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Hi, We're having some building work done, as part of which I want to remove 2 wall lights. At the end of the works, I will be having various electrical sockets etc installed by a registered electrician anyway, but I need to undertake this straight forward task ahead of the works. Having looked...

Hi all, After a little advise please, we have an old (partially working, ie a couple of door sensors discarded over the years of decorating) non monitored alarm system - A 'Modern Alarms Series 1000'. We're about to have an extension built, after which we'll be having a brand new system...

Hi, Hot Water is fine, so boiler in itself ok. Central Heating not working, equipment is: Drayton wireless thermostat digistat rf3+ Honeywell 2 port valve V4043H1056 Thermostat is calling for heat, batteries replaced to be sure. However no lights on receiver. Taking batts out and...

Hi, Am repositioning a toilet/s and need to remove an existing branch to replace with a double branch. Problem is all joints are solvent and I can't get access lower down the stack to replace what is below. I can cut straight through as shown on the sketch, but I then need a coupler with a...

Hi all, Need some advice please, I'm refitting our ensuite (which is back to back with our main bathroom and shares a soil pipe). Currently one toilet waste T's into the other and then this pipe enters the soil - not great practice anyway? and we get problems with syphoning too. As part...

Hi, We've got an old Modern Alarms series 1000 system that was in our house when we moved in five years ago. We have rarely used it as it's a bells only system and we could not be sure of the reliability in any case. So anway, yesterday the control panel has started going haywire. Basically...

Hi all, As per the title, machine trips RCD within a few seconds of being turned on - any cycle selected. If door open it's ok, as soon as door closed it trips. So I'm trying to establish if this means it's the door lock? But I assume power is not supplied to the rest of the machine until the...

Hi, I have an existing Conservatory base which I am re-using for a new Conservatory. The old Conservatory was full height glass, the new one is on a 600mm high wall. Builder has dug footing around the outside of my base and built cavity wall up (so inside blockwork face is hard up against the...

Hi, I need to replace the internal door that leads from the hallway to the lounge. Currently it has fifteen glass panels and is 44mm thick, it is very heavy and I believe it is a Fire Door. The house was built in 1988 and the main downstairs internal doors are all this thick (hall to kitchen...

Hi, Would really appreciate some help on this. I have a Potterton Promax 15HE - estimate 5 years old. A few months ago it developed a fault where it will not always ignite - this seems to be intermittent but will normally always fire when completely cold. Typical day - I have the boiler on...

Hi, In the airing cupboard I have 2 Motorized valves, both 2 port, one for CH and one for HW. The HW one has a slight leak (occasional drip) coming from it when HW is on. Last night this tripped out the fuseboard - hence me discovering the problem!. The valve is British Gas MV22Z. To...

Hi, Am just replacing an old exterior security light The current light has a terminal block for Live, Sw Live, Neu, and Earth. It has a supply of 3 core and earth (Red/Yell/Blue/Gr-Ye) See pic: The 2G switch that controls the light (on wall in garage) has wiring like this. The switch on...

OK, so info is: Boiler - Potterton 15HE Promax Vented system (open tank in loft, immersion in airing cup) Tank in loft is full of water. I have bled all radiators (no air present). I have bled all drain valves (some air present). The problem: When the system comes on (either C/H and/or...

Hi, We moved house a month or so ago and have noticed this problem. Basically we have a main bathroom upstairs with an ensuite adjacent to it. The toilet from each bathroom flushes to a horizontal pipe which goes into the vertical soil pipe. So furthest from the S/Pipe is the ensuite toilet...