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Hi all, I've had a quick check through the archive and haven't come across any advice on this specific problem. The external wall in my integral garage built in the 60's backs onto the neighbours alleyway to their garden. Rain collects and is seeping through into my garage under the damp...

Hi all, I was hoping somebody might be able to give me a bit of advice before the inevitable trip to a mechanic! I have a Peugeot 207 1.4 2009 (I know one the worst cars ever made) about 68,000 miles. On Friday night when I went to come home from work and started it up both the headlights had...

Afternoon all, Another lighting problem.. I have looked for other threads on this but can't find anything. I'm trying to fit a ceiling light which needed the flex shortening. Ridiculously all three wires in the light are silver (not blue, brown green). Needing to trim off about 0.5m of flex I...

Hi all, Thanks to this site I have changed a 4 wire Honeywell thermostat for a 2 wire one. To make the earth and neutral wires 'safe' I trimmed them and wrapped them in insulating tape before bending them round and tucking into the hole. Everything works but can someone reassure me that this...

Hi all, Really hoping someone will be able to help me out, I am trying to install a cat flap into a upvc door- something I though would have been quite straightforward! I had a suspicion it would have metal inside as I think it is from around the 1970s , sure enough when I drilled the...

Hi all, Long time admirer of the site but never had to create a post before! I've changed a couple of old switches in my hallway to new metal ones- this seems to have been successful (still alive) except for a problem with a two way single switch. I can't for the life of me get one of the...