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well i would be putting mine and my familys lives at risk, so dont really think so. As i say just want to get all relevant fittings/parts in the house so my fitter can come and do the job in one visit and not have to run off getting parts

hello all, just after some info, wont be carrying out any of the work myself, just want to do donkey work in getting relavant parts/ fittings... bought an ariston freestanding oven/cooker of off gumtree. £200 electric oven 5 burner hob, stainless steel, set up for LPG. Want to convert it to...

just wondering what type of seals people are putting on doors to keep drafts and water out, and what type of cutters using. currently making set of french doors for the house. many thanks

many thanks. just another question, if 150mm is minimum is there a maximum height over which a rad will underperform. or does it not really matter?

does it affect the performance of the radiator the height its set off of floor level. what is the normal distance 150-200mm? many thanks

replumbing the house have just bought , as fairly skint im doin it myself, so please be kind. living room is about 4 x 3 , gonna cut out old window and replace with fench doors, have removed old radiator (1400 x 500 below window) and going to replace with (clearance from B&Q) a double convector...

at an old rented property there was a double socket on side of housing of consumer unit which i found very handy. it seemed to be wired into the downstairs socket ring MCB. so into the one MCB there was the T&E out and T&E back for the ring circuit and a single piece of T&E running from same...

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ok will do. sorry again for my ignorance but could you explain what you mean when you say 'form a joint' and when i bring the neutral down to the switch in one of 3 cores do i take it straight out to the light or into choc bloc or what? again sorry if i come across as a dangerous...

ok, ceiling rose has loop in, loop out, twin brown switch wire, and flex to light in hall. i have seperate T&E with the brown snipped leaving a earth (i connected into ceiling rose earth point with all other earths) and a neutral which i have put into the ceiling rose with one of the other...

the trouble i theres not much room in the conduit running to the switch. it already contains a 3 core & E (for switch outside kitchen- hall light), twin brown for hall switch and T&E (with brown snipped). can try and tape on another 3 core and pull twin brown but will be tight. Many thanks

yes the cable with the snipped core was to take a neutral and earth directly out to the light fitting. when you say new T & E from the pendent to the switch, do you mean as well as my snipped wire or to replace? if so where does neutral connect to. sorry for my ignorance. your help is much...

hi I'm after a bit of advice from the experts please. switch (2 gang 2 way) in question is as enter front door. it needs to switch hall light and light outside. nothing is connected as yet... Hall light- is a ceiling rose. at switch i have a switch wire (twin brown) from ceiling rose, and...

hello all i am currently rewiring my house a need a bit of advice, hope this is clear i have a light in the hall on the downstairs circuit that will be switched from 2 switches, one as enter front door, which will also operate outside light (taking a live from switch and taking neutral an...

just a bit of advice please. I am getting my old mains lead pipe replaced and replumbing the house. have put in new combi Baxi 105HE. New mains is 25mm MDPE blue pipe. It will need to feed kitchen sink, dishwasher and washing machine downstairs, then upstairs for bathroom sink, shower, toilet...

hi have a few problems and need bit of advice. Just bought house (built 1920's) needs everything doing... quarry tile floor, no DPM, but just got walls injected as bricks were soaking, but the floor is bone dry and probably has been since it was laid Removed 2 walls in hall way (cubbyholes)...