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    Car Charger using garage consumer unit.

    Hi all, for future planning I just want to clear up this question; I have a consumer unit in my garage fed from a 40A MCB via 6mm SWA cable ( no more than 7m total length) from the house consumer unit. Can I have a charger installed (7kw) connected to my garage consumer unit rather than to the...
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    Is my driveway drainage adequate (new build)?

    I live in a new build (in England), the house has a block paved drive 10m x 10m that slopes away from the house down to the road. At the bottom edge of my drive I have plastic drainage gully. I noticed that when it rains the gully was filling with water and over spilling into the road. There was...
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    Bang from multibloc valve

    Ok here goes, I've recently (4 months ago) moved to a new build that has a pressurised hot water tank, this is new to me as all of the other houses I've owned have had combi-boilers. My issue is as follows; My hot water is programmed to come on twice a day which it does no problem, but I find...
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    Swapping doorbell transformer. DIY or certified?

    I have just moved into a new build that has a mains powered door bell. There is a transformer on the buss bar in the consumer unit outputting 12v @ 15VA. Now I would like to have a Ring doorbell Pro which requires 24v @ 30VA. Handily enough the doorbell comes with new transformer in the box...
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    New Garage install

    Good morning! First of all I just want to say I’m not an electrician but I am an electrical (aeronautical) engineer so I’m confident with electrical work but I know I’m not qualified. I’m moving to a new build house shortly with a garage, the developer will be fitting a 32A supply and a 3 way...
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