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This was mentioned but the complete replacement of the lead was the only real option offered. They are local companies and in demand. The lead valley is original and must have been in place for the last 65+ years. I do wish I had a drone to check..... maybe its a new business opportunity. Oh...

Its been my experience that some tradesmen talk a job up to make it worth their while. The local roofers around here all say that they are fully booked for the next 2 months...... getting one round to take photos is going to cost. If I was younger then I would shin up a ladder and have a...

Hi, The lead-lined valley on my slate roof has started leaking again.... some 10 years ago it had a leak and was fixed by a roofer who used aluminium&bitumen sheets and a blow-torch. Its been dry until last week. A local roofer has said the only way to sort this out is to lift the slate tiles...

Thanks for the replies. I have spent several hours up in the loft to make sure that there are no leaks or other issues. It had been well lagged 20 years ago and still seems in good order. The only minor issue is that there is no obvious ventilation in the roof and there are no vents in the...

Hello, I have been trying to find an independent condensation/damp expert in the Grimsby area. I have a Semi detached (Ex council) house (owned 15 years). Its been a rental property all those years. Two years ago the previous tenant move on and a new single mother of 2 moved in. The house...

The fridge sits on the second kitchen ring. It has run for days on an extension lead from living room sockets fine. I now want to make sure the labels on the front match whats in the CU. You know a sanity check. The tenants house is 80 miles away so I will need a to do list next time I...

But knowing that it could be 1 or more toasters/kettles on a ring thats faulting is a huge help. Would a fridge on load (cooling) have the same electrical properties as at idle? I calculated that the shower pulls between 30-40 amps(max). Would a high current device leak more that an iron or...

To follow up on this. I have spoken to the the electricians who installed the CU and asked why a single RCD installation was used. The reason was the existing wiring would need to have been re-wired to split the upstairs lighting/sockets from the down stairs lighting/sockets. This would have...

Wow I dident realize it was that low. I really thought it took amps. So it would defeat the whole object of the rcd. I had the rcd put in because there were to youngish kids moving in. And young lads do like to play. So the 30ma one is staying Thanks for that

I will confirm that with the tenant. I know it needs to be left off to get up and running again. Hence the thinking that the two are in someway connected. I have actually seen the switch off when I visited(often at the moment)

Yes .... there are a number of inputs into this from different places. An electrician "up the road" from the tenant says the rcb is too sensitive. I should use a 100a 100ma. ?? is 30ma to 100ma really going to solve the problem?. But I agree that changing the rcd might just mask the...

Now at this point I only have the tenants word. I know the RCD trips because all power goes. I believe when she tries to turn the switch back on it fails. She follows the instructions in the pamphlet for the CU and switches all the MCBs off. The switches them on one by one until one causes...

It was the very first thing I checked. Resealed around bath. New shower unit installed by same electricians. They had the "tails" out of rcd and re-tested them (not sure what the test was). They reported the system stable. I have run the shower many times in one day - no trip. Had 2 of...

The company who did the work was recommended by somebody who owns 20+ rental properties. I was satisfied by the work done. BUT there was no mention of a single or dual rcd. All other work done has so far worked fine. I assumed the certificate takes ages to drop thru the door. I will chase...

Thanks for the info. I pretty much confirms my thoughts. A dual RCD box should have been put in first. When the existing single RCD box trips ALL circuits are dead. It also would help in the diagnostics to be able to split the loads. At the moment the rcd trips when the tenant is in the...

Last February (2014) a long standing tenant moved away. I decided to upgrade the existing fuse box to a new RCD consumer box. I contacted a local known electrician who came and installed a single RCD box and mains connected heat & smoke detectors. Tested the circuits and left me with a...