A friend of mine lives in a high rise flat with mixed council and leasholder occupancy. They have recently leaked into the flat below and the...
I would be grateful if anyone with any experience of these two timers could advise which is the better? I am looking at fitting a number of these...
I am looking at installing a double radiator and could accomodate a 600 x 2400 panel but am mindful of the weight of such an item. I have already...
I have been forced to succumb to the rip-off IET and their bloody updated regs book because they want to sell the 'same-old' to the same old...
I am looking to install a Valliant ecoTEC plus 831and have studied the flue installation guide but have a nagging unanswered question. The...
I am in the process of re-jigging an 8-Way Wylex Insulated Consumer Unit (CU) (NH804) to replace an old Wylex re-wireable and read the following:...
I have just replaced the innards of our mid-level cistern with a torbeck valve and a flapper valve. Initially after a flush the flapper valve...
Great to see that we have Harmonised Heat Shrink in a convenient box but oh boy you are paying for the privilege! The previous box on offer was in...
I am about to install a Mira Vie electric shower and looking at the water supply details it uses a 1/2" BSP Nipple with olives and Compressions...
I have just bought a Mira Vie 10k8 Electric Shower from Plumbworld for £99.75 after Screwfix refused to pricematch their's down from £137.02!...
I subscribed to Draka Cables website to get their Cable Handbook and now get an annual festive e-mail from them which is quite amusing, if a bit...
I note that Legrand have introduced a new quick-fit pipe clamp. It looks nice and simple however, I cannot see the obligatory "Safety Electrical...
Funny how so many lights are SES (E14) and don't take the el-cheapo CFL that are awash at the moment. I have 3 x 5 cluster lights in my living...
Gents, being a dumb Sparky I get so infuriated with the complete lack of 'standards' in an area which should be simplicity in itself. Looking...
The bane of a conscientious electrician's life - but not all! I have lifted the upstairs landing carpet to locate the cause of the sinking effect....
Consumer Household Inte4grated Power System (CHIPS) I have a kitchen re-wire on a bungalow which has an old Wylex 3036 Board with plug in MCBs....
Why are back box knock-outs left and right of their centreline? Surely the best line for the cable is on the centreline of the 'safe zone' however...
Accepting that an enclosure should be IP4X / IPXXD for the top horizontal surface how do we achieve this for a ‘top-fed’ Consumer Unit...
A piece of cultural multi-ethnic drama
I recently stayed at my brother-in-law's place in Spain and took some pictures of the electrics! There is a REC looking panel with what appears...
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