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Hello peeps, need some help with my driveway lighting. Got the boys in now to build up my walls and soon they will be laying the type 1. So need a quick answer regarding external lighting please. I am looking to put around 7 walkover lights around the perimeter (area where car will not...

I have had plumbers in to install a new heating system and they connected the boiler condensate to the main stack using a boss connector under the floor boards. Sounds simple enough but the cowboys did not properly glue the connector and missed a small 10mm section underneath. When i use the...

I have just had a new system boiler installed with plastic push fit pipework throughout. Everything seemed fine until i noticed leaks in my ceiling and walls. Managed to find the cause which was a push fit joint in the bathroom above. because the plumber that installed the system would not...

Something strange has been happening to my electrics of late for which i cant understand. Whilst working on my computer one evening i unplugged a socket on the power surge multibracket which cut the power off for the house for a few seconds. The power then started flickering until i removed...

Hello, My ceiling light tripped the consumer unit last night for an unknown reason. The light had been working perfectly prior to then. In flicking the consumer unit back and trying the switch again, the same happened. This morning when i tested again after checking all the light bulbs, it...

My Triton Opal which has worked perfectly for the last 3 years, now trips my RCD in the consumer unit under the stairs. The shower is 9.5KW connected using 10mm cable. Does anyone know what is happening, as the shower works for 10 seconds and then trips the RCD with all other electrical...

Hi, does anyone know what a 16A MCB is used for as 6A is for lighting and 32A is for sockets.

Hi, Im a little confused with the junction boxes out in the market. Please clarify the following, 1. 30A JB for sockets 2. 20A JB for lighting 3. Therefore what is 5A used for? 4. Can i use a 30A JB to extend a 6mm2 electric oven cable. if not what about a 60A JB. 5. Will an...

Hi, does anyone out there know of any steel beam supplier with reasonable prices. I have resently been quoted £200 for a 152x152x23UC 1.2m long and 203x203x46UC 3.2m long. Both used to support brickwork. Can anyone tell me whether this is a good price. MOD see item 4

i know that there are posts with the same topic but i feel my situation is a bit different to the others, hence the reason for the post. I have recently purchased a proporty in Herts and want to move an electric meter and fuse box from the kitchen wall. This is so i can knock the wall down...