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Sparkwright and flameport have given you the best advice andy. That would definitely be the way to go. The connector you have shown in your photo is known as a "Connector Dropwire No 1A" and is basically a scotch-lok with a little grease inside. They are used when connecting the old Dropwire...

I'm presuming that if it IS actually a Drop-Wire ( From a Pole ) that you haven't actually climbed the pole to replace the Drop from the Block Terminal up there !!!! I'm guessing that it's actually an underground feed that you have or there is a Block terminal fitted in between your Drop-Wire...

Thanks guys, with it being such a simple little job, I may well get someone in to do it. I can't see the point of paying the BC fee when the all-in price for a sparkie to do it will prolly be not much more. I was going to do it myself coz I thought ( mistakenly ) it wouldn't be notifiable...

Hi Steve, the Oven is rated at 2.65KW. I Knew I'd forget summat :oops:

Like to ask you lads a question re: a change of connected equipment. Originally the CCU had a Hob and an Oven connected to it. The hob is going to be replaced with a gas unit but still needs a supply for the igniter. Would I be correct in thinking that the flex to the hob will have to be...

I intimated to him that that would probably be the best course of action and I think he agrees with me. He's gonna ring the dno on Tuesday and see what sort of timescale is involved. I've told him to tell them that there was a faint smell of burning to see if it speeds things up any :)

Hehe, it certainly did when the guy came down to do my cutout. Mind you, he also got a bacon banjo as well, seeing as he moved the head to another wall for me and fitted an isolator. Do you think it would be better for him to get the cutout sorted first before calling in a spark ? I'm...

This piccie is of a mates house :- It looks very like mine used to before I got my cutout changed by CE but at least on mine there was a g/y earth conductor attached to the cutout casing and going to my CU. This one appears to have nothing attached at all anywhere !! I've told my...

Exactly my feelings john. Thanks for all the replies guys, I'll get them bought then.

I've always fancied getting a basic vde screwdriver set. I'm not a sparky but I do like to have a wide range of tools to hand "in case the need arises" so to speak. I've seen these on eBay :- Clicky and wondered what you guys think ? I've been told that they are supposed to be a good name and...

Thanks for the replies guys, he went home and found that there isn't a bayonet on the cooker end anyway, just a bsp connection, so as soon as he told me that, I said he would have to get a fitter in anyway. He's gonna ring around tomorrow to see if he can beat the shop price of supplying and...

My lad has bought a gas cooker from a local shop but when he took it home he didnt realise that the flexible pipe to connect it to the gas stand pipe in the kitchen wasn't included. When he rang the shop to ask if they supply the pipes, they said they do carry them but if he fitted it himself...

Just had a thought guys, can you buy sockets that have some sort of mechanical restraint for the plug adapter ? Similar type of idea to the old BT plug locks so you couldn't remove the phone from the socket. And yes, the alarm is battery powered. The adapter is there to keep the battery charged

That was something I thought about but that's why he was going to put them up high to basically make them for the two aforementioned items only I would have liked to do it that way but to answer sparkwrights question as well, the transformers are "all in one" units in a moulded plug. The...

Hi guys. A little question for you all if you don't mind. I have been doing some plumbing for a mate and while I was there he asked me if something he was planning to do would be OK so I thought I'd ask here seeing as you have all been so helpful with my own house electrics in the past. What...

Thanks for that darren. Won't be too bad a job then. Not that I'll tell my mate that of course :) I need to get my free pints somewhere :wink:

Thanks for the reply Darren. When you say the filling loop is not supposed to be a permanent connection, do you mean that it's supposed to be like a "flying pipe" that you connect as and when required ? The reason I ask is that the ones I have seen are usually a length of flexible pipe with two...

Hi. I've been helping a mate with his new house and we've come across a problem that I believe isn't insurmountable but I want to be sure before I begin. The existing filling loop is above the boiler, in the bathroom behind the bath !!!! Needless to say, he wants it moved to a better position...

Thanks Boilerman, I'll go for the F1 then. I only have a 2-up 2-down terrace with 6 rads anyway so 500ml should be easily enough if it's normally OK for a 3-bed semi.

Hi, could anybody tell me please what is the difference between these two products ? I'm going to run my system for a week or so with F3 Cleanser to get rid of any of the soldering residues and then flush, drain and refill with one of these inhibitors but I can't seem to see if there is any...