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I'm installing a B&Q (Cooke and Lewis) kitchen with Belfast sink. Now that I have all the bits in front of me, I have questions about the best way to do this. I've read older posts and info about seating the sink properly using silicone. What worries me is fitting the taps. I'll be fitting a...

Fitting a C&L Carisbrooke kitchen from B&Q - mostly straightforward but I'm a bit at sea with the clad on panels (only done one kitchen before, not a pro but reasonably competent diyer) in terms of how they should be cut and overlap the cab carcase - scant info with the packs. Here's what I...

Thinking about gradually replacing existing MCBs with RCBOs as I can afford it, starting with my cooker and ring mains - any experience of these?

Very good point. Not quite sure if I understand what happened there. Because I couldn't work the power problem out, I called a pro, and of course he figured out pretty much right away what the problem was. When he looked at the CU, he joked that I obviously hadn't had a shower for a couple of...

No power anywhere on the ring in question; why do you ask?

Schoolboy error - my CU is split and I had foolishly connected neutral to the RCD side. Thanks for the advise about the need for RCD - not sure whether that applies to new sockets in an existing circuit, but in any case I will connect this ring to a spare way on my RCD. BTW before anyone reminds...

bigjon - no rcd on this circuit, so it's not that. ericmark - there is no short as you suggest, and I have tested out the ring as I say - also tried another mcb. Time to get a pro in I think - as you point out, I need certification any way, but I'd also like to know why it's not working.

Have just extended an existing ring main in my kitchen to add some new sockets. Have checked an double checked all cabling at sockets, and have checked continuity of the ring between all sockets and also end to en at the CU, but when I power up there is no power to any sockets. Have tried...