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    Boiler/ pump wiring

    Hello I’d appreciate any help as I'm trying to wire in a pump for my boiler a worcester bosch 70/90 using the s plan wiring diagram my boiler has 1,2 ,Live ,Neutral ,Earth ,3 but looking at the s plan wiring diagram it has a SL,Live,Earth,Neutral,PL any ideas how I go about wiring it up, 3...
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    Water speed on overflow pipe

    Hi all just wondering what speed the water should flow out of a cold water tank overflow pipe reason is I installed a new cold water tank to fed a power shower as my other smaller tank wasn’t big enough it now feeds the hot water cylinder, so I made the new tank overflow to test my connections...
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    Two birdsmouth or One for lean to roof

    Hi all just looking at cutting birdmouths and noticed some people cut two, one for wall plate and one for the ledger board is two better or is one sufficient? Cheers
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    Lintel what way up??

    Hi Guys I have a pre stressed lintel to go above a window but for the life of me can’t figure out what way round it goes it’s a trapezoid shape 4in x 5.5in x 6in with two steels running through the middle and no stamp to say top also it’s going on top off a 100mm block, cheers
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    Lean-to, ledger bolt size

    Hi Guys I’m planning to attach a ledger board to a brick and stone wall which will be used for a lean to roof extension I was going to use m12x160mm threaded studs with chemical resin to hold it question is will this be good enough or is bigger studs needed? Cheers
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    Maximum Tile headlap

    I know roof tiles have a minimum 75mm overlap and a 100mm maximum I was wondering can roof tiles be overlapped by 150mm etc if not why not
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    Timber Size for lean to

    Hi Just wanting to know if anyone knows if 175mm x 47mm C24 timber with 400mm centres is the correct size for a 3.9m span, the roof will have concrete interlocking tiles and a 15degree pitch cheers
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    Timber size for 3.9m span

    Hi Just wanting to know if anyone knows if 175mm x 47mm C24 timber with 400mm centres is the correct size for a 3.9m span, the roof will have concrete interlocking tiles and a 15degree pitch cheers
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    Adding more sockets with FCU

    Hello, I’m wanting to add more sockets to my bedroom and dining room three doubles in each room can I add a FCU to a socket in each room and add the sockets that way or is this a bad idea? I have a ring main running a 30a fuse for all sockets in the house as it’s a old cartridge type CU. Thanks
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    Electrical work quote

    Hello, I’m renovating my house at the moment and it’s time more sockets etc were added I got a quote for £2700 to change old fuse box to modern consumer unit ,add 15 double sockets through out, two new lights in porch and under stairs, run wire for power shower and shaver socket in bathroom and...
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    Water pipe to supply boiler

    Hello, I’m wanting to run the mains water supply for my oil boiler to the end of my garden inside a outbuilding roughly 25-30ft away can I use mdpe pipe then change to copper to the boiler or does it need to be hep20 barrier pipe like the rest of my plumbing any advice would be great.
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