bath lip has failed. Where the panel meets the bath lip I have used Cladseal Shower Trim:~ https://claddingplus.co.uk/cladseal-shower-trim/ I am proposing to...

I recently discovered my Screwfix tap is not what I thought it would be, so I wrote a review, which was then rejected ... what is in that review that makes it unprintable ?? Dear, Our staff has read your review and values your contribution even though it did not meet all...

I have some Sonoff SNZB-06P Human Presence Sensors I wish to install, I wish to 'spur' out from a mains wall socket, and provide power from a power supply module fixed inside a surface box. This requires an Input Voltage of 5V 1A. I note the input voltage for this is rated at 1A, this seems...

Hi, I have a number of fixed glazed units in uPVC frames. I would like to convert part of the fixed area to be openable, to facilitate egress/escape - is that possible ? The removable beading is on the inside. Someone vaguely suggested a tilt and turn window unit might be able to be fitted...

I have an old Bosch Exxcel 1000 (washing machine); Model Nr: WF02064GB/01 Solid machine. Recently noticed clothes wet at end of cycle, and that the Cycle is ending early., a 90deg that should be 130 minutes ends in 30 minutes with clothes wet. Sometimes though the clothes are dryer, so it...

Does a kitchen need to have a window, with natural light. Presume it need have no specific outllook, could a roof window suffice ? Could a 'light tunnel' help in this regard ? And any requirement would need to satisfy both Planning and Building Control. This defines a habitable room under...

One of my builders has a number of rolls of ATOM 1.5 and 2.5 T&E he wants to move on, all seems to BS - but made in Turkey, and with a white Sheathing. A thread gives some info on this: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/atom-kablo-brand.254023/ Would a Sparky question the use of White...

I purchased a fixed shower head that screws onto a 15mm elbow. It has been in service a few years, it is the dome type with a limited range swivel head. Every six months tenants complain that water pressure in the head has gone, I go in and find the rubber washer that sits in the middle...

I cannot find a table of 'Living Room' or 'Kitchen Room' size standards, the London Plan and our local plan I cannot see contains these, can these be found anywhere ?

I need to test a small number of domestic applicances. I am taking an Online course to become competent. In the past I have paid my electrician to do this, but when I have witnessed him do it, he has just used his normal test equipment, I presume one does not need specific test equipment just...

WTF ... is it only properties with a straight rear wall that are eligable to apply for full width extensions, even where the existing projection is small, say 300mm to 600mm ?????????? Is this just daft, or am I missing something. Could one make the wall straight to claim the PD ? ie demolish...

I have a separate waste outlet for a washing machine (sink outlet goes to a Grease Trap, hence its separate), the trap has had recurrence of leaks several times over the last 18 months, i have had it all apart several times, last time replacing all the rubber seals. The leak is not a huge amount...

I have a Union F97 lock in an Everest Front Door, which itself has a mutli point locking mechanism. This is also known as the 'Everest Lock'. The Original Yale Euro lock cylinder has been replaced with a 'Lathams Hardware' cylinder. For the past 12 months the lock has suffered a number of...

Wondering if anyone has had the joyfull experience of having to apply Part E 'Resistance to the Passage of Sound 'of the Building Regs to an existing HMO. Being in an Article 4 area gives our council (and I suspect others) the opportunity to apply a planning condition of Part E compliance in...

WTF. We go from interchangable Incandescent/Halogen disposable bulbs - to modern super energy efficient LED fittings, however in the great plan someone forgot to add the ability to just swap out the LED element in the event of failure, so now when the unit fails someone has to get up a ladder...

BT Engineers kindly aerosoled grey spray paint over newly cleaned and pointed brick work and block paved drive. I was advised it was 'special, designed for the job' and would be able to be cleaned off when they had installed the extra line they were instructed to do. I have - without any...

Hi, I have had to have one of these silly Vessel sinks installed in a toilet - which has overflowed and caused a flood resulting in damage to equipment. I think the flat grid drain type installed is at fault, anyone have similar experience ? I can replace the drain for an umbrella type that...

I have 2x flats with self contained non maintained Emergency Bulkheads. My electrician has provided Emergency Lighting Completion Certificates for both flats ('For Small New Installations'). The GF flat has 2 lights in the one corridor, which opens into a small lobby, then onto the street, the...

Hi, My electrician has issued a MINOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION MULTIPLE WORKS CERTIFICATE. P1 is completed as expected, the Serial No. of his test instrument filled in, but on P2, SCHEDULE OF CIRCUIT DETAILS AND TEST RESULTS is blank. The property is an HMO, 2x existing radials from the CU go...