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I'm laying an armoured cable in a trench for an outdoor light circuit, and future proofing by laying a second armoured cable to be used in the future for a garage. I know the indiviudal guages of wiring needed for both circuits, but I'm not sure about any impact of running two cables in a...

I'm a bit baffled by the instructions on fitting a new Hansgrohe Raindance wall mounted shower arm & head (and unfortunately so are Hansgrohe technical support who I have been speaking to by phone). These are the instructions, annotated with what I think it means: This is what happens when I...

Hi chaps, my hot water is running warm at best. My radiators are very hot, so the boiler must be heating the water OK, but the water from the tap is tepid. Any tips about what I should look at first to investigate? Jonathan

I've had a leak coming in to the ceiling and had a local roofer out to quote (just for info, due to the nature of the ceiling it is not possible to get access to the tiles or felt from inside the property). The quote is for £450 + VAT, to cover erection of a mobile scaffold tower and ladder...

When I woke this morning there was no hot water. The controller was set for hot water on, but the boiler was not doing anything. The lockout light was not lit, but I pressed it anyway. It then clicked into life and went through the process of clearing out the existing gases, then lighting the...

For the past couple of mornings my Iona Oil boiler has locked out when it first fired in the morning. I've then reset it, and it's then been OK for the rest of the day. Any ideas what might be causing this?

My central heating has recently started making what I can best describe as white noise. It's pretty non descript ( not noticeably bubbling) just constant shwoosing and noticeably louder than normal. It's not specifically bad at the boiler but really noticeable in certain rooms. Any ideas?

For the past 2 weeks, there has been an intermittent buzzing/humming noise which seems to be coming from my chimney. The chimney runs from a woodburner in my living room and passes through my bedroom (pic below). I have only noticed the noise at night. The fire is generally lit from about...

I have just bought a used bandsaw which needs a 16A supply - the guy who owned it before me had a dedicated 16A connection for it. I have a 32 amp supply running from my house consumer unit to my garage, where the saw will be used. In the garage there is a separate consumer unit with B32 and...

I need to fit some isolation valves to some existing copper pipes. I would prefer to use ball valves with handles to make isolation easier. I have done a similar job before, cutting out a section of pipe and then using force to open the hole a bit wider, squeezing the new valve into the...

Hi, My bathroom hot & cold water pipes and central heating pipes run through a loft area of my house. Last year the central heating pipes froze in the cold, so I added radiator anti-freeze and that has been OK since. This year, the water pipes are frozen..... The problem is that the...

Hi, I have an Iona oil fired boiler, which I think was fitted approx 5 years ago. I have been in this house 9 months, so I am not sure when/if it was serviced last. It has been working OK since I have lived here, but the burner lockout light has started turning on. When the boiler...

Hi, I am wanting to put up an electric fence in a field which has overhead power cables running over it. I therefore need to know the voltage being carried in the overhead cables, so I can work out the clearance to the elec fence. Does anyone know what the voltage is carried in overhead...

Hello, Just moved to a new house with oil fired central heating. Got a shocking electricity bill for the 1st month of living here, so got a gadget that shows electricity usage to find the culprit. When the (oil burning) central heating starts burning, the gadget is showing 200-300W jump...

Hi, Looking at the manual, I think I have an S plan heating/hot water system. 1. When only the hot water turns on (central heating off, on the programmer/controller), the pump and two Honeywell V4043 valves open and the central heating comes on too. Is this normal for an S plan system...

Hi, I have a Stuart Turner Monsoon shower pump, which has been installed and working fine for the past 2 years or so. It has recently intermittently started making a loud humming noise (only twice in last two weeks), which resonates up the cold water supply pipes. When this happens, I...

I recently had a problem with my Danesmoor 15/19 boiler where it kept cutting out (power light not lit). I replaced the thermostat and it started working OK again for three days, but now the same issue is re-occuring. Is this likely to be the new stat failing or something else?

Hi, I have a Danesmoor 15/19 boiler which has stopped powering up. The thermostat is on and the power lights for heating and water on the timer are lit. But the power light on the boiler has not come on. Previously when I've had problems the 'lockout' light has come on, but no lights...

Hi, Further to my earlier post "Moving oil tank and use of de-aerator", can anyone recommend a cheap pump that I can use to transfer oil from an old metal oil tank to a new plastic tank. Also, I will need a pump to prime the system, so if it was also capable of being connected to the...

Hi, I plan to replace my existing metal oil tank (currently raised on brick pillars) with a plastic tank. I would like to situate the new tank further away from house than the current tank, and situate it at ground level rather than raised on pillars. I am familiar with the regs regarding...