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I'm going abroad for some time and there will be a 3 phase socket (4 pins, 16A as per the attached photo). My car charger is fitted with a 3 pin 32A commando (single phase PCE in blue). The charged is rated 16A so my question is if there are any adapters that will link the 3 phase with the...

I'm getting conflicting information on installation of an EV charger. Some electricians require direct connection to tails through connection blocks and a separate, £150 JB while others state that it can be wired directly to the consumer unit on a 32A MCB (CU is 100A with spare MCBs). Ohme...

What would be your suggestion to stain old stairs that are sightly discoloured due to sun, incomplete varnishing (as you can see, the middle strip was not painted) and few joint pieces of wood as shown on photos. I have tried Mann's water stain but I'm not impressed with the result (smallest...

I have noticed a weird bleed through white paint on stairs. Spindles and side boards were lightly sanded and painted with Ronseal Ultra Tough white paint. Soon after yellow marks started to appear. Some are on the previously varnished arreas, but many are where varnish was very thin or most...

We have old stairs at home which I will be sanding down and varnishing. After spending a fair amount of time checking different products I have created a list of products, which I think are good, but I wanted to see if any of you had any experience with several to compare. Our first...

I will be moving a washing machine with a tumble dryer to a room with laminate flooring and wanted to protect it from any water damage. As a usual precaution, I will seal all gaps with proper sealant, but I wanted to know your opinion on floor sealant applied on panel joints like Quick Step...

I am trying to help my friend to change his career path to become an electrician. He spent a fair amount of time laying and modifying wiring in other counties, however, he does not have a formal qualification (yes, not ideal, but I think the work was inspected and signed off by electrician)...

We want to replace our boiler and relocate it upstairs. The problem is that different gas fitters are giving us conflicting information. The easiest routing would be to run gas pipe behind bottom kitchen units and then in a boxed section on the wall. There is a section made of 30 x 30 battens...

I would like to kindly ask you to advise on 3 questions I have regarding building regulations. 1.I own a 70's town house and decided to find out from our local council what modifications were registered with them. To my amazement there are only two records - windows and loft insulation...

We live in a town house with 2 garages. Living area is located above them. Ceiling in both garages is lined with a white board (looks mineral). The problem is that because it's quote old with only some insulation, our house gets really cold with draughts from every possible hole in the wooden...

We are going to replace bathroom sink, but I don't know which tap should I be looking for. I want to replace 2 taps with mixing one, but we have a low pressure hot water system with tank in the loft. This system doesn't like standard mixing taps and in our last house cold water was being...

Our house has got Potterton Kingfisher rs50b boiler installed. There is nothing wrong with it, but everyone advise us to replace is with something more modern. Boiler is installed in the cupboard under the sink (well, next to the sink) and the survey man advised that if we want anything modern...