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I'm investigating the lighting circuit under the floorboards on the first floor which is the circuit for the ground floor lights. I've opened up a junction box and found that it's just a simple pass through - connections are red to red and black to black. When I measure voltage across them I...

im planning on running SWA from a CU to my shed 60m down the garden. I plan to power a few lights and have a few sockets in the shed, there won't be any constant load but I'd like to run a few workshop tools now and then. I'm thinking that 60m of 6mm SWA running off of a 32a RCD is ok or does...

hi, I've been having a lot of trouble with my lawn mower. It's a self propelled jobby with a v35 engine that keeps flooding and obviously cutting out. Fuel ends up dripping from the exhaust box. I decided to investigate after watching many many YouTube videos and gave got to the point where...

Once a week one of the bulbs in my lounge blows whe I turn them on which always causes the RCD in my main CU to trip. The bulbs are always within wattage rating (40), the lights are wall mounted up lighters. The circuit has not been modified although the lights were changed about 5 years ago...

Hi all, I plan to run power to a large shed at the bottom of my garden. I have a CU in a concrete outhouse/office next to the house from which I plan to run SWA to the shed. The shed is about 25 metres from the cu. in the shed I want to power lights, some workbench tools such as a grinder...

Hi, I would like to feed my garden shed from a consumer unit I have in a brick outhouse/utility room. The route the cable will be taking is as follows: - Small Consumer unit in brick building to the side of my house (empty slots are available in the unit for RCD/MCB/RCBOs) - Along...

Hi, I have a problem with my CH, in that it isn't coming on :-) I've recently replaced an old controllor 3000 with a modern standard Sunvic controller which involved rewiring. The HW is fine but the CH isnt coming on at all. I've set the room thermo to max and set the CH on the...

This thermostat is a "Volt Free" thermostat, is it ok for a standard Y-Type setup? <answered - see below>

Hi, I'm replacing an old programmer with a new 6 terminal programmer and have a few questions. 1) What system do I have? I have a 3-port valve, a pump hot water storage tank, a normal boiler. Is this a Y-Plan setup? 2) I have the wiring diagram for a Y-Plan and it all looks straight...

I have a Y-Plan setup - pumped, a cylinder thermo and a a rad thermostat on every rad in the house. I'm about to replace my very old programmer with a new one and was wondering whether you HAVE to have a room thermostat? What happens if I dont add one?

Is a mid-position valve the same thing as a 3 port valve?

I purchased a new programmer today that uses a "standard" 6 terminal backplate which was handily not included. Can anyone point me to where I can buy one please. I've googled and have found it a lot harder to track one down than I would have thought.

Hi, I currently have power to my garage which is just a direct connection to the main fuse box in the house. In the garage there's a simple junction box with a spur for the lights and a spur for the a few plug sockets. This doesn't sound correct/safe to me. Should I replace the current setup...

I have a gravity fed system and the water pressure to my bathroom is poor - the bath takes an age to fill up. I've been told I can fit a pump to the hot and cold to increase the pressure, is this true? Which pump should I go for and what pressure ? Many thanks, W

i've got a room thermostat with 3 connections. How do I test that it's functioning correctly? Details are: Model: CTR246 12v - 249v SPDT 16A Contact Rating

Just installed a new double rad in the lounge and its making a tapping sounds every now and then. It sounds like a finger nail tapping on the rad!? Any ideas anyone?

I recently fitted a rad and needed to solder the pipes due to limited space. I used pre-soldered (yorkshire?) fittings, a blow torch, flux and a heat mat (as advised). All of the joints seem bar one seem fine. The one that isn't good it a tiny leak - I only noticed it 4 days later after the...

Hi, I have a pumped, boiler/cylinder system which I have recently drained and refilled after fitting a new rad. The downstairs rads are ok (although could be hotter) but the upstairs are all cold. Any ideas anyone?

After draing my system to replace a rad and refilling I've got problems - not CH! My boiler is making loads of noise (bangs) and the cutting out. The pump is also making a very loud noises. I thought that I just had air locks and they would sort themselves out over time - (with bleeding). I've...

Which pump should i get? quanta costa?