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OK, thanks for the replies. It would have been interesting to know what the criticisms of the BG unit are, but in view of the opinion that there is no other information on reliability of the various MCBs on the market I guess I will go for that. It seems to have what I am looking for. Yes, I...

Following advice on this forum, I propose to put in a new CU. Someone has told me that these vary in reliability, and that MK are worth going for. Does anyone have any comment on this? I was proposing to go for the 12-way split-load (product code 96516) from Screwfix, and populate it...

Thanks to all for various inputs. I have decided that my best option to achieve what I want is to replace the two modified plug-in Wylex CUs with a modern Wylex 12-way Split Load RCD unit and replace the 6mm cable with a 10mm run. It's going to be interesting replacing the CU in a...

ANS: Hmmm. That's a thought. I have what used to be wired fuses which I changed over to Wylex push plug in MCBs of various powers, this one is 30Amp. So, a secondary question arises: where do I go from here?

I have a nasty suspicion that I know the answer to this, but I want to pose the question: I have a Triton electric shower which has failed after many years of service and I want to replace it with a more powerful electric shower. The present supply is a 6mm cable which was adequate at the...

Thanks for the info, sparkymarka. I had not realised there was more than one pattern. Mine was installed in March 2004. I see there are two very small white possible blanking plugs (between '3' & 'omit' and between 'no' & 'area'). They don't lok as if they are removable, but I can try...

I have a system with two of these remote keypads, one of which is used on a daily basis and the other only rarely. The keys of the first one are becoming difficult to operate, whereas the other is only used with the fobs, so the keys work as new. I want to switch the two, but cannot see...

Just to clarify: the small amount of water was found on the top of the boiler casing, just in front of where the flue pipe comes out. Unfortunately(?) there was not enough to tell where it might have come from. John

I have a Vaillant Ecotec Pro 24 boiler which was installed a yer ago and which has been running normally since then. Last week it was inspected under an extended maintenance contract and the chap said that there was condensation from the flue pipe which could run down into the boiler and...

Unfortunately it's a question of how much it is worth spending on the project, and this would certainly put it over the top.

Following on my previous thread, I am wondering whether my project will come to fruition: I have a flat roof with 7" x 2" joists at 16" c/c spanning 12ft with no intermediate support. They appear to have two layers of Strawboard (Stramit?) which are then finished in felt. The project...

Thank you. That name sounds familiar. I've had a look: 380kg/m3 :( It sounds as if I may have a problem with what I propose. Thanks anyway.

I last came across strawboard back in the 60's when I made a garage roof using it: 6' x 2' and 2" thick is all I remember. It was then given a cement rendering coat, followed by felt. I now want to know what its weight is to calculate the loading of a flat roof which I have discovered is...