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Hello, The age old question of how to connect an electric oven arises again. So let me first begin with a picture, my current cooker circuit setup... (Sorry about orientation, I took the picture the right way up?) Starting at the consumer unit, I have a 32A breaker protecting a radial...

I know this has been covered many times, and I have had a read through the forums, but I'm just looking for confirmation that I have everything ready. Short story is, kitchen been wired by Part P electrician (a while ago), gas hob arrived yesterday, gas safe plumber arriving tomorrow. I need to...

Anyone care to share their experiences of using flexible stainless steel hoses in pipe work? Better/worse/same as the copper ones? Are they considered full bore? Thanks d.

Hello all, I'd like to know of practical ways to protect the electric cable runs in a domestic property. So for the sake of this discussion, let's assume: - terraced house - wooden joists for floors - current installation is T+E - experiment confined to 1 room on first floor - resident...

Hello all, Having just read a few threads on this forum about fitting kitchen units 'before' laying laminate flooring, I now see that this is the best way forward. However, I have a long narrow kitchen and I'm a little concerned that my floating floor may not have enough weight to hold...

Hi, I have an Asymmetric roof which is causing me some real problems with drafts. I believe the Americans would call it a salt box roof, not sure if it goes by that name over here though. Best way I can explain it is from the front, my roof starts at the 1st floor ceiling level, and at the...

Hello, I've just bought this light... http://www.astrolighting.co.uk/Denia-0587 and I'm just wondering about the best way to deal with the earth. The current ceiling rose is connected via a junction box, so no concerns about loop-in-out. The feed wire is currently a 1.5mm2 twin and...

Hello, ok this is a really stupid question but I have to ask :) I'm looking to buy a one of these towel rails. However before I can decide on a size I need to know how the pipework will fit. Do the pipes connect vertically at the bottom as opposed to my current radiators which all have...

Hello, can anyone shed some light on how to hang a pine wall unit in my kitchen? I was expecting to use the same adjustable clips that come with a standard fitted kitchen, but I'm being told to hang them using two battens instead. I can understand one batten being used underneath the wall...

Hello, before I go ahead and order, can anyone shed some light on which size vibrating plate I should rent from HSS? http://www.hss.com/index.php?g=47428 I need to compact about 150mm of MOT1. Would the 'Hauc Light Vibrating Plate' or 'Hauc Medium Vibrating Plate' be the best candidate for...

Does it matter if my 1.5mm cable crosses the 2.5mm ring at right angels? The magnetic fields around the cables won't interact and open up a doorway to another dimension will they? I've had enough of that Dr parking his police box on my lawn :)

I'm trying to order some fixings to hold 42mm batterns to a wall. I know this might seem like stupid question but, does the fixing go completely into the wall or partly into the wall and partly into the batten? I've drawn a diagram to explain... Which case is correct, A or B...

Hello, I have a thin strip of wall in which I hope I can fit a vent for the cooker extractor hood. The idea is to bring the ducting along the top of the cupboards and out through the wall. Here's a picture of the setup: The pipes will be moved to the white side of the wall and...

Hello, I'm going to use a combination of batterns, plywood and plasterboard to level my kitchen wall in preparation for new units. It currently steps out in the middle by approximately 57mm (remnents of an old cooker chimney). I plan to use: 37(ish)mm batterns + 20mm plywood + 12.5mm...

Looking at getting a new waste for my bath, this one to be precise: http://www.splashdirect.com/detail.asp/sku=SPL1812/c=407/d=31 But I can't make any sense of the technical drawing? 1) 380 + 450 2) 480 + 550 I can see 380 as the height, and I'm guessing the 450 is the total pipe...

You know when you have a rendered wall and you screw the bath up against it, there will ultimately be some surface friction. Well I was wondering if there is a tape designed specifically to go between the side edge of a bath and the wall to prevent this? I guess you could acheive it using...

Hi, I recently had my bathroom rendered with sand and cement. The plasterer added sika-1 to the mixture whilst mixing. I'd just like to know if I have to still tank the area around the bath/shower? If so can I just brush on the remaining sika neat? Thanks d.

Last summer I had a plumber in to reroute my water pipes because they were taking a round trip of my house before returning to the bathroom and kitchen (the legacy of an old tank in the loft). Here's my set-up: Mains supply comes into my kitchen via 25mm MDPE pipe. Joined to this is a 15mm...

Until today I had decided that my new bathroom was going to have four downlights controlled by a pull cord switch inside the room, one illuminated mirror feeding from the lights, and one extractor fan wired to the light circuit via an isolator switch situated outside the room. However, today...

Hello, My bathroom has been stripped back to bare brick and before the plasterer comes to render I'd like to run the cable needed to power the illuminated mirror. I have one of these on order...