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@Risteard What you say is perfectly logical to me. The first electrician who changed my consumer unit has been paid. I don't want to use him again due to this dispute and threats to me. The second electrician over the phone told me he needs sight of the Electrical Installation Certificate...

I have had a consumer changed by a NICEIC certified engineer. (yes, I checked he web site). He did not do any re-wiring. I have paid him. However, I have found out I should have got an Installation Certificate, which he has refused to provide. At first he said it was n't necessary and made...

Good points @bernardgreen @Tigercubrider There is a chimney breat in the ground floor, but it has been boarded up. The bedroom chimney breast has been removed altogether. A metal pipe going through the upstairs bedroom, would not be desirable..... That is why I was trying to see, f I can have a...

Property: Victorian Room Kitchen / Diner Is it possible to install log burner inside a fireplace (which was sealed up in the 1970s or 80s). The chimney breast in the kitchen diner. There are wall cabinet on the chimney cabinet as well as a breakfast bar. Is is possible to keep the existing...

A family member build a loft extension. It has stairs leading up to it. The door has been cut diagonally (is this normal?). I have told them they should have applied for PLanning Permission (if appropriate) and Building Control. IT is n't a dormer, but it has windows a the back of the roof...

The problem with Quickbooks is that you need to pay a monthly subscription. They got rid off the desktop version. If you try to install you will struggle. Then you have Making Tax Digital, which is forcing to use newer accountaing software. I hate the subscription model as you keep paying over...

IKEA are selling a hob with in integrated fan in one. It is designed to have nothing on the top. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/foerdelaktig-induction-hob-integrated-extractor-ikea-700-black-90534852

Title Correction: Power went off - but nothing got triggered

This is a strange one has it has baffled me. I have a consumer unit, with single RCD (and 6 or 8 way). I had outage (everything went off - lights sockets). I Checked the RCD, the on/off power, the individual fuses. Nothing had flicked. I noticed to turn the power on and off. And the power...

And not on our yacht in the Caribbean. I have the greatest respect for you guys. Unsung heroes. Can you send us a picture of how the condense joins the waste I am enclosing the photo of the area under the sink. The condensate is coming in from the left hand inlet (not shown). The washing...

If its been run into the trap of the sink via a washing machine outlet then yes maybe. That is exactly how it has been done. You guys are smart :-) Cutting a section of the damaged copper is easy, but if the entire section is to be replaced, it is very hard as the wall has to be broken to get...

Surely, it would have diluted with the sink and washing machine waste?

Thank you so much. Now I have a problem. This copper pipe goes into th main council waste, which is inside inside the well, which will need to be broken.... to get access...

> Is the central heating condense pipe teed into this by any chance a bit further back ? Erm. Yes.... but much further back in the plastic section. I have a feeling I am going to learn something new.

I am enclosing the photo. I have marked in red, where the copper as corroded from below and is leaking. In term of size, it is similar to a bath waste (but I have no measured it).

I have a friend in a ex-council property. They don't know anything about DIY, so I am helping them. I found a leak in a copper waste, it seems it is corroded from underneath. Ideally the entire section, which goes to the council main pipe needs to be change. However, that would involve...

I have two consumer units. The consumer unit for storage heaters, which come on at night, gets hot to the touch. I am worried about this. I worry that it may catch fire. 1 - Storage - Living Room 3.7Kw (Creda late 90s model) 1 - Storage - Bedroom 2Kw. (Creda / Dimple 2015 model) 1...

Hi, I have been having problems with rats. They chewed the black overflow hose pipe. See link to similar item. I had a someone put black tape, over the holes. I know it was a quick and dirty job. The fix worked for more then 18 months. It has started to leak again. I have removed the black...

Thank you for suggesting ElectriQ. It has been on order however, my order got bounced to November 2020. Now received a message to say bounced to February 2021. Is there an alternative supplier, who make rear vented extractors?

It is probably the quality of your device, even if it has a Realtek chip. I read a number of reviews and many of these type of devices have poor reviews. Gibabyte was on the best branded (I wanted wifi and Bluetooth).