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Hi, I have done a search on here and found a few relevant threads but I wanted to double check with my specific case. I am planning going to be changing out my old 1996-build wood frames windows for PVC as a DIY project. I have been on Planning Portal and downloaded the relevant regs, but...

I had a new oil tank and supply line installation (done and certified by an OFTEC registered tradesman) last summer. As part of the job he fitted a remote sensing fire valve to my oil suppy line. It is a KBB 65degC type. My oil boiler (like most boilers, I guess) has a hot water loop...

Quicky: I'd like to use a 1A fuse to protect a low power circuit that is wired using 3A flex. Although I used to have a collection of 1A fuses in plug-top size, they now seem to be unobtainable. Maplins sell 1A fuses in the 20mm x 5mm size. Would this fit in a plug top and would it be legal...

I had a low voltage outdoors light which ran off a 3A twin core cable, but because it was not bright enough I want to replace it with a more powerful one. The cable run is buried in the walls, so I don't want to replace it. Of course, the mains spotlights (I'm looking at 150W, so the 3A cable...

As part of my girlfriend's CU refurb she's getting her 60A main feed upgraded to 80A, so more current to feed into more toys :-) As she doesn't have any "easily tun on and offable" central heating (house used to have night storage heaters, now removed) she is thinking of buying up to three...

My girlfriend is in the middle of a kitchen refit and has uncovered a bit of a mess of a CU installation behind a removed cupboard. It's what I shall call an "old style" CU with twin blade type modules that look like they used to have rewirable fuses. These have all been retrofitted with...

Hi, its my first post on here :) I've got an annoying problem with my oil boiler which has manifested itself within ithe last couple of days. First off, its a Beta oil boiler with an Ecoflam Monoflame Minor burner inside. The whole thing is 10 years old, but has never been any trouble...