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Hi all, We have had some site work done where the gas engineer didn't leave enough Tracpipe to get to the meters on 2 out of the 7 flat connections. Luckily the others were jointed in the ventilated part of the room. The meter room is split in half with electric meters on the right and gas...

Hi all, We have a lighting circuit in the living room with: 6 x 12v/50W halogen downlights 1 x 400W rated dimmer (Aurora DSP400) (previous dimmer was a Hamilton 600W rated one) 1 x large "safety isolating transformer" by Trac lighting. This is a big white box next to our MCB with rating...

Hi all, Old suprima 70 boiler at home with a bit of a strange issue. When I wake up in the morning, the boiler is off (solid red light). Wall thermostat shows it's calling for heat (little flame icon). Separate programmer is showing heating is "on". Thermostat is a wired type. To...

Hi all, Following the success of the previous advice, there is one more nemesis in the kitchen which is in the picture below. //media.diynot.com/167000_166777_46467_68990717_thumb.jpg The main source of water is the joint between the plastic screw part and the metal part at the top...

Hi all, We had some work done, and I get the feeling the guy who did it didn't really know what he was doing. Being a noob, I need to confirm my noob logic. In the attached image: A - waste B - from the sink C - Fork plastic bit D - waste pipe for dishwasher...

Hi all, We have an old Abacus system which I wanted to replace with a Texecom Premier 24. The main reason for this system choice is to add the GSM communicator on at a later stage. Wiring is all existing 6-core. Given the cost of having it professionally done (ard £400 labour w/out comms...

Hi all, Just got my first home with the missus and starting to refurb. There are some double glazed patio doors and windows installed, but they don't seem to have any identifying markings on them. The previous owner also doesn't know where they're from as they've been there since before...