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Hi guys, I’m getting a load of conflicting answers on whether to use push fit (Speedfit) or compression. I have 2 plastic hot and cold pipes in situ and just want to extend them to a mixer tap. I was just going to use push fit have some have suggested (with inserts) but I now have people...

Hi guys, I recently ripped an old tap out in a friend’s new restaurant as it was old and wobbly. Anyway, the tap was connected via 2 copper tails in to generic connectors and then into some plastic 15mm pipe running to the mains. There were no inserts used (it’s been there about 20 years I...

Hi guys, I have some friends who have just taken over a restaurant and inside there’s a plate warmer. The plate warmer is currently connected to a 13A FCU which is connected to a 3 pin 13A plug and plugged in to a socket lower down. The plate warmer is around 2KW so the amperage is ok. Is...

Hi guys, not even sure if this is the correct forum but here goes. A friend of mine has taken over a restaurant and out side is an iron stair rail that was put in a while ago. The trouble is 2 of the concrete anchors on one of the uprights are just spinning in the ground and it’s wobbling...

Hi guys, My mum has just moved in to a new home and will shortly be having work done in her kitchen. As it stands where she wants her microwave, kettle and air fryer runs a risk of overloading the socket. So I’m going to run a temporary extension for her from a socket that’s lower down...

Hi guys, I’m looking to extend some outside lights (from 10m to around 12m). They are class 2 - 2 core 1.5mm. I don’t have any 2 core 1.5mm at home, I can get some but just want to check something first. I have plenty of 3 core 1.5mm. Can I just blank the earth off and heatsink over the...

Hi guys, I’m in the UK and am ok with the work, just a bit sketchy on regulations. I have an outside IP rated socket running off an FCU which works fine. My issue is that I now need another single socket higher up. I realise I can run another spur as there’s an FCU but I don’t want to do...

Hi guys, I have an outside socket at my home which is a spur from and inside socket on the adjacent side of the wall. I understand I can’t run another spur from the socket or from the spur itself but I need a single socket further round my wall. Is it ok to run an extension using a 3pin plug...

Hi guys, My wife decided that our hallway and stairway needed a repainting. Things being how they are at the moment I can’t really afford to get a decorator in so did it myself. They are white and were originally painted with Johnson’s Trade White - Brilliant White. So I have repainted them with...

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