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My Kitchen RFC RCBO trips if i turn OFF the power at the main switch. It also tripped last time i did a Ze test at the board. My supply is overhead concentic ( TT ) with a Ze of 14 ohms IR tests show 99.9 megs and continuity are also OK. Gas and water bonds are in place and everything works...

I need to run an earth from this light fitting to the Earth terminal in my CU. Does it have to follow the same path as the supply cable? The original cable are very short and the CPC is not connected.

I have searched all over the net for a manual for this mixer, I want to know how to set up the effects memories, All the rest is standard stuff...

Is there any way to access the technitians menu without the password on a dennard 2040 PTZ camera. I know the default is 9999 but its been changed. I know i can go through them one at a time but is there an easier way. The user pass is still at 1111 so I can use the camera but would like to...

My C&M combi boiler is playing up again, and I am considering a replacement. But there are so many choices out there that I cant make up my mind. I realise that most of you will have your Favourite make but a few pointers wouldnt come amiss Large victorian house 5 bedrooms 34ft lounge/diner...

This paint is past its best and is now peeling in places so looks horrible. However, I have tried all ways to get it off,to prepare the surface for a repaint but after trying sanding ( just moves the surface about a bit ) Heat gun ( just leaves a sticky mess ) Nitromorse ( not a lot of effect)...

The inlet fan has stopped drawing air as it is clogged up with dust. I can see it through the condenser hole but cant get at it. The grille on the RHS is held in with plastic clips that I cant see any way of releasing. I need to clean the fan as the cooling air is not being pumped through the...

My C&M combi 80 has the following problem. The error lights for "fan running but pressure switch not operated" come on every now and then , not permanantly but just at the most annoying times, like when im in the shower. I have checked the hoses and made sure that both holes in the pressure...

Have had insulation resistance checked and ite 2,000 ohms ( 2k ) I have been told it may be carbon from the brushes coating the backplate of the motor ? Any thoughts??

I am absolutly fed up with PPI,Get a new boiler for free,Ambulance chasers and all of the other cold/silent calls I get on a daily basis. I am thinking about a call blocker. Anyone had much success with one of these?

I have a hot tap that has become very discoloured over the past year or so. The store I bought them from said there was a 10 year warranty. The pictures show the hot tap and the cold tap on the basin. should I try and claim a new one ?

My darling daughter has decided to get on the property ladder. She has sent me some photos of her prospective purchase. Is it my eyes or is there signs of overheating at the meter? Also the earth connection looks like a jubilee clip !!

Whats the maximum distance I can expect to be able to use with cat5 cable and baluns? (Standard 1v p-p video)

I have just had a quote for a roller door for my back yard wall. The fitters electrician proposed taking a supply via SWA cable from a ring final circuit in the house. Is this "normal" or would it be better going back to the CU?

Turned off the hot tap in the bathroom this morning ( combi fed ). About 3 seconds later the flexy pipe feeding the hot tap went "BANG".. Water everywhere... Bathroom was renewed some 3 years ago by a professional fitter. Any ideas other than bad luck with a defective pipe. I...

I am thinking of setting up a home cinema. What is the best screen material to get? It needs to be about 10ft by 6ft in size and will be a permanant installation.

Just visiting a mates house today and noticed his CU ( sad I know). There are RCBO's installed and the unused ways have MCB's installed but switched "off". should there be blanks installed or is this OK? This is rented accomodation.

I need to have some wood filler that will match up to old pine panelling. I have had a good look around but cant find anything near to the colour. Is there a product to add colour to wood filler that will allow me to match the filler to the wood colour ??

I have a 110 year old house that still has the original doors ( pine panel doors) after removing all the paint and varnish from them ( I did not get them dipped ) ,One of them has developed quite a severe warp, Its twisted so that when the top is against the frame the bottom is a good 4 cm away...

Does a person need a gas safe ticket to carry out a drop test?