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Hi, since I moved into my house I have had a blackbox in the centre of a wall with a cover plate on which looks awful. I have removed the cover and tested the cable and it seems to be dead. I can't find a switch anywhere that might supply it so I'm assuming that it's been disconnected at the...

Yes I was actually joking but my laughing emoji disappeared!

Yes I noticed the earth when I took it off, it’s secure now

Lol, surprisingly enough it works now! Thanks!

How do I delete this before anyone else sees it? Thanks very much!

Hi, I have replaced the isolation switch for a dishwasher. Now whether the switch is on or off there is always power. I have wired up the same way the one I removed of the first picture, replacement second. Can I assume the switch is faulty or have I done something stupid?

Thanks John you've been very helpful

Ok so since you mentioned that when I pull the starter cord the first pull always feels like it should. The second pull probably 50% of the time comes straight out like it's not connected to anything. I have to wait a minute before I feel like I'm pulling something again.

Thanks John, much appreciated

This one doesn't have a primer bulb. I tried the way you suggested but still no luck. I just saw that there is a slow fuel leak from somewhere so I suppose that might have something to do with it.

Hi, I’m a novice at engines so trying to work my way around a small one. I bought a Tanaka TBC-2000 brushcutter that was advertised as not working. The guy I bought it from said it was working perfectly but fell over in the shed and wouldn’t start since. I went over to get it and he demonstrated...

Hi, I moved into a new house fairly recently that is fitted with a wireless Novar ED&S alarm. It has 2 PIR's, control panel and bell box. The previous tenant left s 2 key fobs but no code and I want to remove it and fit a new system. I removed the 2 PIRs which set the alarm off so I know the...

all your help mech appreciated gents.

Looks like I wasn’t going far enough out. I peeled back the insulation and found the damp patch in the pictures. It’s raining really heavily right now and there’s no roof leak so I think it must be seeping in from the gutter area.

This is the area, when I first noticed it it was about 15cm by 5cm. I’ll go back up later after work and move some more insulation to see if I’ve missed something.

If I lift up the insulation there doesn’t seem to be any damp under there that I can see. The damp patch is towards the exterior wall and I’m pretty sure there’s no insulation where the tank was. There’s like a small wooden platform that I’m assuming the tank was sat on but the patch is under an...

Hi, I moved into a new property about 4 months ago, soon afterwards i noticed a small brown mark in the corner of the ceiling but thought nothing of it, recently I noticed that the patch has grown considerably and is damp to the touch. It seems to have become more severe since we had our boiler...

Hi, I have just moved into a house with a toilet that has a dual flush valve, the type that is screwed into the cistern lid with a plunger on the bottom. It seems to sit too low on the cistern and when I push it it only half flushes the toilet. If I remove it and then push the top of the flush...

The tap is fed from the mains and it’s about 15 l/min but the tap has an aerator on it so presumably it would be a bit more? I’m just an average diyer so don’t think I can measure the pressure.

One other thing that we are doing is replacing the boiler as it's really old and not very effective. I was thinking of switching to a combination boiler, am I right in thinking that if I do it will negate the need for the hot water tank in the airing cupboard and cold water tank in the loft? If...