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Hello, Just wondering if anyone could confirm the following wiring modification would be correct. The cct from consumer unit is the downstairs lighting circuit which currently has 1 outside light connected to it. I plan to add another light powered from the same external terminal...

Hello, I have a Vaillant ECOMAX 824/2E, When the cold water is being ran on full, the boiler turns on (sounds like the fan) and status is 17 (HW icon appears for a split second but boiler never fires up). What could this be? It is rather annoying haha When hot water is ran, boiler comes...

Hi, I'm in need of renewing the front garden, Ive got the "garden" part of it sorted (turf and arrangement for plants etc) but need to surface the driveway, its not small so block paving etc will be a relatively big, time consuming job (and also materials costly), getting a contractor in will...

Hello, I have a vaillant boiler, the system is filled to approx 1bar. The filling valves are in the closed position. When the CH is on, the pressure increases relatively fast, after 15minutes it will have reached approx 80C and 2.5bar, when the CH is turned off, the pressure will return to...

Hello, I have a problem with a Valliant Ecomax 824/2E boiler. The central heating on the boiler comes on even though the timer says OFF, the timer is wired as according to the boiler manual. I've even tested its not the timers fault by unplugging the cables which would signal the boiler to...

Hi, I need to plaster our kitchen where half the previous skim has came off, and there are bumps from tile adhesive etc. There are also channels in the walls for cables I have made which need to be plastered over too. I have got Thistle bonding plaster and thistle multifinish plaster. I...

Hello, Half way through planning kitchen refurb and stumbled across a potential problem. There is only 1 possible place for the cooker to go (in one place it will be directly below stair case, other it will be below CU, other will be right next to boiler, other it will be right next to sink)...

Hi, I need to move an existing socket in the kitchen on a ring main. 1 cable for the ring will reach the new proposed position of the socket, but the other is coming from inaccessible boxing that goes up to the next floor which I do not want to disturb and will not reach the proposed position of...

Hi, I'm looking at refitting our kitchen and am looking at doing everything myself (with exception to gas). I am curious what the insurances take would be on doing the electrics myself. I am planning on the following; - Simply dropping the existing cables into the wall (chasing)...

Hello, I am looking at buying a house which; - Had a conservatory built atleast before January 2010 - Had a loft conversion atleast before January 2010 # So I will go on the basis that the works where done in January 2010 My question is, what if there was no planning permission...

Hello, A friend asked what size cable he would need for the following and I was not sure so said I would ask on behalf of him, 3-phase and neutral supply (so 5 core) (415v) Will be ran underground from the supply post, 100m to the building, Cable current carrying capacity of 100amps Any...

Hello, Got an area of around 4m x 4m floored with amtico. It has got shoe/rubber marks on the floor. What would be the best way to get these marks out? (I have uploaded a pic to my album) Any help would be great, Thanks