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Hi Can anyone help me determine the size of the flex cable I need to install on a Siemens oven? It's rated at 4.9kW and the manual states it needs to be wired using a type H05 VV-F or higher. Thanks Howie

Hi, can anyone help with some advice on an induction hob: According to the manual, before you use the hob for the first time you need to select the connection current and walks you through a step-by-step instruction of how to select the current you need. My issue is knowing the correct...

I have a huge amount of condensation forming on the underside of my garage roof. The roof is constructed from corrugated steel sheets and would like some advice on how to tackle the problem. I am thinking of insulating the roof by putting up a false ceiling and insering rockwool in the void...

Im going to install a two gang light switch that will supply two seperate lights, can I simply loop the live feed from L1 in the swtich to the other L1 terminal to provide power to both lights, instead of running two power cables from the consumer unit? Thanks for your help Howie

hello all I want to add a lighting circuit to my garage but I am confused as to what to use in replace of a junction box as used in a conventional indoor lighting circuit. Most of the examples I have seen don't use a junction box. Do I just run the power cable to the swith and then back to...

Does anyone know if you can get black cement pigment and if so where you can get it? Cheers

I building a decking area over tarmac, does anyone have any ideas on how to secure the vertical posts to the tarmac? I can't use fence post supports as they would be too big, the raised portion of the deck will only be 5" off the tarmac. Cheers

I've been thinking about rendering an outside 3m high retaining wall and am concerned that I will be interfering with the walls ability to get rid of moisture from behind it. Has anyone got any experience of this problem?

hi there does anyone know if it's possible to paint chipboard, ie. will it swell on application of the paint? cheers Howie

Hi there I'm about to embark on rendering an outside wall and was hoping for some pointers. I'm trying to achieve a smooth finish using a plastering sand and cement mix, is this achievable in one coat and how do get a good smooth finish? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

Problem: I can see an earth cable running from the consumer unit which could be running to the earth rod, however, I cannot find the earth rod. Without pulling the ceiling down and investigating it's path, is there another way of detecting the earth block in CU has a connection to ground (i.e...

I'm trying to find out if there is a maximum distance you can install a spur socket from it's 'donor' ring main socket. Any ideas?