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The board on which you have the Service Fuse and Meter shouldn't be used for other equipment. I don't see how a separate (small) consumer unit could...
The height of a Smart Meter is 175mm including the Communications Hub. It will need at least 60mm below it to accommodate the bend in the tails. ...
You're contemplating staying cold until Spring?! Is the reason that you can't get your hand to the valve because of the close proximity of the pipes...
Then there's likely to be more air in the pipes somewhere. The amount of air which came out from that bleed position was "a fair bit", but it's limi...
Just before we jump to the conclusion that the pump is effectively "full on", there are occasions when a pump must be put into that mode so that its s...
We could equally well say that "It's the law" for domestic installations...... in that it's a requirement of the Building Regs! But MCS seem to beli...
Oh, I'm all in favour of arrows to illustrate the flow @ashp-bobba... especially if they're different colours. In discussions with Councillors on my...
Oh great!We now have someone else here who can doodle on top of photos 😀 Can I please check @ashp-bobba that my arrow is pointing to the fl...
Have you got an inspection mirror? This one from Amazon is £4.99 There's a book you need to read called Bodge Buster. And there's als...
@editor -- stick your phone beneath the valve and take a photo of the label. If you post the pic here, we can spend the rest of the day arguing over...
Having just revisited your earlier photo, the tricky bit in your case is retrieving the bolts when you accidentally drop them down between the pipes. ...
But it's only the motor head you need to replace. You leave the valve body in situ and therefore the job is electrical. First move the lever to th...
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