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I was very pleased with myself this morning. WE had a problem where the heating was not turning off in the evenings and the house got hotter and hotter. Following advice on here I replaced the motorised valve, (just the electrics part. The valve part was replaced about 18 months ago by a heating...

Hi all, My central heating seems to work fine in the mornings when the hot water and heating are only on for a short time, but in the evenings when they are both on for longer the room thermostat soes not turn off the heating and it gets warmer and warmer. The motorised valve responds...

What's a Discharge Light? The reason behind the question is as follows. 1. I have a 500w halogen floodlight fitted to the outside wall. 2. This is hard wired to a remote receiver switch in the loft that is powered via a junction box spur on the upstairs lighting circuit. 3. The remote...

My very old (About 20+ years old at a guess.)Potterton Kingfisher floor standing boiler has shuffled off its mortal coils. I'm waiting for various Corgi Plumbers to attend and give their quotes to replace but want to make sure I get a decent and reliable boiler fitted and not some cheap...

My Kids have decided that they want a pond in the garden. As luck would have it the best place for the pond is about three feet from the corner of my garage that has power. I’ve been out looking at the bits I need to build the pond and the flex from the pump and filter is long enough to go...

Hi Again, Just after some reassurance. My detached garage appears to be a spur from the house ring main. It operates via the ring main MCB. (I do not know where on the ring the spur is taken from, (No FCU’s visible) but it travels underground to the garage where it goes into a garage...

Hi, I want to board some of my loft for storage. I have been reading the past posts on the subjects and would like some advice. I intend to use chipboard T&G loft flooring from Homebase and board about three areas in the loft with a 3 meters square. I will also be boarding along the...

Hi Hopefully an simple question. I have a pendant light in the loft wired via a junction box. I want to add a second light in the lost controlled by the same switch. Do I just conect the switch live, neutral and earth from the original rose to the new one? Many thanks Mottsy

I am in the process of replacing the old bakelite sockets and switches for new ones. In the Hallway I have a 3 gang 2way light switch that measures 83mm wide by 185mm high. I would like to replace it with one the same size of slightly larger if possible to avoid having to redecorate. I...

Coulds anyone please answer in laymans terms what is the difference between Passive and Active RCD Sockets? Having found this great forum, I'm sure I need to replace a normal twin socket for an RCD one, for plugging in extension leads and using equipment outdoors, but don't know what type...

Hi all, I'm not an electrician so please don't be offended if this is a silly question, but what is the difference between a MCB & RCD? The only reason I ask is the my garage has a small consumer unit with two MCB's. (One for lights and one for power.) Should I get a RCD socket fitted or...

Hi all, Hopefully an easy one for people of your caliber. A short while ago a TV ariel man fitted a new ariel to the roof and a four way TV booster in the loft to supply the telly's. I have just had a look at what hid did and to power the booster, he cut off the moulded plug and wired...

Hi, I just replaced a one way single light switch in an under-stairs cupboard as it was an old bakelite one. The switch had fairly new twin and earth running to it and the outer sleaving removed where it entered the switch. The red wire was cut and connected to what I presume was the...

Sorry to bother you. There is probably a simple answer, but I tried in vain to change a single three pin socket for a surface mounted double socket. The only problem is the wires are not long enough to be secured in the surface mounted one. (Whoever wired in the single one obviously had...

Can any kind sould please help me with rewiring a new ceiling rose with 2 way switching? I have identified the two cables that go to the switches and the two that go to the and from the next lights. The earth is obvious, but what goes to the "L" "N" and "Loop" please? (Every diagram I look at...

Hi, Please help me. I've just had some work done by a plumber who should have arrived on a horse wearing a stetson! He replaced the hot water cylinder and fitted 10 thermostatic Radiator Valves. I noticed that at the bottom of the old cylinder when it was removed was a brass valve with...