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My brother just moved into a new place had a look at the electrics all seem quite new, just wondering if anything looks glaring wrong/dangerous especially the earthing block is this usual?? What type of earthing arrangement is this? The tails are 25mm and a newish split load board. Advised...

Hi, Very strange situation today wondering if anyone could shed some light please. My CANDY washing machine was not draining well, took apart the top to access drain pipe inside machine. Found blockage, removed, and started reassembly. Accidently touched live connection inside and OUCH shock...

I am buying a chest freezer to put into my garage, install in garage is a 10mm SWA from 40amp breaker in house CU running 32m to a 2way RCD CU in the garage with 32amp MCB supplying sockets and 6amp mcb supllying lighting. The CU in the garage is not a split load board it is all covered by...

After reading a few posts on here recently about bonding of pipes i decided to look at how my kitchen pipes were bonded. They have earth clamps with the "do not remove" tag and have 6mm earth wire connected to each pipe and then I've followed it back to connnection in an earth terminal in...

I have discovered a junction box on my kitchen ring main when I pulled back the plasterboard to renew. The MCB supplying the kitchen ring is 32 amp but the Junction Box is a 30amp one. I am not quite sure what purpose this junction box is serving (cable extension possibly???). Obviously...

My friend has just moved into a new house. He has a detached garage with SWA cable running from the house CU to the garage 2 way CU. He claims this cable is 16mm SWA however I'm not so sure and think it is 10mm. Could someone please advise to settle an argument, the following is on the side...

Is it possible to install an outside light on the side of my garage (not a flood/halogen light or with sensor) that can be put on a timer and if so what is the best way of doing this and what timer to use? Thanks

Saw these clips in B&Q today with the normal earth clamps. Can these be used to bond pipework for equipotential bonding? (sorry for poor quality) http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x51/chaban48699/picture.jpg

How willing, from your experience, are DNO(s) to fit an isolator to customers supply? I have just phoned my supplier and the man on the phone either didn't know what I was talking about or could not be bothered and told me to call back on Monday when someine will help me!? Thanks

I have just re routed my sky+ cabling (2 cables) as I was not happy with the original cable run and replaced both in a continuous run, no splits, from the dish in new co-ax cable to the box. However I am now unable to get certain channels at all, I admit the majority of these channels are...

Just changed the bulbs/lamps in 3 downlighters in my living room. Bulbs are Halogen MR11 GU4 35watt. The problem is after about 40 mins of being on normally, blubs flash all together constantly on/off. I have no idea why this is any guesses? Thanks

I have a CORGI registered plumber coming today to connect my new gas hob to the gas supply. The kitchen fitter (not CORGI registered) who installed the hob in the worktop ran copper pipe from the gas supply with compression fittings to the hob all joints wrapped in gas ptfe tape and said it...

Is there any reason why I can't butt floor tiles together? I am about to tile my kitchen floor and have dry laid some tiles and I prefer the look without a grout line ie laying the tiles butted next to each other. Are there any issues/problems with doing this? Many Thanks

How do you pros cut large cable? I am in the process of replacing my 10mm cooker cable and was wondering what is the best way of cutting it? Many Thank

I am about to start tiling my kitchen floor. I've tiled bathroom and kitchen floors before but I just want advise on how to get the professional look. The kitchen floor is relatively square and all base units have been removed so it's a blank canvas. My question is where do I start? In...

Aparts from the regs requirement could somebody explain why SWA cable needs to be used over normal cable when working outdoors. For example why not 10mm cable running in steel ducting theng buried rather than 10mm SWA buried? Just curious. Many Thanks

Can a DIYER adjust the routing of a 15mm copper pipe feeding my cooker in my kitchen so as to free up more space? And are compression joints allowed to be used on gas connections? Many Thanks

Does anyone know where i can buy the MCB below? It is a GE Series E 6000 B40 or can i buy a compatible 40A mcb by a different manufacturer, the CU is also made by GE. Many Thanks. http://www.kalepc.com/dosyalar/GE%206%20kA%20otom.pdf

Could someone please advise me what would be the correct size cable to run from my house CU then 30m in conduit underground to my garage where it will terminate in a RCD CU (1x6amp MCB and 1x32amp MCB) at the garage. I am thinking 6mm SWA??? This will power a ring main and lighting circuit...

After installing a mini (RCD & 2 MCBs) CU in my garage I tested the screws, with my neon tester, which are on the outside of the case and they are showing live when touched with my neon tester. Obviously this is very dangerous and I have turned off the circuit till fixed. What could this be...