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old consumer unit / fusebox

Hi I've just moved house - so decided to fit a shower - when I look at the consumer unit its an old tin box thing with...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by noaddressyet
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by noaddressyet

Roofing issues

When we bought his house almost 6 years ago several (20 or more) of the concrete roof slates were broken but still on t...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by MikeRogers
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by MikeRogers

New Shower?

Hi Guys, I have a Triton Bermuda 9.5Kw shower that must be at least 15 years old. It has developed a fault in that the...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by john
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by john

SDS bits

I have an old Bosch GBH drill. Will it take SDS plus bits or do I have to find dedicated SDS bits? tia
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rob.sowerby
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by rob.sowerby

solar panel conservatory

Has anyone installed any solar panels that are suitable for conservatory? If so, are they affordable i wonder?
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by lukchikwong
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by lukchikwong

Flourescent bathroom light???

I want new bathroom light not interested in spots prefer the benefits of fluorescent = low wattage/high light output/ n...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by reply
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by reply

My pump has died.

My submersible well pump has died, not totally but it now trips the RCD after about 30 seconds operation and I can't ge...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by MikeRogers
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by MikeRogers

Cables and 17th Edition regs

This is a question for the electricians here. In an earlier thread of mine, 'Earthing Problem', the matter of rewiring...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Giles
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by Giles

I need really restart my live in London

Who help? More about me: http://believingintheimpossible.com
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by believingintheimpossible
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by believingintheimpossible

Spring attached to gate

My neighbour had this spring put on the back garden gate by someone, to get it to be self-closing. http://tinypic.com/v...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bluestarx
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by bluestarx

Philips Hostess Trolley

Within a few minutes of switching on the fuse blows - until that moment the element heats up and the on-lamp is lit. Th...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by anyone
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by anyone

bathroom flooring

i am having a new bathroom fitted and can't make my mind up to have a tiled floor or a vinyl floor. It won't be having...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by noname
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by noname

Hotpoint washer dryer tripping RCD

As above, on a boil wash the machine is tripping the RCD in the main CU which shuts down the whole house. It's been fin...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Mentalguy2k8
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by Mentalguy2k8