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I think this is right but i'm sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong........ Damp meters work by detecting electrical resistance in materials (between the 2 probes). Because water is a good conductor of electricity it is assumed that a high reading means water (damp) is present. This is not...

doitall - why are they dangerous ? are all focal point fires dangerous or just this model ?

thanks chris, i'll try changing it at the weekend

The level is too high. It keeps filling past the float level and down the overflow pipe.

Hello, I wonder if anyone can help me, My cistern is continuosly overflowing back into the bowl. After flushing, it will refill as normal until the float is in its up position but then very slowly it will continue filling and overflowing down the pipe. There seems to be a hissing sound, as if...

Hello, I recently had a new kitchen fitted and the extractor now vents up the chimney, which is capped in the loft, though a vent pipe which passes though a lead slate. I went up into the loft when it was raining to check if it was watertight and found a small amount of water dripping on...

Its been marked up inside the wylex face plate as "immersion 1mm" but i must admit i didn't check the cable itself because I can only see the 3 single wires and i havn't got anything to measure them with yet. So if it is 2.5 I guess it would be ok to change it for a socket ? what if it...

Hello, I had my boiler replaced (and relocated) a few months ago and the old one removed but the cable (1mm) for the old immersion heater is sill in place, connected to a timer on the wall, and running back to a 15amp ceramic fuse in my wylex consumer unit. I want to redecorate the...

Thanks for the replies fellas, at least now i know its feesable and I won't look silly when I get a builder 'round for a quote. It sounds a bit complicated / expensive though, so how is this for a better idea: Remove the majority of the chimney breast (up to 2 metre height) except for the...

Hi all, I am in the early stages of planning a new kitchen. My house is c1910 and the room measures about 4m X 3m, but on one of the long walls there is a (disused) chimney breast about 1.2m wide and 0.5 deep (The same in the adjoining room) I currently have a small cooker sitting in an...

thanks for the replies guys, i think i'll do the job properly and get all the old stuff up.

i'm still in the early planning stages of giving my tired kitchen a cheap make-over until i've saved enough to completely re-fit (2/3 years away). Is it a good idea to lay another layer of lino / vinyl over my existing lino or will i need to remove the old stuff and all the sticky /lumpy...

Qedelec, a quick question: What qualifies as 'accessible' ? Is mounting under floorboards covered with underlay and carpet (or laminate) considered 'accessible' ? and what is considered inaccessible ? anyone ?

good idea 69er, thanks

Oh sh*t. I have a mains cable sharing the same hole as my gas main through a floorboard in my electrics cupboard. Does this mean i should move it? What are the effects of having the 2 so close together?