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I don't have carpet tiles, it's a concrete floor finished with thin vinyl floor tiles on it that were pretty standard for the time (I think they might even be asbestos tiles, so I don't want to go messing with them). I have wall-to-wall carpets on top of all the floors in question though, and...

I live in a 3-storey purpose built block of flats, built in the 1970s. I'm on the top floor but over the past year there has been an overpowering smell when the neighbour directly underneath my flat cooks spicy food. It's so strong, I have to open my windows for at least half an hour to help...

So let me get this right. Once the cable reaches the attic, it can run along the plasterboard but under the loft insulation until it reaches a wooden joist and then it can go up the side of joist? Does it have to be laid so that it is never completely surrounded by the loft insulation at any one...

Once the cable goes through the ceiling of my flat it then runs through a bit of loft insulation, but is (for the most part) on top of the insulation because it runs over the joists to get to the bathroom ceiling and then back down through the insulation again. In total, I'd say about a metre of...

Hi all. I've just bought a 10.5kw shower to replace my old 9.5kw that is on its last legs. The current cabling installed for the old shower is 6mm with a 32A MCB, both of which I know have to be upgraded. I live in a top-floor flat and the cabling runs out of the consumer unit through about half...

Thanks for that John. To be honest, although I am never likely to be using absolutely everything on the cooker at the same time, I think I would prefer not to run the risk of tripping it (just on the offchance I am ever doing a big meal for a cast of thousands). Is there an easy way that I...

Thanks for the info again. I'll get somebody out next week (it seems like this new cooker might not be the bargain I thought it was!). BTW, I forgot to post the pics of the connection point and switch in the kitchen in my earlier post, which I've just added. Dont suppose it'll make any...

Thanks for the info. I didn't realise the B32 number corresponded to the rating. So does this mean that I would need to have some hefty electrical/rewiring work done in order to even be able to have the cooker connected? If so, what exactly?

Hi Dave, Pic attached. I tried to get it as in focus as I could but the lighting is dim on the cupboard and using the flash overexposes everything. Just incase you cant make it out properly: Green 1= shower Green 2= cooker Green 3= sockets Green 4= water boiler Green 5 & 6 are empty...

Hi all. Electrical novice here so I'll try to explain this as best I can. I've just bought a new electric cooker that has a 10kw total power output and must be hardwired to a 45amp cooker circuit with the usual isolation switch above the kitchen work surface. I've had a look at the back of the...