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Hi there. Thanks in advance for assistance given. I have removed the brickwork to install the padstone. Padstone size is 420x220x100. Working back from the joist to the existing wall I have 470. Steel is 202, padstone is 220, leaving a nice 50 mm to fill in. Am I best filling this with a...

Hi guys. I have a petrol flymo strimmer. Which has been great for a couple of years. The pull cord snapped so I've replaced that and after fiddling with the spring for a while I got that sorted. The problem now is that when started it races at full revs until it is screaming and then it...

Hi guys, A nice easy one for you. My Mrs Megane driver wiper has broken. The pivot joint between the drive shaft and the wiper itself has seperated. Upon inspection it looks like a bush or bearing has failed and fallen out. I have no doubt that my local Dealer will supply us the part but my...

Hi guys. This has confused me so hopefully someone can explain. This is a typical 3 bed terraced, 2 living rooms. The tennant has moved out this week so some superficial renovations are being done. I knew we had a damp issue in the back room which I assumed would be the open chimney...

I own a property which has old cast guttering fitted. It is probably orgional and getting for 100 years old. The problem is this. It is a terraced house and 3 houses share the down pipe. I am in the middle of the three and niether of the neighbours bother to clean their gutters. When we...

Hi guys, I have laid some new turf in the back garden. It went so well we did the front garden as well :) Of course now we are having our summer, lovely and sunny for us but not great for new turf. I am watering loads. First thing in the morning and last thing at night. I have pulled a...

I have installed some decking in the garden and it looks great. However I don't want to treat it I can get away with it. So do I need to treat it ? Will it rot if I don't ? The frame underneath has been treated.

It's all in the title really. I am preparing for a new lawn in the back. The existing one is uneven and all different colours and patchy. I have done all of the decking to the height we require for the house etc. Now for the lawn. I understand all of the preparation etc. But the one...

Hi guys, any help would be greatly appreciated. My father-in-laws heating is not working. I hoped it would just be a stuck 3 way valve but no. I found the actuator stuck in manual. When put back in auto the problem persists. The motorised valve (HSA3) is operating. I haven't checked...

What to do? I spoke to a letting agent yesterday. She explained to me about a property they manage. The old lady has recieved shocks from the living room lighting circuit, she now operates the switch with a wooden pole :shock: . The letting agent has had 2 sparks out and both have...

As stated in another post I may be doing my 1st rewire soon. Tonight I spoke to my mate who needs the rewire and asked about the quotes he had got. He has only got one so far and it goes like this - yeh mate I can do that for you, new wiring and sockets and stuff, £2700, how's that for you ...

Here is another of my many boring questions ? :D I intend to wire up the hall and landing lights so both are 2 way switched. Would you take one supply for both ie say from the upstairs lighting supply. Or would it not be better to supply the hall light from the upsatirs supply and the...

I have bought an adaption for my Metrel easitest to allow me to PAT test. What tests do I need to do to complete a full PAT test on my frdige ? Is it just an insulation test Line and live to earth and then an earth continuity test ?

I may be doing my first rewire soon - a friend needs a rewire on his new house and I need to get jobs for assessment so it would be good for both of us. I am an unpracticed spark having served my time 13 years ago in industry but for many reasons I am now coming back to the trade. I have...

I can't remember the exact wording from Guidance note 3 but roughly a tenanted property should be PIRd every 5 years (from memory) but a less detailed inspection should be done every year. So to all the sparks out there - if asked to do a Landlord cert every 12 months would you do a full PIR...

Ok this is a little survey for you guys. A typical 2.4 house. 3 beds semi, 2 living rooms, kitchen and garage etc. How long to do a PIR ? Assume you don't have any problems and are just going through the motions for a Landlord Certificate.

Sounds like a stupid question I know, but in your experience what range of tripping values would you expect ? The story is this. Got a call from a friend earlier, his flat RCD was tripping intermittantly. I did an RCD test ie 1 I delta n, 5 Idn, and 1/2 delta n. The circuit failed on 1/2...

I am designing an outdoor lighting circuit with 3 lights, and involving 6 switches all run in black 20mm conduit. I might even slip a PIR or 2 in their for fun :) The one thing I cannot work out is how to get the conduit to the lights themselves. Would you terminate it to a gland then flex...

Hi, How would you go about getting a DP isolator fitted ?

I am a previously trained spark coming back to the trade. I am here reading through Elec guide to building regs to refresh my thinking and while reading the final circuit tables under the Title Cable csa PVC/PVC it shows the following 2.5/1.5 for the "ring supplying 13a socket outlets" row...