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A question that is being debated at the moment ... There is a 2.5mm SWA cable supplying an external supply to an HV Transformer enclosure from a wind Turbine. In all of these enclosures there is only a bulkhead fitting as the light source controlled by two door micro switches in parallel...

Hi, Having a few problems with my heating system.... The boiler over temp cut-out keeps popping out. the pump still runs obviously due to the room temperature thermostat still under room temperature. Sometimes the boiler will be fine for a few days and then this happens This has only...

Thinking of tiling onto OSB rather than buying plywood, floor tiles for a hallway so there will be no water issues to worry about as in a shower / bathroom. I was thinking about sealing it prior to tiling with PVC boding or possibly an acrylic sealer. Anybody have any suggestions if this...

Help! I plumbed in my bathroom suite quite a while back but I am having trouble with the Hot tap 'turning' i.e. I cant get it tight to the porcalin of the basin. It is the usual plastic washer underneath and I have tried a bed of silicone between the tap and the basin ...holds for a while...

Looking for some help re: my son's Ford Fiesta. Whenever in 1st gear if you accellerate hard it 'chugs' really bad (like Kangaroo petrol) OK 2nd, 3rd 4th etc. The mechanic had a look at it, changed a sensor (fuel / air mixture) that according to him caused a lot of similar problems, only £20 so...

looking for some clarity on what is applicable for Scotland and the Part P Building Regs. As far as I'm aware, The Building Regs (England / Wales) are not applicable in Scotland, as we use The Buildings Standards (Scotland)Regulations and have always (for example) had to notify the local...

Fitted an Warick flange to the top of my hot water cylinder in order to provide a dedicated feed to my shower. up & over the loft and down to the shower, 22mm pipework up until the last 2.5 metres or so which is 15mm. I did not put an anti gravity loop in as I have not fitted a pump ( and the...

How difficult is it to fit an Essex flange to my hot water tank ... I am fairly competant in basic plumbing skills (even if I am a Spark), I replaced the tank about 6-months ago and replumbed and fitted a new bathroom suite. I now want to run a dedicated hot water supply to the shower...

I've just about finished building a 'wet room' shower unit and intend to use mosaic tiles on the floor. I have seen some we would like to use but they are glass. It does say that they are suitable for wall / floor use but I have been getting conflicting reports from people on whether I should...

The green/yellow is the earth and there should be a small seperate brass terminal in the switch housing for this. The RED should go into ComL The BLACK goes into L1 but it doesn't really matter too much if it goes into L2 as it will still work **'mind and put off the power first! **

I have started to build a shower 'wet room' whereby I intend to build my own base using plywood and a morter mix then tiles. I need to put a PVC waterproof membrane down under the morter and use the correct drain for it. There are plenty of articles on doing this but they are all USA based...

:? A question for the fellow sparkies .. I'm just about to start a middle flat rewire (no great problem) but as usual the walls are solid all round with fancy cornicing. I'm hoping to use the existing lead sheathed cable where possible as draw wires as these can be seen from the hall. I...

Hi, what used to be a hairline crack on the stair landing of the garden stairs is now a 'split' with a big chunk out of it due to the frost / weather over the last year. There's no chance of replacing it but I would like to repair it, what is the best mix? I don't imagine normal cement...