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We currently have a power shower in the main bathroom and an electric shower in the en-suite. We also have solar panels with a plentiful supply of hot water. Would there be any issues with connecting the electric shower to a hot supply with a Thermostatic mixing valve installed on supply ? The...

Just wondering what the correct method for putting DPM at window lintels is when using 9i cavity blocks (single skin). Is it put over the window and brought inside and doubled back under the 1st block over the lintel ?

Plumber has just completed upgrading heating system which includes 3 zone valves. When completing wiring for zone valves I encountered some strange readings. The switch on the zone valve is supplied with a pernament live(230v AC). When the valve is open the switch closes and switched live goes...

Just wondering what your opinions were on the different zoning options etc. for central heating. Which of the following is more efficient? A) Fire the boiler when a stat calls for heat via the contacts on a zone valve. B) Keep the boiler cycling at its own thermostat setting and just open a...

I am in the process of installing a new phone outlet in an upstairs bedroom. The tidiest route for the new cable is to run it down through the stud partition. Mq question is, Is there such a thing as a 3-4ft drill bit to drill through the stud which is located half way down the wall ?

I recently installed a 2nd electric shower in my in laws house. There are now two 8.5kw showers installed. The supply fuse is rated at 60amps. Both showers running together would draw ~70amps. To over come this, I installed a 40A 30ma RCD with a 40amp MCB. The output from the MCB I have...

I was putting some extra sockets in a kitchen extension the other day (radial circuit). With all new sockets connected, I did a continuity check (power turned off) to all sockets. I was a bit confused when I found that there was continuity between live conductor and both the ground and neutral...