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I have an old brick built garage attached to the house that I need to take down in order to be able to carry out a loft conversion under permitted development (crazy but that's how it is). I will then apply for planning permission to rebuild the garage. Does anyone know if I will need to...

I am planning to (re)build my conservatory with a dwarf wall base. I am aware that to be exempt from building regs at least 75% of the walls should be glazed. As the side of the conservatory is immediately adjacent to a fence the majority of the wall panels are in plain white upvc panels rather...

Having repositioned my CU (yes I know its notifiable) I need to extend a couple of cables to reach the new position. The cable to the immersion heater has silver grey stranded conductors. Is this copper, is it steel, is it aluminium....how would I know and what difference does it make ? Thanks

Can someone explain exactly why when you are in the garden you are outside the equipotential zone. If the applicance is plugged into a house socket then the CPC is connected all the way back to the main earthing terminal. Is it because there is less resistance between your feet and the ground...

I am fitting a new cooker control switch to replace a very old design. Unfortunately the cable is not long enough for the new unit and there is no slack at all to pull through. Is it acceptable to extend the conductors by use of compression crimps and if so what colour is the correct size for...

I have a Unitest (fluke) 2000 alpha voltage tester. However the instruction manual is brief and gives little background info. Can anyone explain what a "single pole phase test" is ??