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Hi, I wonder if I could trouble those in the know for some help please. A few weeks ago the RCD tripped. I find this is due to the hob or cooker. Both are connected to the same circuit which has the usual red switch on the wall. If I turn the wall switch off then the RCD resets fine...

Hi, I wonder if I could get a little advice please. I have an external 500w security light on the wall of my house. The supply cable is 2.5mm white twin and earth. There is about 8 inches of cable outside and this then runs through the garage wall and directly in to the consumer unit. This is a...

Hi, just wondered if I could check something with those in the know. I have an attached garage which has a double mains socket that runs directly from he distribution board which is also in the garage. This is connected to the same terminals as the down stairs ring. I currently have a freezer...

Hi, just been to view a house for my parents and came across something I have not seen before. On the two external side walls, there is a break in the brickwork and a line of brown sealant running from the damp course up to the roofline. There are two of these lines one near the front of the...

Hi, just looking to have an extractor fan installed as part of bathroom refurb. Electrician advises fan at opposite end of bath from the shower, either through the wall or in the ceiling with vent via soffit under roof. He says that a straight fan on the light circuit will do the job and that...

Hi, just replaced built under fridge and freezer with freestanding units. The power cables run through a hole in the left hand cabinet to to a double plug and socket but the cable on the freezer is not long enough so I need to extend it. I just wondered how best to do this as there is not room...

I want to install two half lanterns on the front of my house which will come on and off with a timer. I already have a dedicated outside light feed from the distribution board with a 6am fuse. I am wondering if it is ok to (1) Connect the 6A feed to standard single socket in the garage next to...

Hi, would really appreciate some advice from those in the know please. We have J&S Warm Air Unit with Eljan water heater and a prismatic water cylinder. A few weeks ago we had the heat exchanger in the Eljan changed as the original one had broken. This is all working and the water is heating...

My parents have just been quoted £575 to replace their old fuse box with a new consumer unit with switch fuses and an RCD across all circuits. The electrician is fully qualified and says that the price includes testing of all existing wiring, installation and connection of the new box/switch...

Hi, just looking to replace bathroom carpet with vinyl but currently have floor boards. I am planning on boarding over the floor boards with thin ply wood (3mm) and then laying the vinyl on top of this. I was just wondering whether it is normal to just cut around the toilet and sink or whether...

Hi, I wonder if I could trouble people for a little advice. We are looking to change our bathroom and are trying to work out whether we will have enough hot water to fill the proposed new bath. We have an old primatic water cylinder with a jacket which measures about 40" h x 18" wide but...

Hi, we currently have a 70's style bathroom with the sink under the window and toilet on the main wall. We are looking to replace the suite and wondered whether we should swap the sink and toilet around. The waste pipes run back to the main rising soil pipe in the corner of the room and we would...

Hi, just considering laminate flooring (TileLoc) for the bathroom floor and wondered how best to prepare the floor. We are loooking at 3mm underlay board with the wooden laminate boards on the top. Just wondered if we need to cover the floor boards first or whether it is ok to lay the underlay...

Hi, we are just considering replacing warm air heating and are wondering how best to patch up the holes that will be left in the upstairs ceilings when the vents are removed. Is it possible to patch in some new plasterboard and artex this to match the rest of the ceiling (usual ceiling bobble...

Hi, would really appreciate some advice on bathroom extraction. We have a small bathroom (10ft x 8ft) with a shower over the bath. The shower produces a lot of condensation on the two outside cold walls and we have had an electrician in to quote for fitting an extractor fan. He has quoted to...

Hi, is it usual for a new tap to make the water taste funny. We have just had the tap fitted in our kitchen. It is a heavy brushed steel mixer with a longish arm and quarter turn taps (Lamona Hi-Tech Monobloc from Howdens). When you turn on the cold water, the water has a horrible metalic taste...

Hi, I hope this is not a stupid question. I am thinking of tiling our bathroom floor and went to a large tile shop for advice. They said that building regulations states that the floorboards must be covered with 15mm ply wood and then the tiles placed on top. However, they supply a special...

Hi, We are about to change warm air to a wet system. We have had a couple of independent engineers in to cost the job and they have both said they need to run surface pipes downstairs due to concrete floors. One has also said that he will use plastic pipes upstairs and this is quite common now...

Hi, Have fitted a shower over our bath and was hoping that the window would be ok for ventilation. Unfortunately the walls are getting wet with condensation and I think we need further ventilation. I have been looking at extractor fans and would really appreciate some advice on this. (1) Do...

Hi, Decided to replace the carpet in our bathroom for vinyl and would appreciate some advice on the correct way to prepare the floor. We currently have floorboards which I think we need to cover with plywood which is cut around the sink and toilet. I am wondering what thickness this should be -...