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Hello I have a Linn Lifestyle system and a Project turntable (and Phono Box). I want to be able to stream music from the Internet via laptop or iPhone through the speakers. What do I need to be able to do this. Maybe a simple question but although I work in IT and was at one point interested in...

Is it OK to place a splitter before a TV distribution box. I have one TV that runs from a cable in the loft, the aerial also runs to the loft and these are currently joined. I have several cables that run from the cellar to points around the house. The easiest thing to do is to put a 8 or 16 way...

Hello I have bought a log periodic aerial from TLC https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MX27879D.html It does not pick up BBC1 and BBc2 and possibly others. I thought this aerial type would be OK for Winter Hill. I am not close but receive an excellent signal with a bigger aerial on an...

Hello I want to distribute satellite, terestrial TV, CCTV to 10 points. The Labgear LDU608R has 8 outputs. Is there an alternative or can I extend the LDU608R to createadditional outputs using a small TV distribution amplifier. Thanks

I am looking to replace my UFH roomstats with ones that I can program remotely from my phone probably via Amazon Echo. The only ones I can find can only turn the heating on and off but I want to be able to set the on and off temperatures throughout the day and set manual, or timer and adjust the...

I am putting some cable in for some lights that will be inset in an outside wall. I have an electrician that I use but the wall is being built before he starts and he is away. Can 2.5 T&E be used inside the wall running at the bottom? Should it be in conduit? Also the cable will then emerge at...

Hello What size armoured cable will I need to run about 150m and what would the maximum load it could take be. I will be using an electrician but I am just looking at the options and pricing the work up. Thanks Barnman

I have a log boiler that heats an accumulation tank. This then feeds the underfloor heating and a separate pressurised hot water tank that provides the domestic hot water. This all works quite well. However I want to add a backup oil boiler to the system to cater for times when I cannot load the...

Hello I am looking for a roomstat for my Honeywell combination boiler. I have a remote stat at the moment which wirelessly communicates with the boiler control. I want to place the timer and temp setting control in a different room to that of the temperature probe, the boiler would also be in...

I have two manifolds for the UFH system. How should these be plumbed. Should the water come out of one and into the other - which would potentially mean that the zones off the first manifold heat before the ones off the second. Or should the both come off of an inlet and out to the same common...

I am trying to get our newly installed Vigas biomass boiler working correctly. I have a hunch that it is not set to the correct scheme as shown in the manual. i believe I need to set it to scheme 1 and the factory setting is scheme 4. However when I follow the instructions in the manual I cannot...

I am running pipes from a biomass boiler to the house for hot water and central heating. I have had several different plumbers say different things about the size of pipe - 28mm or 35mm etc. What size should I use?

Where abouts should drain valves be put on the central heating system - i.e. on what radiators. I assume the lowest point or the ones furthest away and if there is more than one ring then on each ring. The lowest point is under floor but I imagine most of the water would be sucked out by...

I am looking for lighting to go into some wall recesses in a bathroom. They need to be F-Marked and not get hot as there will be towels etc. stored underneath the lamps - hence they cannot be 50cm from an object if "Minimum distance from illuminated object is 0.5 metre" means that. Any ideas?

I would like to replace the BT Master Socket with nicer looking one. Now the current socket has A and B. The replacement ones I see have the six terminals. How do these relate to each other? I know you are not supposed to replace the BT Master Socket so this is simply theoretical I will...

I am thinking of renovating an out building and am thinking of having exposed brickwork on the inside. In this case as there will not be any plasterboard can the wiring go in the cavity? I will be employing an electrician but am just working it through in my own head first.

I have today pressure tested our new water system and found that we have several leaks around the John Guest Manifold (four port rail manifold 22 to 15) Its OK at 3 bar but at 4 bar water seems to leak from all the outlets on all the manifolds - we have 16 manifolds in total. Any suggestions????

I want to install a biomass boiler outside but also have an oil boiler in side for when we don't want to light the biomass boiler. I also wan to use radiators as well as under floor heating but be ale to turn the radiator circuit off when not required. I realise this needs a plumber to install...

I want to put a floor box in that will allow a laptop to connect to a TV at the other end of the room that will act as a monitor. I want picture and sound and be able to cater for a variety of laptops. My intention is to run HDMI cable but was also considering a VGA cable. However I believe...

I am putting in cables in my barn conversion for TV distribution. I am running satellite cable to a distribution box to where the Freesat/SKy box will be. I am also running Cat 5 - in case it is needed and a phone line. However what cables should I run to the TV. Is it only HDMI, or should I...