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Hahahaha I'm such a skinflint aren't i?! LOL. To be honest, I thought that might be the case - so I guess I'd better get a new theshold ordered then :) Thanks for the reply! RTP.

No ideas or suggestions? Cheers, RTP.

Hey all, I have tiled flooring in my kitchen area, and laminate flooring in my dining room. There's no door between these areas - simply a 4ft long threshold which separates the two, and is secured with five fasteners/clips. This was fitted around 8 years ago when we had the kitchen...

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Story of my life, mate! Yeah that's what it sounded like to me. But I've given up on it now. I didn't check the element before I fitted it, and am no longer inclined to unfortunately :cry: I've been well and truly beaten into submission by a heated towel rail, and have disconnected it...

Heh - I've only been using 13amp fuses - so not sure where the 3 came from. Anyhow! I'm giving up. Calling in the professionals next week. (if any of you guys are near north west London and fancy a job, PM me). I got the replacement this morning. Connected everything up, and this time...

Quick update for all you helpful people. The eBay seller has popped a replacement heating element/flex assembly in the post to me. I'm really hoping it'll pitch up tomorrow so I can get this done at the weekend. If not, it'll be Monday or so. I'll let you all know what happens :wink: R.

Sorry! Just took that from the eBay description: •300 watt PTC energy efficient electrical heating element •Working towel rail temperature 65 C •Electrical supply 220-240V - 50Hz Cheers, R.

Nope. Definitely 00.3. Its a 300watt PTC energy efficient heating element... R.

That's what the meter tells me! Could that reading be possible if the thing I'm testing is faulty? Or are you saying I'm not using the multimeter correctly (I've described how I'm testing earlier in this thread). R.

What's not possible? I'll put a plug on the radiator flex probably tomorrow now as I've been struggling with this damn thing all day :evil: Very grateful for input from you knowledgeable people tho! I'm just about to drop an email to the eBay seller to say that the unit might be...

Nope - it's not soot. It was dust and rubble from the wall which I've since cleaned out after taking those pictures. The camera on my phone makes it look like that, but really the cables and everything in that area are fine. Re plaster depth box - yeah it looks kinda odd the way its done. I'm...

I changed the setting to 200. Touching the probes together results in a 0 reading. The Live to Neutral settles on a solid 00.3 now. The Live to Earth does nothing again. It just sits at 1. Does that sound correct? R.

For your reference, this is the unit I bought: http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=543386 I'm setting it to 2000K ohms which is the setting right near the bottom. The 'function' switch at the top is on the ohms setting. I...

Nope - I've not touched the fused connection unit at all, apart from turning it on and off there, and replacing the blown fuses! I don't think the problem is there. And just to clarify, the cables/brown core in the back box are fine. The phone/flash I took the pictures with seems to have done...

OK, so with my new multimeter I tested the resistance in the towel rail. I set my multimeter to the ohms setting and put it at 2000K. At this setting, the screen reads: 1. * The Live to Neutral fluctuates around 003, 004, 001, etc. * The Live to Earth does nothing. It sits at 1 and...

Yes, I have a feeling its the towel rail itself that's faulty :evil: OK - I now have a £15.99 multimeter from Homebase. Where do I stick it?! (yes - I've considered the eBay seller). I guess I should read the instructions.... and I'll probably end up sending this towel rail back, or...

I can show ya! In the cupboard containing the consumer unit, there are actually two boxes. The first one has been there since day dot I guess, and contains the switch that trips. The second one was put in when I had an extension fitted around 8 years ago. This is when the downstairs toilet...