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Hi All, My other half had issues with her combi overheating which from my own personal experience generally leads to a pump/flow scenario. I put some cleaner in the system, ran it for a couple of days, drained, refreshed and added some inhibitor. I now seem to have to opposite problem. the...

ok... the scenario i need to run an swa from a new meter supply (which has yet to be installed) up to a flat 45mts away. i cant calculate the size yet for obvious reasons. the flat currently has a 6w board for power & lighting and a seperate board for storage heaters. as this is an swa, i...

had a phone call from a customer today who has recently had some pat testing done in his factory on a few of there machines. now, the 'pat man' has failed the items due to the fact that the flex cores used are green and yellow and a pair of numbered blacks. obviously the simple answer...

having swapped my fluke for a pc and terminal for a pen at a wholesaler, i am curious to know what opinions people generally have about there wholesalers. i understand that on a branch level there will be differences but it would be good to know as a whole what are the good and bad points plus...

just a quicky... conficting comments regarding wheather its necessary to bond the 5 pipes under a combi. it was always a requirement for the the 'warm front' government scheme i was involved in a few years back but have been told it is not a neccesity anymore from a fellow spark. i understand...

any gooduns that cover volt drop calculations and the such like?

...and it is one.....any reason why you couldnt wire a whole house in flex?

Word up chaps! (ahem) ok, bit of a tricky one here but im after a 250w Son lamp that shines white rather than yellow... the starter/ignition is in the lowbay so whichever -E or -I is the correct format (can never remember!) is there such a lamp or is it a case of changing/converting the...

whats the crack with these then? i understand that joint boxes are a no-no now, is this correct?

i think someone posted a link to a table which let you know wheather or not you needed a seperate earth for swa sizes/types. could anyone point me in that direction please?

as per title :D

as i understand the height for sockets is 450 in a new premises, i have been asked to put floor sockets in and was wondering if this is ok to do in a house?

right guys, time to put your thinking caps on :D i need to be able to control the level of water in a material seperation unit so in theoroy a float switch would be ideal, however, the way the materials seperate is that one part sinks to the bottom and the other part floats. the problem im...

this is more an accounting question rather than a technical question but with regards expenses and capital allowances- how dya know which come under which? i realise that vehicles are under capital but what about drills, hand tools clothing and general day to day site use etc.. i only...

evenin all! could someone perhapes explain why, in the volt drop tables (mv/a/m) they give you 3 options - R X Z. which one dya use ? :? also is design current the current capacity of the cable? been too long...

am i right in thinking that a seperate earth doesnt need to be run with swa assuming both banjo`s are earthed accordingly? any exceptions? im thinking on the lines of 3 phase compressors and the such like cheers fella`s

anyone know of any companies (names) that do this work? danke!

i did my apprentiship about 10 years back passing my c&g 1st and 2nd years. now, my company is niceic reg so i obviusly test my work, fill out a minor works and it gets sent back to the office. if i were to do a PJ am i able to do an e-cert (not an niceic one obviously) under my own name or is...

bonjourno! im having my boiler changed from a gloworm fuel saverII to a gloworm hxi24 due to the fact the old one is starting to get a little unpredictable (must be related to the missus) and was wondering if i will notice any difference in the heat output to the rads. the reason i ask is...

ive posted this in another section but was advised that this could be a building reg so i wanted to put it to you guys... ok then gents, have a quick question for anyone in the know ive been asked to do a PJ at my mates folks house which is a converted barn. they want to change a room...