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Hi guys, what do you call the black trim/boards on my 60s town house? I am going to get them replaced in UPVC. Is that possible? Anyone got any links to the stuff so I can research? It seems to be a ply or something and its very weathered and cracking. Thanks for any info.

Anyone got any ideas?

Hi all, our estate is having the plywood panels replaced as they are weathered as part of external redecoration. I asked for mine to just be painted as I felt they weren't that bad and I want to investigate upvc. Do mine look that bad? Been quoted £500 to replace. I really prefer upvc, can I...

No all on same circuit, one switch does left and of course the other does right. All on same RCD, and the flexi is the same for both so two runs of 3 core to the switch. One red, one black with red over it and earth (sleeved off correctly).

Ta for that, the fault I managed to create myself was the fact there are two feeds for each 6 lights. Both using same coloured cables, Red, Black/Red and Earth. So I managed to to mix the L1 with a Com from the other feed. I only noticed when I pulled the two lots of three core out further and...

I am going to refit the dimmer this weekend, just to check, I take the cable from COM and L1 and replicate this to the dimmer?

Really? So what i just leave the fittings with no bulbs in or maybe mix leds with normal bulbs. Duh!

Yes they do work!

Ok, so on the back of the old one, the L1, L2, COM are grouped above each other, on the dimmer they are a different way round, I must of cross them over to L1 and COM from the other pairs lol. Anyway, its all sorted now, rushing it after work, should have waited till weekend.... At least I...

All fixed, c**ked up the connections, after a pizza and cold drink, went back and spotted straight away, all sorted.

Hi, its a dry lining box, I can't see any damage at all. Its all done up tight. As a sanity check, should it be Switch (red/black) to L1 or COM and is that the same on both sides?

Hi guys, I decided to fit a dimmer in place of a switch plate, here is the setup: Bedroom has 12 spots, split into 6 onto each switch, so a double switch. There are two three core cables, Red, Black with Red sleeve and Earth. I removed the red/black from the COM and the red from L1 on both...

Normally would but its along a garden. I have a tester to check the connections but it looks like its just a messy join. RJ45 at each end look ok.

Sorry, meant to add, its not an ADSL feed, its just a data link between to routers/switches. When a pop a laptop on the end it tries to connect at a gig, then 100 and finally 10.

I'm tempted to try and re twist the wires, I normally put a RJ45 on each end and then a double female adapter but its in the corner of a garage and not easy to get to.

Its a feed coming from a virgin router to another router in an office. It was damaged but the wrong length was used hence the previous effort of joining it.

Its only running at 10Mbs, just. I offered to come back with a CAt6 box and punch it down. all I can do, only other option is for them to get another long run of cable down the garden.

Its not a phone line though :rolleyes:

Got asked to look at a slow internet connection, found a join in an out building. https://photos.app.goo.gl/gLDb9GQScxrIsy1s1 I guess this is reason why the PC would only run at 10Mbps! Got an IDC CAT6 box to punch down and re join the cables.

Hi all. I had to clear all the foliage and earth from our end wall before the cavity work could be done. The soil and greenery was above the DPC in some places. Anyway, I have cleared it and swept it, noticed the brickwork is frost damaged, should I get it sorted in due course? How bad does it...