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I've a Sharp 32" LCD TV. (LC-32SD1E). When i first turn it on in the mornings it will come on for about 2 seconds and the picture is lost. The sound stays on though. If I leave it on for 10 mins then turn it off then on it will normally work ok. The picture has been known to switch off when it's...

Hi. I've just been asked to install a Duel fuel towel radiator in a bathroom. I'm only going to fit the heating element and not connect it to the central heating system. Can anyone tell me what is the best fluid to fill it with please? If it's just water, is there any additives that should be...

Hi. Just been to a flat that needs a new CU. It's got three storage heaters fed from three 16A MCB's within the main CU. The output of these MCB's are fed into a 3 pole contactor which feeds the heaters. The contactor is operated via a FCU which in turn is fed from a multi-output Meter. So...

Just been testing a house lighting circuit. Ze was 146.6ohms. Zs was 141.7 ohms. R1+R2 for this circuit is 0.69 ohms. Why is Zs so much lower than Ze? By the way i disconnected all the other earths in the house to carry out this test just to stop parallel paths.

i've just been to give a quote for a rewire of a three bed house. The owner wants to turn one of the bedrooms into a bathroom. However the combi boiler is in a cupboard in this bedroom and is staying. The power for this is fed via fused spur in this cupboard. Is this allowed? And does it need...

How do you wire a 2 gang switch? One for a kitchen light and one for the outside light. I've run a twin brown from the ceiling rose to the switch and just need advice on the best way to get power to the outside light using the live fed from the ceiling rose. Thanks.

Is it still within regs to directly clip twin and earth externally to a wall providing the probability of damage is low?

Hi. Can anyone help with some advice on the best way to sink a socket into a lathe and plaster wall please? I've always surfaced mounted them but a lady last week wanted it sunk into the wall and it proved a bit of a pain. Thanks.

Is there any problems with having two master sockets in one house,? What problems could this cause, if any? Thanks.

Is it legal for a non registered electrician to complete a re-wire for instance and get a registered electrician in to sign it off? I assume it is as long as the registered sparky will do it of course. Just wanted a few views on this. Thanks.

I did some work over the weekend on a house and found that the tails from the meter had been extended through a 60Amp fuse and breaker using 25mm 4 core SWA. It's been terminated under the floorboards (around 10m away) above the CU using a metal junction box. Three of the tails then extend...

Is changing a one-way switched lighting circuit in a hallway into a two-way switched circuit notifiable? All I'm going to do is run a 3 core T&E from the existing switch to another new one. Thanks in advance.

I've just had a good offer of a fully loaded consumer unit made by Magnuss. But I've never heard of the make and just wondered if anyone out there has and if they are any good. It says that they are made to the correct specs. ie. BSEN60439-3 etc. Thanks.

Load of small old houses with the an old re-wirable fusebox have say 4/5 circuits. Two for the ring mains, one for the lighting and say a cooker and/or shower. What CU should be used if exchanging the old one? To me it's a bit overboard sticking in a 17th edition one in with two RCD's. Can i...

I've recently decided to join the NICEIC as an approved contractor. In doing this, as you will all be aware of, I have to have several "jobs" under my belt. So I called my local council and asked for info on getting building control out to test and inspect my work. After gaining some useful...

Hopefully a quick one. What is the best way to run SWA around the outside corner of an external wall. I don't want to strain the cable by bending it too tight? It will be just clipped directly to the wall. Thanks.

Hi. What's the best and neatest way to finish off a SWA cable going through a wall? I don't like the idea of just bending the cable and pushing it through. I thought of putting it through a galv round conduit terminal box but the only problem I see is where to take the earth from the screen...

I'm searching around for a good clamp meter. Has anyone got any suggestions about which one I should buy and where from please?

I'm wiring a brick shed and I've got 2.5mm SWA running into it then i'm going to connect it to a socket then to a light switch etc via a FCU. One thought... Is there anything wrong with the input to the shed going straight into the FCU(used as a light switch) and taking the socket supplies...

Hi. I'm helping my father-in-law to build an brick shed. All the walls are up and now i'm doing the roof. The question i have is how to join the roof to the walls. I was going to put a length of 4"x2" on top of the wall then fix the roof joists to these. What i've been told to do is put a...