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I have a Gas fire which was working fine until around a year ago when the fan motor gave up the ghost (Worn rotor sticks to the side of the stator). I have sourced a new fan assembly from the manufacturer and am quiet happy to replace it, but am I allowed as although it's the electric side...

I don't know anything about Central heating and hoping somebody could help. Before I start I do have plumbing and heating cover from Homeserve but before I call them out I want to check the problem is more to fix than Homeserves £50 excess. I believe I have a conventional boiler setup not...

Overhead supply. Earth from the bottom of the MET goes to a spike outside. So why the 16mm from earth to the neutral block?

If I have the water in my house off for any period of time I sometimes get brown coloured water from the hot tap for a few seconds afterwards. Is this normal? I've also noticed the hot water is sometimes not as clear as the cold water. I have boiler setup with no cold water tank and...

I hope somebody can help. I'm not a plumber and have just attempted to fit a bath/shower mixer tap to my shiny new bath. All went well until I decided to give everything a final nip up before I finished. :roll: This final nip up resulted in a small leak and dopey here nipped up a bit...

The other night while I was enjoying my beauty sleep dead to the world the Mrs woke me up with a dig to the ribs to tell me the alarm was sounding. I ran downstairs thinking the dog would have somebody pinned to the wall (which he didn't) and entered my code into the alarm which shut it up...

Just sorting through and deleting some pics off my phone and came across these taken last year. Above is a picture of a telemeter at an OAP 's bungalow. As far as I remember all the screws were loose as somebody had forgotten to tighten them. :roll: Below is the meter room under the...

I went to a job the other day to fit an isolator so work could be done on the installation. I came across this sticker while I was there. I believe the device the sticker is on is an ELCB but sure somebody will correct me if I'm wrong. And if it is an ELCB why is it an AT RISK...

Had to remove our floodlight when the conservatory was built. Now BBQ season is on it's way if not here already and I could do with fitting another for the late night partys etc. I don't need a big lamp as I've only a small garden but I do need it to light past the conservatory as the...

As we are in a credit crunch Mrs Roo thought it would be wise to shell out 9 grand on a conservatory and new double glazing. I wasn't going to bother with any electrics in the conservatory as the ring running around the living room was easily accessible if I needed to plug anything in etc...

Not sure if these pics are breaking the rules so I apologize if they are mr mod! I've been having a few jobs lately where I wished I'd had my camera and today I did. This may not be as good as one I had last week where the builders moved the cutout as it was in the way but because the...

My friend is attempting to run a cold water supply from the house to his shed for a 8.5kw shower. He's no plumber and neither am I but I've said I'd help him. We'd preferably like to use a plastic pipe for various reasons. It's around a 6metre run taking into account bends...

I am fully aware of Part P. This installation WILL be checked by a registered spark and issued a certificate if all correct (long story don't really want to post reasons on the internet) and no it's not just me saying that. I have a friend who has a wooden shed....... Came up with...

Firstly SORRY ABOUT THE PICTURE QUALITY! Came across this over christmas and I've just been too busy to ask people on here. While I was wondering why I couldn't get my neutral nice and tight I saw this. Don't know if I did it or if it was someone before me, but I've never seen a...

It's the cold time of year again and I decided to bleed my radiators before they are on constant use for the mrs. I bled them ok but when I did I got a lovely black mess out of them, I've also noticed that the hot water seems to be murky white when the taps not opened fully. I have not...

Had a job on Thursday to change the meter (bog standard 5min job). I tried to isolate the load by hitting the test button on the RCD (this board had no main switch) but as the test button didn't work had to flick the switch on the RCD manually. Completed job checked polarity did all my...

As the post subject says WHERE DOES BT's RESPONSIBILITY STOP at my house. At the NTE 5 master socket or at the Grey (slide cover type) junction box by my front door? Just curious.

I know there's a lot of these questions posted on here, but after looking through a few old post can't find my answers so here goes......... Mummy and daddy have just had a new hot water tank with new immersion heater fitted today. The plumber apparently did an excellent job...

Ok I've cocked up! Never tiled before and as my new kitchen went together so easy thought i'd have a go at tiling too. But since found out i'm **** at it :lol: I've got all my tiles straight and level around my kitchen BUT.... I left grout on some ( ok MOST) of the tiles...

I'm pretty sure I already know the answer but never the less am still going to ask....... I'm tiling my kitchen..... When I removed the old tiles with too much brute force I smashed the 20A DP switch which controls the socket for my fridge. All is still safe as I've not...