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I would like to add an additional 2 outside lights to my house. I currently have a light switch that I figure I can take a spur from. Ideally I'd like 1 cable to go from a new switch (next to the current) to a splitter, to then go to 2 lights. Idea is to take live feed from original switch to...

I currently have 2 switches controlling 1 light in my house. Off of 1 of the switches, I want to swap it out for a 2 gang switch, then feed a cable out the wall to outside for an light. This means replacing 1 of the switches with a 2 gang switch (it's currently 1). A photo of what I...

A new oven has been installed, but when ever the wall socket is switched on it trips the rcd, but not the oven one. The oven remains on, the if I turn the fan oven on, it goes off, turn the oven back off and the clock displays again. The oven has its own trip, but remains on all the time...

Hi, I've got an Alpha 280p that has suddenly stopped working. Everything seems fine , but the gas matrix won't light. The lights all light up,as normal, no flashing etc, I have a pilot light and you can hear the boiler click when you turn the hot tap on. Neither the heating or hot water...

My old WD420 was starting to leave clothes smelling, so I put some bleach in it and put it on a hot wash. After 2 hours of it sitting with it half full of water and clicking, I turned it off. Since I've done a drain out, and tried to do a rinse and spin, but it keeps stopping with light 1...

I have been searching most of the morning to see if anyone else has had a similar problem, but can't see that anyone has. We fitted a new kitchen around 18 months ago along with the standard matt black laminate worktop. I think its called 'Blackstone'. Anyway, we have always been very...

I had this issue ( //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=138933 ) a few monthd back. The machine works now, but the dryer still doesn't. That isn't the end of the world, but the clothes haven't smelt right since. What could be causing this? It doesn't error or stop on a wash, we've...

My hotpoint WD420 goes through washing fine but when it comes to drying it, 3 lights will flast. The power flashes quickly, the other 2 flash slower. (machines off so cant see whats flashing) The washing is soaked with hot water. I've had the filter out of the back and it was bad...

I have an old analouge theremostrat which keeps changing the time the heating comes on and goes off. I will set it al up to come on in the morning at 7am for 2 hours, then on at 6pm till 10pm. See below. But when it hits the OFF tag, it doesnt click the boiler off, it just pushes the...

I need a fridge for my new flat, and a friend has one that is fairly new but has been sat outside in all different weathers including snow and rain! If i leave it in a dry place for a few days and clean it up, will it still work? Or could the water damage effected the cooling system...

I have just taken a rose off the celing, looked at the cables, to copy for the new rose, but 1 of them has come out!!! So now i dont know what cable does what. I have 2 inlets of black and white. On the rose, i have a Live, Loop and N chocolate box's. On the old rose the 2 blacks...

I have 2 lights going to a double switched box. I want to be able to turn both of them on, with just a single switch. The new switch has L1, L2 and common. I have 5 cables comming in, 2 sets of black and red, the blacks twisted together. the 5th cable is a seprate cable into the back...