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We have an old farm house. The radiator brackets are found to be rusting away in most rooms. In fact, one bracket dropped completely from behind the rad onto the floor. Is there a stainless steel or non rustable bracket I can use or perhaps feet I can attach? The brackets I have...

We have a corner of a room which is visibly damp. Its a recently plastered and painted wall. Its probably down to the poor render outside which will be rectified during the summer next year. For the mean time, is there any benefit at all me drilling a few holes in the wall to release the...

We have recently bought an old house, probably around 100 years old. The humidity in all the rooms ranges from 70-90% continuously. We bought dehumidifiers for each room which extract, on average, about 10 litres of water every 2-3 days. The dehumids bring down the humidity to about...

I have run a 2.5mm cable from the CU for 2 sockets about 3 metres away. Can I put a 20amp junction box in halfway down that cable and run 2 spurs off that? 1 spur supplying 2 double sockets (bedroom use - lamp/clock radio) and 1 spur for 2 double sockets in the kitchen (toaster/kettle/oil...

I am about to connect ducting to my cooker hood, problem being, the cooker hood connector is about 115 and not either 100 or 125. I am guessing I just connect a flexi 125 ducting and cable tie it tight? Is this ok?

After going through these forums I installed my first ever extractor fan! I bought an inline extractor which could pump 250m3. I took onboard the issue about fans that were not always up to the job. I sized the room and used the principle of 15 changes of air an hour. The bathroom has...

I have a bathroom 1.82m x 3.16m x 2.30m which desperately needs ventilation. It has 2 outside walls and 2 internal walls. 2 windows, 1 internal and the other to outside and of course a door. I am working on the basis of the room requiring 20 changes of air an hour so looking at a fan...