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Newly installed Triton T80 8.5kW shower. The shower is tripping the MCB after about 5mins of use since it was installed. It’s on an 40A MCB which feels warm to the touch after it trips. Appears to be 6mm cable, the consumer unit is less than 18m away. No sign of water leaks, completely dry...

I intend to use a timber splice plate, such as this, to join two lengths of 6x2. When nailing, my understanding is a nail goes in every hole. However using the 4 plates as pictured, and 30mm nails, wouldn't the nails meet in the middle of the wood? As the timber's 50mm thick 30mm nails driven in...

Hi, I'm building a lean to roof down side of my house. I'll be using 4x4 wooden fence posts to support the eaves side of the roof at a height of around 6.5ft. I've dug 2ft holes to set them in concrete. After about 1ft down the ground is very clay-y. Is it a good idea to put 2" of gravel at the...

This question has been asked before but most posts seems to be from several years back. Had some building work done and aiming to repaint most of the house over the coming year, I usually buy Dulux Trade paint and have done so for years. This is because even though it’s more expensive in my...

I'm painting a previously wallpapered room. Stripping old ugly embossed wallpaper was surprisingly easy, but it left a thin layer of white stuff underneath, which I assume is wallpaper primer or sizing? There's a shiny layer of wallpaper paste visible on top of this. This white layer is...