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I need to change and move the position of a bedroom radiator. It's going from an internal wall, around the corner, to an external bay. It'll probably require no more than 8m of pipework. The system is 10mm microbore, which I would have to buy if I'm going to keep the same. However, I have 15mm...

I've just laid some SWA Cat5e from the cupboard at the front of my house to the detached garage at the rear for a PoE IP CCTV camera. I'm now looking for options on how to terminate it. I'm thinking the last leg, either end, should be via a patch lead. I was wondering what my options would...

My TF1 is leaking and upon inspection it appeared to be coming from where the metal drain valve screws onto the plastic body. There's somewhere to place a spanner, so I decided to tighten it a little, but it still leaked. So I decided to remove it, clean and check for possibe causes. After...

The current fan in my bath/shower room (no toilet, with opening window) isn't up to the job. We are a family of five and the shower gets used for prolonged periods. Even with door all but closed and window open, condensation is an issue throughout the house and especially in the bathroom. The...

Stupid, I know. :oops: It's a bare, pine door to which I applied one coat of undercoat (I didn't have any primer to hand, but lots of undercoat). It was my intention to apply a second coat, then gloss, but after the first undercoat dried I noticed the knots. Should I just continue as...

My house was rewired last summer and the CU replaced. It's in a small corner cupboard in the hall and cannot be replaced with anything larger. After everything else has been hooked up, there is no space left (empty way) to supply the garage. The electrician has left the cable to the garage...

The condensate pipe for my boiler has been connected to an outside drain pipe shared with a toilet and hand-basin. (I'll dig out a picture.) A while ago an NPower engineer (fixing another problem) mentioned there should be a non-return valve installed. My dad popped into Plumb Centre this...

I want to add a (smallish) radiator to the downstairs circuit, in the kitchen. The downstairs radiators, of which there are currently 3, are all fed by 10mm copper pipe. The 22m flow and return come from the boiler, under the kitchen floor (actually passing underneath where I wish to place...

I've been having problems with my boiler - randomly losing pressure. Ultimately, the boiler stopped working. I have a service contract with NPower, so finally called them out. NPower came and got it working again, but said the issue with losing pressure needed further investigation. He...

I want to install an IP rated, double socket on an outside wall for some Christmas lights. My plan: I have a double socket, downstairs in a bay. I was going to cut a channel in the wall and take it around the corner (2.5mm T&E) and install a 13A (neon) SFCU (inside of) an outside wall...

Would something like this suffice? Or do you have any other recommendations?

I'm writing a shopping list for the installation of one of these LED floodlights. Tech. Spec. * Output is 12W LED, but then they mention 800W incandescent? Edit: I've just checked the manual and I think it's referring to 'Additional switching capacity', i.e. extra LEDs, bulb, or fan...

I have just noticed that the pressure gauge on my boiler drops by 0.5-0.75 bar when the heating comes on, or I turn a hot tap on. When I turn the heating off/hot water off, the pressure goes back up again (1 bar). I have been around the house and can find no leaks on any of the radiators...

I recently replaced a normal on/off switch with a dimmer. One of these. At first it worked fine. The mains halogen bulb dimmed as I would expect. But the other day it stopped dimming all the way. It used to dim all the way to nearly off, but now it just dims the smallest amount; hardly...

My oven has finally been delivered and I wanted to know if I can wire it in myself? Or is it a notifiable job? (Get a spark in.) The electrician that recently re-wired my house has pre-installed a cooker switch in the cupboard adjacent to where the oven will be. The oven has no lead, but...

I've picked up a new wireless controller (CMT927) and need some instruction on where to place the wires. The old setup was thus: 2 pairs of wires (brown and blue). One coming from the switch below. The other leading to the boiler. The three holes across the top are NC / COM / NO...

I want to upgrade my heating control and being a gadget freak, I'd like a 'smart' solution. I've come across the Salus iT500 but can't find much information or any user reviews on it. I was wondering if anyone here knew anything about it? More importantly, if I can actually use it in my system...

I'm having some issues with installing the under-worktop fridge and (separate) freezer in my Howden's supplied kitchen. The floor units are installed to the specs listed in their installation guide, i.e. foot length, worktop height, etc. I have adjusted the feet on the appliances so they are...

I'm fitting a cloakroom basin (under the stairs) and the trap has a 35mm x 300mm chrome extension tube. This is to pass horizontally through an external wall to the waste, which is 32mm black plastic, solvent weld pipe and mounted vertically. The manual suggests a compression fitting of some...

The red shut off taps on my filter could do with reorientating to make them more accessible, is this something I could do? Or is it a job for a gas safe person? They're currently facing to the left, but I need them facing more out/to the right.