Well if its a drought then it must be summer, so assuming you are popular enough to have mates round for a barbie and drinking loads of beer just...
Adam, you seem to have missed my point. I know all about fuses being used as switches. I have seen them welded in due to loose terminations...
Yes we have all heard of this change and as it was supposed to come in 28 years ago when flex colours changed I think we can all say we have...
Type 1 MCB's are now obsolete, as are types 2,3 and 4 following changes to British Standards to harmonise with the rest of Europe. Types B,C and D...
If you really must re-join the clay pipes (correctly called "salt glaze") then get a rubber connector similar to the one you have already used...
Sounds like you may have bought some of the cheap chinese imports that flooded the country a couple of years back. In the late eighties and early...
Sounds like you could have faulty cable. The liquid will be the plasticiser in the cable breaking down. It was a faulty batch of cable...
Well ban-all-sheds, I dont think you have fretted enough if you still use "*****" in your posts. "...people could learn enough in six...
Less expertise than is required to paper a wall eh? Well do you understand Ze, Zs, Ib, In? Zones in bathrooms? R1+R2? Insulation resistance?...
In my professional experience they do not enquire why you want a DP Isolator fitted. However, in my area, the record of work form that needs to be...
I very much doubt it. I had to replace a stop cock on this pipe at a local farm recently. The black plastic requires different size inserts but...
Yes. The reason being that they are installed outside the main equipotential zone.
Luddite? Not me pal, just been on the sharp end of sorting out problems with the stuff. Its usually installed by building firms using cheap labour...
If this is a single pipe system then it sounds as though there is not enough pressure differential across the radiator to initiate a flow. Do the...
Assuming that your waste discharges to a connection at floor level try using a "space saver" 90 degree pan connector. Screwfix dont list one, but...
Ideally 500W halogen lights should be run from a seperate 6A way on the RCD side of the consumer unit. This is because if mounted outdoors they...
It is illegal to pull the service fuse and also damn stupid, as I have seen them welded in. Its a whacking big bang if it goes pop in your hand....
NICEIC guidelines dictate this, as any type of stud/honeycomb/or stramic walling is porous and can lead to water ingress into the accessory.
If you are using a cooker switch with built in socket you must put it on the RCD side. The regulations require any socket that could power outdoor...
Dont forget the need for supplementary equipotential bonding. And the fused connection unit has to be located outside of the bathroom. If the...
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