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Thanks for all the help, I was suspicious so I bought some imperial olives today in anticipation. I am told they used to be coloured with a green ring for id purpose, hence the name.

Many thanks. Looks like a compression coupler then with a 3/4 olive. Toolstation also sell end feed couplers but I don't want a bag of 25 which is what they seem to sell.

Hi I need to connect a 22mm pipe into a 3/4 compression 'T'. I haven't disconnected it yet but I am suspicious that the 22mm pipe won't go through the end nut on the compression fitting. Can I use the end nut off a 22mm compression fitting a. Will a 22mm pipe go into the 3/4 fitting and...

Not sure what +1 means but many thanks guys, my course of action seems to have been decided!

I need to replace my central heating system and currently, the radiators are flat panel cast iron radiators, 60 cm high, some three section (120cm), some four section (160cm). I need to decide whether to keep these or replace with steel ones but I need to know what the heat output of the...

The FCU will be spurred from the ring which is RCD protected - I have tested it by means of its button but I guess the guy who connects up will be able to do so if necessary. I'm surprised the flex going through the wall withouth a plate is permitted , not for any particular reason, it just...

I have an electric towel rail in the bathroom (zone 2) but it needs connecting. There is an FCU outside the bathroom ready, directly behind where the towel rail is situated but the flex from the rail needs to run to the FCU. Is it permissable to run flex just through the wall or is a flex...

Anyone any ideas about how much this should cost, roughly?

The cost is for just the new dormer. Does that seem reasonable? I don't think the architect realised the exising ones were zinc. He just specified lead as that is presumably the best.

I am having a dormer window installed and this has a flat roof. The plans specify code 5 lead but I am considering zinc as I have two existing dormers which are covered with zinc and seem perfectly fine. I have checked with the local building control and they are happy with that. The flat...

Ask on the talkford forum for the type (it will be delphi). You can pick them up on ebay also, usually the seller will know which engine they are suitable for.

Look around the net, masses of info on this fault as it is so common. Just been having a load of grief with mine, similar problem but also quite a lot of causes. Try these sites. http://www.ilexa.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=20.0...

Has it always done it? Could be wiring fault. It is probably fed via a relay so find the appropriate one and pull it out to see if it stops the fan.

You are quite right - the electronics industry fuses everything individually with an appropriate fuse. It's all part of the backyard clearing exercise for when the lawsuits come along.

Thanks for the replies. Looks like I will have to put in the extra FCU for the sake of a 2A reduction, with more cable junctions comes possible future weaknesses.

I am having a new bathroom installed and an extractor fan is required. The supply to the bathroom is on the upstairs lighting circuit from an RCD protected 5A MCB in the consumer unit and the fan will be fed from this circuit. There is a 3 pole fan isolator switch outside the bathroom but the...

I'm now more confused than ever - as in so many of these threads, even you guys disagree about the interpretation of the regs so what chance do us plebs stand? Are they deliberately written in an ambiguous way? If the argument is whether fixed wiring can be added or not, I struggle to see...

I need to install two linked mains powered smoke detectors. There are no spare ways in the consumer unit so they will have to be fed from a lighting circuit. The question is - is this notifiable work because it is not a new circuit back to the CU but neither is it an additional lighting point...

I have had a problem with the paper on the ceiling of a bedroom which after 3 or 4 years has decided to fall off. As fast as I re-stick it, another bit falls down. It doesn't seem to be damp so the only thing I can think of is this - it is actually wallpaper (my daughter chose it, it does...