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Hi, Our bungalow has 60a, will need upgrading to 100 which UK Power networks will do FOC. I have what I measure to be 10mm cable in and out of the meter into fuse board. For anyone who may have experienced (or even had done) the upgrade my Q is, do they (UKP) upgrade to the meter only or also...

Hi, I am working in a flat at the moment and there's a redundant circuit in there, the old Economy 10 (or 7) The storage heaters are long gone, sockets left in the place of the wall connection box. It makes sense to enable these for daily use and the wires for each (red at top of pic) were...

Hi, I wonder if anyone could help with the right product advice . Our old lead flat gulley roof was leaking so had a fibreglass roof which was told would last. It's a bungalow so easy to access. At the end of the gully it's not flowing away from the building, it slopes back so water sits and...

Hi, Helpful members recently guided me to AFDD rcbo. Arc Fault Detection Device. Different AFDD on the market, 32a, 10a, 6a and others for the circuits, I'm slowly accumulating but my question is should the main 63A also be an AFDD ? Thank you

This scenario terrifies me as it happens so often, plenty of threads on this forum. The cause is normally the same My question, what socket can catch this before melting takes place, more sensitive to the resistance because it's not unheard of for melting to happen but fuse not blow. I've had...

Roof lot of moss. Have sodium hyperchlorite ( dilute 1 to 3 or 4) Is the right method to apply the sodium hyperchlorite (spray) watering can applied) then gently pressure spray off. or.. I've seen some people just go straight into pressure washing with no pre treat. A roofer suggested using...

Our retaining wall looks dreadful. Bricks blown, we painted it but the bricks keep blowing. What do we do.? End result would be nice to have the engineering top and paint the sides but want to have a solution that will last and looks nice. Holding back the earth as you can see. Some blown...

Hi Reaching out for some help as this job is torture. Previously plastered and tiled wall, had paint on it too. New kitchen, tiles off. Got it super smooth with some surface filler, really pleased. Applied emulsion but under led under cabinet lights it looked dreadful so I rubbed down...

Hi, I have a double light switch in the kitchen. One side switches on the ceiling lights, the other side was left by electrician for cabinet lights in the future. Kitchen lights working perfectly. Coil of wire from the other side of the switch in the loft. Today I added a socket to it to test...

Hi, Hoping to gain some experience please. I've seen a video where a kitchen fitter heats up the edge of the worktop and strips it with a chisel , then sands the glue away and joins it using worktop clamps and clear sealant. I'm joining 2 square edges of laminate that have a grain (very nice...

Hi, Needing a steer please. Hose and taps on external wall side bath hose leaking, badly, taps ok but hose needs replacing. Side taps and hose integrated, they look good but inaccessible to service/repair. So what's the best route, bath out, replace with new bath with end taps, knock hole in...

Hi, I wonder if someone could give me some ideas how to solve our fan requirement. Have a fan which, when the flats were built (60's or 70's), was wired to the light switch and then wires buried into the concrete ceiling. So turn light on, fan comes on. Light off, fan goes off. But this is not...

Hi, Bit of advice please I might be overthinking it maybe I'm right in my worries. I have 2x 13a appliances, induction hob and a oven, plug and go, they both have 13a plugs. But I'm unsure where is the best place to locate the socket to plug these into. Above the oven but under the hob would...

Hi, Not a new topic, capping off gas pipes but this one is me asking what my options are. My flat, haven't had gas supply for maybe 30 years now but I have this old pipe jutting out behind where my cooker goes. It's a pain, it juts out over 3 inches so I'd like to cut it back and re cap it...

Hi, I've had to replace all copper pipes into the soil stack, all corroded and leaking. The last one finished today thank God but it was the worst, no flow, I couldn't push my finger through what was originally a 40mm hole. The build up has been solid black, I've literally had to hack it off to...

Hi, I have 1 elbow fitting to be replaced. I've got a hep20 push fit elbow but no metal inserts... only plastic (JG super seal) Are these ok to use, mains pressure shower. I've only ever used steel ones but I'm a bit stuck. Thanks, Pg

Hi, I had a copper 35mm (it may be 36mm) outside diameter pipe running into a stack which was corroded. I'm on the ground floor flat so get it all. I've got it out, cut back and refitted but I'd really like to change to plastic pipe to avoid future corrosion. Bit it's an odd size. I've been...

Hi, I'd like to understand what's happening later when electrician visits. Have replaced storage heaters with panel heaters and asked energy company too put us over to normal tariff, not economy 7. The panel heater circuits are dead during the day. It seems the storage heaters run on a timer...

Hi, I've got a 40mm copper pipe washing up waste that runs into a stack behind the wall. The pipe moves so it must be loose at the join which inevitably will leak. At the other end, the join to the stack, access is non existent so unless I take out the wall, which in really reluctant to do, I...

Hi There's a few posts on noisy pipes. In our flat the pressure was low but all was quiet, turned up the stop cock, pressure great but lot of noise when it refills. There toilet cistern is out/not fitted so that only leaves the immersion. My q is are all these valves interchangeable, will any...