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Hi, I'm about to put my house up for rent and have been informed by those pesky people at the council that I need to add more smoke alarms. It's a 3 storey house with a mains wired battery backed-up smoke alarm on each floor (hall + 2 landings). I have been told I must add an alarm to the...

Dear fellow DIYers, I have moved into a new home which has the cabling for an alarm system installed but no actual alarm components. I would like to purchase a quality wired system and install it myself but have no idea which one to go for. I want to avoid the stuff that's available in...

Dear fellow DIYers, I have recently moved into a new home which has the cabling for an alarm system installed but no actual alarm components. Blanking plates exist where PIRs, control box, panic button, etc, should go. I would like to purchase a quality wired system and install it myself...

I have a central heating problem where one radiator on the top floor is always completely cold. All other radiators are hot. It is a gas CH system with a Glow-Worm boiler on the ground floor, hot water tank on the 1st floor and problem radiator on the 2nd floor. I tried bleeding it but only...

PROBLEM: X reg 206. Sometimes when driving away a repeated beeping is heard and the courtesy light flashes. CAUSE: The car thinks one of the rear doors has not been closed and is alerting me to it. I have to open the door & close it hard and the alarm stops. SOLUTION: Does anyone know...

If I locked an X-reg Peugeot 206 using its remote central-locking button on the key will I be able to open it using a copy of the key cut by a bog standard key cutter? PLEASE NOTE: I am not attempting to steal a car. The good lady wife has lost the spare key & it's going to take about 2...

I suspect I'll have to get this checked out by a mechanic but thought I'd run it by you guys 1st. Whilst driving along the right indicator on my Peugeot 206 goes on without the indicator stick being touched. To cancel it I have to gently touch the stick or indicate left & cancel it. This...

I have moved into a new build with dreaded plasterboard on all the walls. I have put up curtain poles & bathroom fittings successfully by using the appropriate fittings to secure the items to the plasterboard. Now I need to hang a 15 kg mirror on a wall that joins the neighbouring home...

I recently bought a well maintained Peugeot 206 with main dealer service history. All tyres are of the same brand but I noticed that the tread on the front tyres is considerably more worn than the rear tyres. In fact they are beginning to go bald towards the edges although I think they are...

I have recently discovered the brake lights on my X-reg 206 are always on. Yesterday when I turned the ignition key I noticed a red glow behind the car. If I had got out & looked I would have seen that the brake lights were on (incl the high level one). I made sure the lights were switched...

My brother had an extension built where the builder fitted 3 light fittings. 2 light fittings are controlled by one switch & the 3rd light is controlled by another switch. When all 3 lights are switched on the fuse box trips. The builder claims that there is nothing wrong with his...

I have a R reg 1.0 L Corsa which was running OK until recently. I am competent enough to have changed the oil + filter, coolant, spark plugs & air filter at the beginning of the year. BUT lately the car feels sluggish & has difficulty accelerating. When cold pushing the pedal seems not to...

My 1.0 L Corsa does not idle very smoothly. Whilst stationary the idle speed tends to dip briefly every 3 or 4 seconds before picking up again. I replaced the spark plugs as they were due for a change but this made no difference. Also, it tends to struggle above 60 mph & I hear rattling...

I purchased a new light fitting but it cannot be fixed flush against the ceiling as the ceiling rose causes an obstruction. The new fitting was supplied with connecting blocks with very limited wiring instructions. QUESTION: Can connecting blocks be used instead of a ceiling rose?