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Hi experts. Well my old heatslave 20-25 has been running fine for ages. I thought how well it was doing just last week but it must have been reading my mind as this week it's decided to present me with some behaviour that I have not come across before. Turn the heating or hot water on and...

Hi experts - I hope you can advise me with this. I am laying indian sandstone inside our house (looks fantastic when glazed with a suitable lacquer). I also want to install electric underfloor heating in the same room. I was at the sandstone supplier today and he said you don't need...

Hi everyone, I have found many threads on laying hardwood floors but none which address my specific question so I hope you won't mind me asking for some advice. Here's my situation: - I have a concrete floor which has been levelled with a self levelling compound. - Even though its a self...

Hi all, I hope you can help. I have the above boiler problem. About 5 weeks ago, all power to the boiler went down. With one thing and another, I didn't look into this until last weekend. The first thing I checked was the fuse in the switched spur which I found to be of the wrong rating...

Hi, Can you advise please. I am installing a grid switch with 3x20A switches - one for a dishwasher, one for a washing machine and one for a tumble dryer. I have a 13A socket next to the grid switch location witch is on the ring main. I am now trying to think of the best way to wire...

Hi, I am installing a new consumer unit in my kitchen. For convenience and aesthetic reasons, I am installing the unit in a different location from the original. I am just doing some preparatory work prior to my electrician coming in which includes mounting the unit. Can someone please...

Hi, I am refitting my kitchen and wish to ensure that correct earth bonding is in place - there was no earth bonding prior to the refit. As part of the work done so far, I have cut a channel in the brickwork and have buried pipes for the hot and cold water supply to the sink, washing machine...

Hi, I would like to add a controller/timer to my unvented water heater (which has not actually been installed yet). The unit has 2 immersion heaters each rated at 3Kw. I think this means the controller would have to have a switching capacity of 25 amps (6000W/240V=25A) but I can’t seem to...

Hi, I've just bought new bath taps - a mixer. This came with one washer and one back nut for each tap/inlet. I believe that I should place the washer on the tap and then the tap on the bath and secure with the nut. This means the washer creates a nice seal between tap body and bath - no...

Hi, I am about to lay some laminate flooring (suitable for a bathroom - upstairs) on top of some very old floorboards. Trouble is, these floorboards are worn and uneven - I mean REALLY work and VERY uneven. My question is how should I level up the floor in preparation for receiving the...

Hi, I need to move a wc about 800 mm to one side to make room for a shower cubicle in a corner. The existing cast iron soil pipe exits through the floor and goes through a cast iron 90 deg bend into a straight length of cast iron pipe off at right angles to the wc. I would like to remove the...