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Hi I changed a radiator earlier and now my boiler wont fire for hot water or heating. Its a Sime super 80. I bled the new radiator and the boiler has 1 bar of pressure. It worked for a few minutes and then made some gurgling noises at boiler and cut out. Now it doesnt even fire. Please can...

Hi I've read quite a lot of posts about this but am still unclear what to buy to move my toilet about 6 inches left of where it is? It's a close coupled B&Q basic jobbie and the waste cones straight into the back of toilet through the wall behind it. I've tried a flexible connector but...

Hi all, I've got someone coming round Saturday to connect my 2 new outside floodlights (150W each) to the CU and a switch in the hall. In the meantime I'm going to get them wall mounted and the cables run ready so all he has to do is connect them, it's a freebie job after all so I can't...

Can anyone advise what might be the problem please. We have a split load cu, sockets, boiler etc are rcd protected, lights are not. Neutrals are seperate, rcd protected to one block, non rcd to other. For some reason whenever I turn on the lighting circuit it trips the rcd circuits. Any...

Is there a way to stop the buildup of condensation on the toilet custern? Short of filling it from the hot water supply :lol:

Hi, Our combi boiler produces hot water that's almost scalding. Had someone from the manufacturers out and he's said it's fine but if we want it cooler to look at having a mixer valve fitted near the boiler to add some cold to the hot water feed. He said they're readily available and are...

Hi, Bought a diamond core set from screwfix some time ago. Works wonders on the inside skin of the wall and broozeblock but as soon as it hits the outer brick wall cutting almost stops. Cutting at a steady speed, non hammer, letting the cutter do the work with little pressure... and...

Hi, I've been searching and found lots of different advice which I've not really been able to get a definitive answer from. Basically I have an extension on the front of the house which is being made into a laundry room downstairs and a bathroom upstairs (bath only, no toilet or sink). At...

Hi, A while ago I had a spark run SWA to a cu in my workshop. The house has a 100A earth leakage trip everything to the outhouse is on a 32A rcd protected circuit. I recently moved an air compressor from it's old home inside the house, out to the workshop. Now when it starts up the...

hi all, my parents bought a house recently, about 3-4 times a week the breaker will blow when the outside light comes on (150 watt halogen flood light). also if a bulb goes it too trips all the lights. The breaker has printed on it: MEM M6 Type 1, 5A 240/415v ~, 51 QEB. Is this the right...

Hi, Some of you may remember a few weeks ago I asked the same question and the topic turned into an argument between bickering members and was taken completely off topic. Though there were a few helpful posts my question was never really answered so I thought I'd give the forums another...

I have had my shed wired by a spark but now I want to insulate it. Construction is wood panels covered entirely on the outside with roofing felt (a temporary waterproofing measure for the winter as I had a lad of the stuff hanging around. In the summer I'll be cladding over this with shiplap...

Appologies for my last post, outbuilding costs and regs. Wasn't asking for quote or prices, it wasn't too clear, was asking if anyone knows the costs involved in notifying BC. Have found that info now anyway. The main point was about running armoured cable... from the house there is a 4...

My spanking new wood built workshop takes pride of place in the garden... it's adjacent to the house with just a decked area between. I now need to run power! I know i need to inform local authorities but does anyone know what sort of costs are involved? I'll do the installation myself but am...

I have a new consumer unit in place, various circuits added. All that's left is to switch existing circuits from the old unit to the new one. There is a breaker installed after the meter so I can isolate the mains but the tails are way too short to reach the new cunsumer unit, even if it were...