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Hello, I have a had a gravity boiler replaced from a Potterton 80e to a more recent Valliant ecoplus boiler. The cold water tank is in the loft space directly above the 1st floor bathroom and the hot water copper immersion tank is in the 1st floor bathroom cupboard space. A fairly normal...

Hello, My electrician is currently wiring a new kitchen and has wired in a cooker switch to a cooker fused spur shown in the attached photo for the electric cooker oven. He has used 6mm flex wiring for the circuit. The cooker hob is gas. He has installed a B32 for the circuit back at the...

I am getting some building works done to my residential home in 3 areas of the house. Wanted to know an approximate bracket or best estimate I should allow in my budget for the following work to be done. I know its difficult to tell without seeing the rooms in question, but if someone would be...

Hello, I have a potterton suprima 80e boiler. The pump stopped working last week blew the fuse on the main pcb board. I replaced the fuse on the pcb board and it kept on blowing the fuse. We replaced the pump for another one and the pcb started working ok, but did the boiler flame did not...

Hello, I am planning an extension and need to consider drainage. I have drawn an existing foul and surface water layout for the site which is attached. I got information from old library records and flush tests to construct this. There is no manhole or inspection chamber on my site. My...

I have been looking over the requirements set out in our planning consent for a new extension that has to be considered due to flood risk. We are in a flood zone 2. I am looking particularly at; - The floor level within the proposed development shall be set no lower than existing levels and...

Hello, I am in the process of building a single storey extension next to my neighbours garage (No.3), we are a detached house at No.1. I haven't started getting builder quotes in just yet. Please see attached images of length of wall and front elevation along the boundary. I was wondering how...

I have a strange problem with some sockets in my kitchen and was wondering whether anyone can shed some light on was is occuring. I have a "master" twin socket that has a "slave" single socket. Both sockets are in the kitchen and on the inside wall facing the garden. The single socket was put...

Hello, I have just had an Eicr done as I'm letting out the house. The electrician has stated the following points as c2. My consumer unit apparently is an old Wylex one. - consumer unit not 17th edition. - consumer unit main switch is 100ma - cooker switches wall socket outlet only on 100ma -...

I've just purchased a property and require an EICR report. The previous owners fitted the kitchen themselves by the look of it and the estate agents have mentioned that the cooker switch is too close to the kitchen taps. Please see attached picture. Both switches are required to come down in...

Hello, My Cold Water Control Valve Pack is leaking. See attached picture for info. It has some limescale build up at the bottom and leaks for around 2 hours every 24 hours. Does this mean I need a new part or is there something I can do to stop it from leaking? How much would it cost me to...

Hello, I have a Potterton Suprima 80E and it was functioning well today. We had a power cut to the house and a few minutes later the power was restored. Now the boiler does not power up at all. No red led or programmer activity. Just completely dead. I have checked the fuse socket leading...