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Hi, Ive got a 400w son floodlight controlled by a photocell. The light has stopped working but still has voltage if i cover up the photocell. Ive changed the lamp and it still wont strike up. How do i check the ballast and ignitor? Thanks

Hi, Ive noticed on my central heating that I have a gate valve between my flow and return pipes that has always been open. Whats the reason for having this valve and should it be closed? My boiler is in the downstairs bathroom and also has a very small tank in the loft. If my pic has...

Hi, Today we have had 3 upvc windows installed to our kitchen and downstairs bathroom, now the heating has come on you can tell its a lot warmer in these rooms. The house was built in 1887 and allready had upvc windows fitted to the back upstairs rooms. Now my question is from the front of...

3 weeks ago i was sat in traffic waiting to get onto a roundabout when *BANG* a lady ran into the back of the firms van (2 doors damaged only). The apprentice spilt his hot tea on his :shock: and if it wasn't for the security cage i'd of had a 3 kva transformer lodged in my head. That morning...

Hi, mmmmm slight problem. My stepfather has nearly finished a small extension to his kitchen (3mx4m) and it's ready for the electrical first fix. Im an electrician and most of my work is on industrial and commercial sites so part p has'nt really affected me up until now. All i want to add is 2...

Hi, When i had my downstairs walls skimmed i cut all the pipe drops and removed the rads for a better finish, then i repiped them myself when the plasterer had gone. I'm a sparky so i know about part p for us :? but on our next house is there any problems i'll come across with regs if...

Hi all, Ive just finished refurbing the house and its now time to start on the garden. We've been here just over a year and nothing has been done to the garden at all. Its 10m x 6m, grassed with a border on 3 sides.......and looks horrible. The garden has roughly 100 weeds including one that...

HI, I was reading a DIY book the other day which had different types of cylinders. Now its got me puzzled on what i have ! My cylinder stands about 1m tall, on top of it theres a built in tank thats about 500mm high containg cold water with a float. The main cylinder has no immersion heater...

Hi, At the back of our house we have a downstairs bathroom with a door leading off to a seperate toilet, over the last few weeks theres been a nasty smell in the bathroom which seems to come and go at various times of the day and night.The kitchen is next to the bathroom and the waste from the...

Hi, Ive replaced all the pipe drops to my downstairs rads and after flushing and refilling system the rad furthest away from the boiler doesnt heat up.A plumber told me to remove the trv and make sure the pin is moving freely, but it has no pin.Just a rubber plunger, if i hold down the inside of...

Hi, Im replacing the pipes to a radiator as they dont run level down the wall beside a door frame and have about 10 coats of paint on them.The pipes run under the rad, I want to put in a drain cock in the one going to the valve end by putting in a 'T' I have some solder ring 'T's but which...

Hi, I want to change my bath and sink for new ones, at the moment the copper pipes go straight to the taps (god knows how the plumber got to them to tighten them up) Can i cut the 22mm hot and 15mm cold pipes where i can get to them easily and then use the pushfit flexihose adapters to the taps...

Hi, This is my second posting regarding a DPC.The first one was about a guarantee which turned out to be worthless. My semi detached house was built in 1887 and already has a DPC injected, the skirting in the downstairs bathroom was rotten and when i took it off the plaster was covering the...

Hi, I'll make this as short as i can!! I'm in the middle of buying a house built in 1887, it has rising damp.Ive knocked £17,000 off the asking price because the seller couldnt find the damp guarantee, which he accepted.He has now found the guarentee but i stuck to my guns over the price as i...

Hi, I want to put floor lights in my front room, the room has floorboards so access is not a problem.Would it be ok to use 100mm exterior deck lights, ive seen some in a catalogue but not sure which would give the best light for the room? fibre optic,elphin 7w fluoro or mains voltage. anyone...

Hi, My bathroom is on the ground floor and has a solid floor, it has a seperate room within it where the toilet is which i intend to turn into a shower wet room.Ive moved the toilet into the bathroom but because of the solid floor i have to raise the floor in the wet room to allow for the shower...