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Hi, my new tennent called me to say when they plugged the washing machine into the WM plug socket it trips the rcd. I went to investigate and the tennent informed me that they had used the washine machine at there old house for 18/24 months and it worked fine. They did say they had an old...

Hi, my new tennent called me to say when they plugged the washing machine into the WM plug socket it trips the rcd. I went to investigate and the tennent informed me that they had used the washine machine at there old house for 18/24 months and it worked fine. They did say they had an old...

Hi My mother in law has just had a new fuse board fitted. The electrician informed us that the 2 showers in the house (1 a 10.5kw & 1 a 8.5kw) are each fed by 6mm cable. The 8.5kw was on a 40a cartridge fuse and the 10.5kw on a 45a cartridge fuse. He said the cable is sufficient for the 8.5...

Hi all, I know this is a dump question and please forgive me as I've not wired a burglar alarm for ages. This is a veritable 8 texecom alarm. I have 6 PIR's all on separate zones (a single cable runs to each PIR) In the board there is only 1 + and 1 - terminal for all 6 PIR's. Do I just put...

Hi I've just had a new flat roof installed which is a 3 layer felt system with a warm & cold deck. They have installed new joists, new boards and done the hole roof new. Joists are 8x2. I've noticed there are no cross noggins anywhere. Are they needed for building regs? Will the...

I've just had a warm deck put on my new extension. Within the walls is 100mm dritherm & celotex is on the roof. Before the inspector comes I'm wondering if the gaps between the joist, that sit on the wall, need filling. I was gonna cut celotex and push in the gaps. Is this sufficient...

Hi, I'm having an extension done and the back rear wall is having a pelmit wall built higher than the flat roof. Other than a coping stone (which I'm struggling to find) how do I close the cavity off and make water tight. As i said i was going to use a coping stone but cant find one...

Hi all, can someone give me some advice? I've just had a external wall removed and following the architects plans 2 x steels have been fitted. The floor joists have been put into the lip of the steel so they sit on the inside of the steel. My problem is 2 of the floor joist are shorter...

I am having a wall removed, due to a kitchen extension, and a flat roof fitted on the extension. The soil pipe from the toilet runs in the way of where the steel will be going and the flat roof joists. How can I get the soil pipe down through the steel, and the joists, without the fall being...

I am having a wall removed, due to a kitchen extension, and a flat roof fitted on the extension. The soil pipe from the toilet runs in the way of where the steel will be going and the flat roof joists. How can I get the soil pipe down through the steel, and the joists, without the fall being...

I am having a wall removed, due to a kitchen extension, and a flat roof fitted on the extension. The soil pipe from the toilet runs in the way of where the steel will be going and the flat roof joists. How can I get the soil pipe down through the steel, and the joists, without the fall being...

hi, hope someone can answer my query. I'm currently having a kitchen extension done and the builder have just completed concrete block footings to dpc height. They have just poured dry bags of concrete into the cavity walls, is this OK? Thanks.