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Merry Christmas Does anyone have any dealings with fitting? I’m going to have to use a 1 meter extension with the original kit. To get the plume away from a CCTV Cam and Pir. What I want to know is do you have any tips how to ensure I mark the brackets position correctly? Also what drill...

I had a new Worcester boiler fitted and ever since had an issue with my Cosy wireless stat, that's always worked fine. It fires up the heating and water, but when the temperature drops below what is set on the stat it doesn't fire the boiler/heating back up. Does anybody have any ideas? The...

Hi All My washing machine stopped working in a particular socket last night, I checked the fuse etc and thats fine. I then plugged it into another socket, and it then worked.. a socket in another part of my kitchen. I plugged the kettle into the original socket the washing machine was...

Hi all I've noticed that the soil pipe for my toilet is leaking. Upon inspection it looks like the seal/connection for the branch pipe is buggered. What's the best course if action? Can I replace the connection or would it be a new branch pipe? How hard a task is it to replace...

Hi all, I repleced a fence post on Saturday and a couple of panels. I checked how it was last night and there is a fair bit of wobble, its a wooden post ahttp://www.wickes.co.uk/fence-post-100mmx100x27m/invt/548025/ I put a couple of feet under the ground level and used a dry mix with...

Hi all does anyone know what an outdoor double socket installation would likely cost?

Hi All Wondered if you can offer some advice. My security light no longer works after a friend helped and installed a new light fitting in my dining room. The switch for the security light is in the dining room, and nothing has changed in regards to the actual switches themseleves. The...

Hi in my bedroom I have a damp patch that appears and seems to get worse after a shower in my ensuite. I'm not sure if its the steam from the shower hitting the already dampish wall. It seems there at the moment even after no rain for a few days. I had someone check the roof and they...

hello I am replacing a light switch, but hit some confusion. In the old switch it had a pair of red wires in common, and a red in "1" and nothing in "2" In my new switch theres a hole with no marking, than a L1 and L2. I thought I would put the pair in the hole thats unmarked, and the...

Hi I have a pull chord inside my overstairs cupboard, as the previous owners knocked the box room into the adjoining room. Id like to put a switch on the outside of the cupboard by running a cable on the inside (cover with ducting?) and cut a hole through the wood so i can put a one gang...

Hi all I need interior French doors to fit a width of 1220mm and having trouble finding a pair. I've found a couple of places online such as emerald doors, but they are expensive and delivery is a bit steep. Does anyone have any suggestions from any of the usual suspects. I've tried wickes...

Ive moves into a three bedroom property the previous owners knocked the master bedroom and box room into one. Then reconverted back putting a new wall in. Although the box room light switch is a pull cord hidden in a cupboard that's been built above the stairs inside the room, and for it...

Hi all I have the above alarm, and when go to set it the keypad continues to constantly beep after I put in my code and it wont set There are no lights lit up on the keypad, just the power light. The other day the electric was off and the alarm went off and the keypad wasnt useable. I...