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    Any tradeoffs for high gain cylinders (besides cost?)

    Hi there. Converting from a vented to unvented HW system, off a condensing system boiler (already fitted). S plan layout. We've got through the winter with flow temps of around 55, to keep the boiler in condensing range. One guy quoting suggests a high gain cylinder. That seems to make...
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    Lath partition wall to bathroom - repair

    I'm renovating a bedroom with original Victorian lath and plaster walls. Due to be reskimmed. I noticed a bodge in one corner - bulging pink gypsum patches covered in some kind of waterproofing paint - and pulled at them. Lo and behold, it's small rectangles of thin plasterboard, nailed into...
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    Circuit energised even after RCD off/MCB off?

    Moved into an old house, and I'm turning things off at the MCB + using a socket tester to see what's on each circuit from the CU (the stickers aren't particularly helpful). I saw something odd: there's a set of sockets (4 doubles) in the basement that leave the socket tester partially lit even...
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