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I bought my house with a Proteus CU in place. That was 8 years ago. It hasn't broken, it doesn't go wrong. Presumably it meets British Standards. I know that you guys don't like them. Why?

Therefore, the basement sockets should have RCD protection. Well, it is perfectly allowable with the RCD. However, given that the main daily function of the basement sockets is to power the computers, which is not compatible with the RCD, common sense has to come into play. I would...

I would do just that except that I have a hole in my worktop, cut by the joiner before the gasman got here. If I have to get another hob I hope that it will fit OK. I guess they all need about the same size hole..... I've just e-mailed Hotpoint, now, about their instructions. I'll give...

Well, thats what we did and the techies said to follow the instructions. I'm pleased that all of you guys have answered quickly and all agree with me and my installer that the instructions, as everyone has seen, are ridiculous. I will be contacting Hotpoint, again, tomorrow. The installer...

The instructions make no mention of the room size, except that it must have an airflow of 2m3/hr per kW of power. According to the specs sheet, the hob can produce 8.5kW, so it needs 17m3 per hour. By most standards, the kitchen is very big: at least 55m3. I don't think I have a problem...

Hi Guys, A gas installer came to fit my new Hotpoint gas hob GF640 today. He read the installation guide and informed me that he couldn't comply with the requirements unless I fitted either a vertically vented hood (ie burnt gas goes straight up a flue to the roof) or a fan assisted...

Coljack, You are assuming that the whole of the building is covered by a flat roof. I'm not. I'm assuming that only the utility room (as part of a rear extension to a standard 2 floor house) is covered by a flat roof. The cable can run between the floors to the house wall, drop down inside...

Coljack, where I wrote to route the cable down the inside of the wall I meant to route it down the surface of the wall inside the adjacent room. I agree that running cables through an interfloor void can be difficult with joists in the way, but the guy only has to lift a few floorboards and...

Softus, I agree that the desired box is, 19 times out of 20, not on the player's table and that you could argue that only 1 time in 20 is the desired box on the player's table. Therefore, the player only has a 1 in 20 chance of winning and that, if the other box has the prize and as we...

You don't pay a £1,000 as some sort of payment to get the maximum repair work out of them. You pay the £1,000 only as part of the costs of repairs due to subsidence, which can run into many thousands of pounds. The £1,000 is not there to sort out some cracks around your house, which can be...

It shouldn't be too difficult to get below an external flat roof. Take the cable to the end of the void where it meets the wall supporting the flat roof and go straight down inside the wall to an appropriate point to go through the wall to the utility room. upvc trunking can be used for the...

You'll have to get planning permission for a wall higher than 2 metres (which is ****-all use for protection). My advice: just build a 3 metre wall without talking to the council. No-one will complain. You can then use the wall as a support for your carport

Hi Guys, I'm beginning to get a little worried about something. Last year I decided to convert my electric-only house into one with gas central heating. I didn't have a gas supply onto my property, but according to British Gas, "Not a problem, sir", so a few weeks later, there it was: a...