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Hi folks - any advice much appreciated! Trying to get to grips with electrics put in before I moved into my house! I have a single PIR on front of my garage, connected to two lights, working off a switch inside the garage, which has its own fuse box. Tried to replace them all as they...

Hi folks Moved into my house a while back and the PIR/outside security lights were working OK. There are two lights and one PIR in between them. Then the PIR went so I've tried to replace it. Stupidly(!) I didn't check the wiring of the PIR I was removing, as I thought it would be a...

Hi folks Any advice much appreciated. One of the two toilets in my house wasn't working properly - when flushing the water was either almost draining from the pan completely or backing up and not flushing the paper away at all. So, having worked out there's nothing wrong with the pan...

Hi folks Today I tried to install a power shower. It's an aqualisa shower with the pump built in. I was replacing a previous shower, which turned on/off via a pull chord, and replicated the wiring. Strange thing is no matter whether the 'box' the chord goes to says 'on' or 'off' the...

Hi folks Wonder if anyone can help/provide some advice please? I had a radiator problem today and now none of the radiators in my house are working. I'm re-doing my bathroom. I'm reasonably competent at DIY but not so great at plumbing. Plan was to dismantle the sink and toilet myself but...

Hi folks I have installed patio doors and am about to put in a patio. Normally I'd put in a step and then have the pation 150mm below the DPC as recommended. Trouble is my garden slopes down towards the house and I want to level the grass off. To do so, what I'd like to do is raise the...