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Sorry, I meant to say a two pole switch (after the RCD).... a cooker switch, wired down to a connector box. The basic question is, how far can a connecter box be from a cooker ? Kevin

Hi, We have just had an extension built and plan to move the cooker some 5 or 6 metres from where it is positioned. Our cooker is wired into the consumer unit via a connecter unit and a protection unit. Is it ok to run a 5 to 6 meter extension from the existing connecter unit or do we...

Thank you and we think your assumption is correct. Despite our believes that the moisture was a build up from the warm moisture filled air in the kitchen meeting cold air within the void space we now think we have found the root cause of it all. Directly outside, where all the water is...

Hi everybody, Just a quick update on this issue and a further question for you guys, if you don’t mind. Ok the deal is I now removed all the polythene from behind the stud wall (don’t ask!!). So now the stud wall is being reinstated with just the insulation (king span) between the wooden...

:lol: Haha Great advice but I think this is going to take a little bit more than a box of chocolates and a pair of shoes, but hey you never know !! Kevin.

Cheers for the replies, I was pretty much resigned to it and was kind of hoping against hope there may be some sort of fix. But realistically the only fix is to get rid of the polythene. I think I will take off the plasterboard (and units), take out the insulation and get rid of the polythene...

Yes there is a void of about one inch between the polyethene and the stud wall but I think you are right I am snookered here :( Thanks for asking the mods to move it to the building section. Kev.

Hi all, My first post here and I guess, rightly, it belongs in the DIY disaster section. I could really do with some sort of advice or suggestions here. Ok, here's the deal, the short story is that I have fitted a "vapour barrier" on the wrong side of a stud wall. The longer version is...