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Need some guidance on trouble shooting a new issue that has arrisen with my imersion tank. I have a vented Heatrae Megalife cylinder with twin immersions. Both immersions are hooked up to a Horstman Electronic 7 timeclock, The lower immersion is on the timed output and the upper immersion is...

In re-instating a partition wall the previous owners took out, I'm wanting to see if i can re-hang the door to open against the adjacent wall, rather than into the room. However, the existing twin dimmer light switch is on the wall against which the door would open. So, I would either need...

Using Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A the landlord of the block in which my flat resides has again (3rd time round) submitted plans to put 2 floors ontop of the existing 3 and build some 8 (4 x 2 bed & 4x 1 bed) flats in total - something none of the residents either in the...

So, having completed the replacement of the mcb in my consumer unit with RCBO's I cracked on with testing and hit an issue with the lighting circuit. Everything tests out fine - with the exception of the Line-Neutral IR test, which tests out as 0MOhm at 250V. Doing a continuity measurement...

I'm looking at using DPM sheet before laying insulation and floating subfloor on an existing concrete floor. What's best practice for tying in the DPM sheet to the wall ? Can i stick it to the current floor level painted plaster, or am i better off cutting the plaster back, say to 50mm...

So, as discussed in an earlier thread i've been doing some installation testing before swapping out my MCB's for RCBO's. In general, everything is testing out ok - though i did find one overheating crimp joint in one of my 16A heating radials that was put in by the spark who replaced my...

In posting a comment to another thread, i mentioned that i think the main cut-out fuse on my install is probably the original from ~1970 or about 50 years old by now. which got me to thinking - does the time-current characteristic curve degrade with time? The only BS1361 chart i have been...

Hi Guys. I’ve got a 12 way Volex 17th Edition split consumer unit that currently has 4 MCB no RCD (for electrical heating) and 5 MCB with RCD protection for lights, immersion, Oven / Hob, Final Ring, & radial socket. There’s a guy on ebay selling New Old stock Volex RCBOS’ of the right...

I am after some advice on what's the best adhesive to use to temporarily re-stick down loose parquet flooring to the original bitumen adhesive. it only needs to last a few weeks as i'll hopefully be moving out soon & starting a full refurb which will include new flooring, so it just needs to...

I'm consider fitting some external frame seals to the front door of my flat with a view to cutting down on drafts and (maybe) noise transmission from the outside corridor. Not sure what yet, but something like this : https://zeroplus.co.uk/product/adjustable-frame-seal-870/?v=79cba1185463, or...

I'm considering options to sort out the bathroom ceiling in my partners flat before renting it for a year or so before selling. currently, it is what appears to be wood T&G. lord knows why it wasn't plasterboarded when it was flipped 10 years ago - though judging other aspects of the work...

whilst replacing the elements on my health grill I've managed to break (by attempting to take short cuts & not fully dissasemble) one of the silvered fibrous heat shields that sits between the rear of the hot plate and the electrical wiring. The sheet is approx 1.5 mm in thickness and no more...

I'm trying to identify a suitable drain cover to replace the half-broken piece of concrete that's doing a bad job of holding the drain pipe in place - see photo. From the measurements I've taken it looks like the inner diameter of the outer ring is approx 160mm. The drain pipe is only...

Having acquired a floor hygrometer (foam box with temp / humdity sensor in it & butyl tape) i've started checking the humidity of a ~ 50 year old ground floor slab. Construction i think is 50mm screed above DPC. not sure what's below the DPC, but i guess another 100mm of concrete. I have...

Continuing on from my previous post about repairing cracks, I will now be re-skimming a couple of the worst walls in my partners loft conversion and have a couple of questions: 1) Preparation As i read somewhere else - failing to prepare is preparing to fail. So, i'm planning is to knock...

I'm having a go at patching cracks in the plasterboard walls / ceilings of my partners flat. Having done some research, the plan was to dig out and expand the crack, cover with scrim tape then skim over and feather in. So far, so good. As i go stuck into opening up the cracks (which are all...

On the matter of self-amalgamating tape, are all tapes made equal? Screwfix sell an unbranded one that is described as "Suitable for jointing, splicing and repairing cables, hoses, plastic and metallic tube" but with little information beyond that. Then there's the likes of 3M scotch 130C...

Having spent some time viewing via professional electrician the many horrors that can be hidden by electrical insulating tape and having got the sense from reading various posts on various forums that the use of electrical insulating tape is frowned on; I got to wondering - are there any...

Is it possible to hire a Floor Hygrometer (I'm in the surrey area)? I've spent a good half hour searching google and the cheapest units to purchase I can find are at about £100 - £140. seems a lot to spend for what will hopefully be only a few measurements. Additionally, when using one...

What do you reckon my chances are in running 2.5mm T&E through existing 16mm OD conduit with an unknown number of bends (but at least 2) ?