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Update after two years!!!! I thought I would share with the forum. We had 10 windows fitted in 2007 and had many problems with 7. Main issue was these 7 were installed in render and had lots of problems with the render finish. The company concerned tried to cover problems with wood over large...

PVC cable is rated at 70C. Hot water pipes can reach 60-65C. I would not be happy with wires crossing hot water pipes. Over time the heat will degrade the PVC insulation. The local hot spot will derate current carrying capacity of the wire. In fact I would not like to have a wire...

This is a 100 amp single phase supply - I would question with all that heating load if it should not be 3 phase.

This sounds like a one rate meter. It is possible you have the wrong tariff for that meter?

Thank you for the advice.

I live in near Newcastle - under - Lyme. They used an Internet site to issue a County Court order from Northampton This was a small claim and gave me 28 days unless I filed a counter claim. My original reason for posting we to see if anyone had seen this method used i.e. - fix wood to wall...

Hi Thanks for replying. The area is brick. They me to pay forced by sending me a court order, claiming the job had been completed to a satisfactory standard and that this method was acceptable, refusing to discuss further. I am in the Midlands.

I have recently had new windows fitted to a 1930's house. The wall is cement rendered. The installation company claims they knew how to render. They had two initial attempts where within days the render cracked and fell off. By this time the width of render needing to be replaced had...

unforunately you are the exception and the sort of person Part P has driven out of the industry, I have worked in different aspects of the industry, commercial, domestic and with electricity companies and supplied a lot of these with equipment and the reality is they buy the cheapest to...

Evidence from Australia and New Zealand showed that accidents decreased in New Zealand after their equivalent of part P was removed. In Australia where they continued there was a higher percentage of accidents. There is no evidence in the UK that the number of accidents have decreased post part...

Clearly a replacement needs to be done correctly. However, replacing an old unit with a new one considerably improves safety or show if there is a problem with the wiring. Main old boxes have wire fuses and do not have a RCD. We should encourgae the replacement of all old consumer...