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The previous owner of my flat was a landlord, and the more I strip the place down the more fantastic bodging I find. :roll:

I have given up on the idea of a nonRCD circuit for logistical reasons, so I'm just going to go for an additional RCBO radial. The question is whether I should put just the boiler on this, or the FF as well? The boiler is my main concern, and I don't have an enormous freezer full of prime...

Hi plumbers! Hopefully someone can give me some advice here. Basically, can I do away with this? This is behind the bog in my bathroom. As you can (hopefully) see, the waste pipe goes out to the right, underneath floor level, but there is this 'riser' coming upwards, with the bog plumbed...

Just spotted this gem under my kitchen sink. Good job supp bonding's not needed anymore eh? :lol: On a more serious note, there's no main bonds to the water or gas mains either. :shock: I better get started on this renovation project soon.... :roll:

Just curious about how common this is. I was visiting some friends who live right out in the sticks, there are about a dozen houses out in farmland yonder. An overhead single phase 11kV supply comes in, then it's phase (split phase actually, each house being on the opposite leg), neutral and...

Can I expect to get a decent shower from a 24kW combi boiler? (My water pressure is excellent, and I'd go for a thermostatic mixer.) I've heard people say you need at least a 28kW combi for a good shower, but 24kW is more than double the biggest electric showers available, so I don't see why...

In a small property like mine (2 bed flat), what kind of differences in running costs would you see between a condensing and non-condensing combi boiler? Whilst I know condensing boilers are more efficient, is the extra expense worth it (does the extra efficiency worthwhile in a small...

Anyone know them? Thanks! :)

Hello forum! I am going to be installing a new CU for a neighbour, to replace the old wooden-backed Wylex she currently has. (Small one-bed flat, wired in metric PVC T&E, and the IR for the whole lot is fine) The meter board is next to the front door, in a small cupboard, only about as...

When I (if I ever get round to it) renovate my flat, I am not planning on using any ring final circuits, radials only. I'm sure a radial for sockets on a B20 RCBO will be fine (only two bedrooms and a living room), I'll run a 6mm/32A cooker circuit for possible future use, although I cook with...

Do they exist? I'm sure I saw one online sometime last year, but I can't find one now. I've seen battery powered combined units, but not mains. Anyone know of such a thing? Cheers.

IEC60332-3 cable has a copper foil around the conductors, with a stranded drain wire running through it in contact with the foil. With the drain wire earthed, could this be used for runs buried in a plastered wall less than 50mm from the surface without RCD protection?

Whilst trying to get to sleep I (unfortunately) began thinking about running an unRCDed radial for my fridgefreezer and boiler (when I renovate my flat). I have some 4mm^2 SWA 3core kicking about, but not much. I am thinking about using the SWA for the drop from CU to floor as this will be...

In the context of smoke alarms, separate from what? I like the idea of running smoke alarms from the lighting circuit (so it's obvious if the circuit has tripped), I will be using grade D (with battery backup) alarms; the regs say that they can be connected to "a separately electrically...

Hi, I'm going to be renovating my flat next year, so I'm just trying to scope out and price up the main things I'll need. From speaking to people and reading forums (fora?) like this I'm leaning towards a Vaillant combi, would the EcoTec Pro 28 be a good bet for my 2-bed flat (6 rads...

Hello hello, Next year I will be renovating my 2 bedroom flat, I am just starting to get my ideas together and start pricing things up, so I thought I'd check that I'm on the right track. (I am an industrial controls/instrument tech by trade, I have passed 16th Edition and G&G 2391, but...

Hello! I'm going to be running a fused spur, it will be taken from where there is currently a standard double socket. In the interests of efficiency (ie laziness), I am wondering if a combined fused spur and single socket unit is available that would fit in the same back-box as the current...

I had a minor leak from a pressure relief valve which I fixed easily, however as I would be away from my flat for a while I very technically isolated the supply to the header tank (jammed a pint pot under the ballcock!) so that if it happened again whilst I was away it wouldn't be too bad...