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There was a report of a socket not working. When tested it was intermittent working if switched on and off. The socket was replaced with a like for like one. When the failed socket was tested it was heavily sooted inside.

I have a brick wall with plaster. I have kingspan type boards with vapour barrier on both sides. I want to put this directly on the wall, battens on the surface then plasterboard. I need to screw through the battens and insulation to the brick. This is to make the battens ridged for the...

In a residential property, in Scotland and I believe now in England. There has to be an EICR and pat done. Where would items like integrated fridges or washing machines be tested. Specifically I am thinking of items which are plugged in but their socket is not accessible by the tennant...

New tiles on bathroom floor, a couple of days old. The floor tiles are not perfectly level but very close. I've noticed the grout is several mm below tile level, between tiles and at some wall area. It is deeply ressessed where the wall and floor tiles meet and missing behind soil pipe. Also...

I currently have a cooker socket on a dedicated 6mm cable from a 32a MCB. A 2.8kw oven plugs into this and a 5.8kw ceramic home is wired in from a 6mm cable. We want to keep the oven but change the hob. We are thinking of putting in an induction one which is rated at 7kw. Is this possible or...

I can find a controller that allows different temperature settings e.g. Heating Element Controller TCP200 https://www.toolstation.com/heating-element-controller/p52631 And one that sets time e.g. https://www.lighthubdirect.com/products/7-day-3kw-electronic-fused-timer-spur-switch-with-boost...

Currently a 2 x 3kW hot water cylinder has been installed. Originally it was on a radial 2.5mm cable with a 16a MCB. This tripped after a few minutes. Electrician has been in to fix it. It is now on a 20a MCB which has not tripped yet. However the cable is very hot. 6kW draws about 26amp...

The old toilet has been changed for a vanity unit. There is a soil pipe adapter, very well fitted onto the old cast iron pipe which brings the diameter up to modern standards. This has a deep rubber connector aperture. The soil pipe attaches about 2cm higher than the toilet outflow which...

I have a hardwood worktop that has been oiled. The property is going to be let and I would like to protect it from water and rough treatment. Is there a matt or low silk lacquer I can use on this?

The machine appears to be leaking at the rear from a plate with electrical connections, attached to the outer drum. Is this an easy fix, worth repairing? Suspect it is a gasket fail for heating element. Model is WM12X

Can you get top grilles and side panels to attach to older style radiators to give them a modern look? e.g. like this...

I have an unused wilo sb60 pump which is a secondary circulation pump. A central heating system has a failing pump and I wondered if I could use this one rather than buying a new main pump. I believe this is the pump wilso SB60...

Is there any intrinsic difference between a primary and Secondary Circulating Pump? Can you use a secondary pump such as "Wilo SB30 Secondary Circulating Pump" as your primary pump?

I have a glow-worm 56 Back Boiler with a glow-worm co-ordinate LFC fire. The fire takes its gas feed form a three way valve (Boiler, Boiler&Fire,Off) It's electrical comes from a removable plug into the boiler. Can the fire be removed, the the way valve capped at the boiler&fire outlet...

I have an old floor standing gas boiler CH system with hot water storage tank. This has worked just fine for few years. The only things needing replaced were the HW/CH valves that control the water flow. Problem The control unit Horstmann Centaurplus C27 Heating Programmer broke...

I know that U2 lintels can be used as (100x145mm) or (145x100mm). Either side up, however is there still a top and bottom for each way? Or can they be placed in any of four orientations?

I have a wooden lintel to replace. It is internal and crosses a window gap. This is a substantial lintel of approximately 2000mm gap length depth of 300mm and height of 150mm. It support the above floor joists in 4 places. Should this be replaced with a set of concrete lintels or box...

I am in a block of flats, built in approximately 1880. We all had our gas disconnected recently for gas work to be done on one of the properties. When the gas guy came to reconnect mine he slapped a do not use certificate on my boiler. This is an old Glow-worm 45-60 and has been in the...