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My wooden gutter is leaking badly, Do I need to replace it or can I repair it possibly?

Anyone recommend a cheap data logger. I need to record usage vs time for hours I'm not in or awake. Rather than dragging down some homebrew data logger and patching it into a clamp meter, I'm after some simple solution. My plan B is a webcam watching the meter and recording every hour.

Hello, I've had an electric boiler (Dimplex Ascari) fitted. I've had the plumbing and electrics finished off but neither the plumber of the electrician have enough experience of electric boilers to give advice on some of the settings - and Dimplex technical support are crap. So perhaps...

The situation is an electric shower (9.5kw@240V, 10mm2 cable, 9m long, conduit and clipped direct, no thermal insulation) and electric boiler (10kw@240v, 16mm2 cable, 10m long, clipped direct between floors). To prevent overloading the 100A main fuse, the shower and boiler are connected using...

In a cloakroom (sink and toilet), do you form zones, similar to bathrooms. I've had a quick look but haven't found the definitive guide as the are many sites with incorrect bathroom zone diagrams. A friend at work, with some credibility as he DIY built his own house (literally, not just...

Just a question - not planning to do anything myself. Does a CU require an isolator module and an RCD if all the circuits are on the RCD (ie isolator->rcd->mcbs)? The reason for doing this would be to free up extra MCB space or to allow for a pre-17th split load box to have two RCDs (one for...

I'm having some cabling replaced later this week, but I need to plan the logistics. The shower cable and immersion cable need replacing (one because it's been badly wired, the other because I have the opportunity now and it will complete the re-wiring). Providing it is electrically safe I...

I have an extractor fan on it's own (not linked with light). The switch is in the bathroom, the extractor fan is in a cupboard not accessed from the bathroom and the supply is in the loft above. The current setup is actually a mess of cables but essentially comes down to: 1st floor light...

The supply comes in encased in lead pipe. This appears to have a L and N. The lead casing goes to Earth block. Then earth bonding and earth from CU connect to this block. The L goes to meter and on to CU, the N goes to meter and then CU but there is also a cable between the N and the Earth...

I did a quick search and found an explanation for their origin but not an answer to this: Why would you choose a 13A FSU -> 15A unswitched round-pin socket rather than the same but to a 13A unswitched standard socket? Is it just to limit what someone might plug in? The places I've seen...

Just out of curiosity, with these new "17th edition" consumer units, I wondered how the two RCDs would be used. I considered having two went I was planning my layout a few year ago. I just don't see how you could make things that much more convenient. Okay you could have lights and shower on...

Hi, I'm removing the CH part of my log burner setup, but I want to keep the DHW side. The current system is incorrectly plumbed so effectively it's starting again. What I need to know before I get a plumber started is how the system should be laid out. The back boiler has a max 5.5kwh...

I want to reduce the cost of building inspection by only have to have those things checked that can't be handled by self-certified tradesmen. What I'm not sure is what has to be handled by building inspectors and what can be done by plumbers/electricians (assume able to self certify) from the...

I am trying to install a fingerprint operated door lock into a European door that previously had a much longer lock inside of it. The result is that the cutout is so long that there is nothing to screw the newer, much shorter faceplate onto! There's just void. The lock I am trying to...

Hi, Getting a new kitchen including tiles. In process of removing old kitchen. Ive taken off the old tiles and as expected the plaster also came off with them. Do i need to get the wall replastered or will a tiler be able to till directly onto the bare wall?

MicroGENUS HE - No hot water - No heat coming through central heating. (PLEASE HELP!) 1) Boiler make / model (gas or oil) MicroGENUS HE 24 MFFI (gas) 2) What is / is not happening. No hot water - No heat coming through central heating system 3) Has ANYTHING else been done or changed...

Is it worth paying more for a thermostatic electric shower? I think I remember reading that the Mira one will keep the temp to around 2 degrees where it's set at whereas the normal one will just keep it to within 6 degrees. I've used a 9kW Mira non-thermo which if the toilet was flushed would...

Hi, I wanted to find out if there is any difference when using a 9.8kW or 10.8 kW electric shower. I'm thinking of getting a Mira Sport 9.8kW thermostatic or a 10.8kW Sport Max. Has anyone got experience of either of these showers and you can feel any real difference. Thanks

Hi, Doing up a small room and plan to use as a study. Currently there are 2 single sockets in the room. Would be handy if these were 2 double sockets. Do products such as this work? I have put in double sockets myself before but if these work they look a lot easier than digging out...

Hi, Had a leak from my bathroom down into the kitchen causing the ceiling to come down. Leak has been fixed and I'm about to fix the ceiling. However I was wondering if there was anything I could put above the ceiling that could catch a drip? As I say the leak has been fixed but just in...