Search results

Hi all, Im in the process of building an extension and at the moment im up to dpc on the external wall and a block below dpc on the inside. Im thinking ahead and have decided i would like to install some off the shelf french doors 2090 high and 1190 wide. The problem is that this size dosent...

I have a candy frost fee digital fridge freezer, its a built in version. The problem is the fridge section cant keep a constant temperature, i've set it for +5 but it wont get that low anymore. If its left alone it will eventually get to +6 but if you open it a couple of times it gets warm real...

Hi all, hope someone has a idea! I am planning an extension at the rear of my house and have come across a bit of a problem. There is a manhole cover in the way of the footings and i have to move it, the problem is that this is the manhole over a 6inch communal sewer and the pipe the whole width...

Hi all. I am hoping to instal 3 celling spot lights in my bathroom and just wanted to check i am doing this correctly. There is an existing celling rose and light switch, the new lights are 240v with 50 watt bulbs can i remove the celling rose and using a junction box connect the first light as...

Hy all, how do i test for earth faults. I have a very good quality tester which will test volts amps and continuity. Thanks for your help

I have a parkinson cowan alto gm60 built in gas oven and until yesterday all was well. Every time i switch the oven or grill on the fuse blows in the plug. I have dismantled some of the cooker and have found the ignition wire to the oven is in poor condition. I removed that from the ignition box...

Hi all, i have a Parkinson Cowan alto gm60 built in gas cooker. It has worked fine until yesterday. When ever i turn the oven or grill on the fuse blows in the plug. I have taken the oven apart and can find only one problem. The ignition wire seems in bad condition. I have unwired the offending...

hi there I have a baxi solo wm boiler, it was working fine until around 15 months ago. We had to get an engineer to look at then. He cleaned it replaced the EOV and wd40'd the fan. Lovely all was well until yesterday. It had stopped working so i had look, the pump is working the EOV is working...

I have attempted to install a new fan with seperate double pole pull cord with a 3amp fcu on the circuit but cant get the darn thing to work. I took the power from the nearby light to a 4 term junction box, twin and earth from the pull switch to the junction box making sure the switch live was...

Hi i've hit a spot of trouble and need your help. i had a bathroom fan which worked when the light came on. I wanted to change this to a fan to one which will work via a seperate pull cord. What i did was this...... I took the power from the nearby light to a 4 terminal junction box, twin and...

Hi, im going to add 3 lights in my loft and just want to check exactly what i should do. There is a light already up there and i want 4 in total. I want all 4 to come on at the same time from the same switch, is this possible? Do i just loop in to each light?