Recent content by paulramplin

This sounds like what might have happened - I will check the battery in the alarm control panel. Thanks.

So a bulb only trips the fuse off if it's an old fashioned bulb? I had no idea. I'll replace the bulbs on that circuit with CFLs. Thanks.

Hi. Just wondered if this is a normal practice - I had to help my elderly neighbour the other night when her house alarm was triggered after a lightbulb went out and tripped the fuse. It turns out that the house alarm control pad goes into a light circuit fuse and because the fuse tripped...

Found it! It looks like it was a bit of dust in the earth terminal behind a switch. I removed the wires, took out the box and cleared everything out - there was a LOT of dust in there and I guess something must have got in when the switch was removed, causing it to short. Thanks for...

Some new information.... This morning, when the circuit trips off, it does it slightly differently. Previously, it had tripped off instantly, but now it takes about a second. Am I right in thinking this could suggest it's a damp problem and it's getting better because it's drying out? (No...

To those that have asked - it's an RCD that's tripping. I've looked in all of the switches and can't see any wires that might be at fault - but I'm gonna have another look in the morning when it's light, making sure to look for pinched wires or any that may have been nicked when I've...

Hi. I'm after some advice on what else I can try to stop my light circuit from tripping. The lights went out today when I was out (in other words, they didn't trip off because of something I did directly) and nothing I can do will stop them from tripping off. I've opened up all the switches...

I'm trying to figure out a way to insulate my loft better.... but there are wires EVERYWHERE!! So I'm wondering whether it would be easier to simply box in the wires (say, under loft boards) and then insulate over the top? Obviously I would only do this if it's safe to do so - so I need to know...

Hi all, I know there are many threads on this site about insulating a loft - but finding the right information is making my head spin! So please don't shoot me down if I'm repeating an oft-asked question. I have a bungalow that has a converted loft room, surrounded on all sides by eave-storage...

Well, the end result was I gave a refund. Wasn't happy about it, but with no way to check he had done things right, I felt there was nothing else I could do. I'll put it down to experience.... and probably never sell anything ever again!!

Hmmmm. With my word against his , it looks like it's gonna end up as a refund. I'd love to know for sure how the fitting of the pump went - I think that would tell the whole story.

No idea what the installation is like - but reading between the lines, I think the buyer may have 'had a go' and then got in a professional. But maybe the damage had already been done by that time!

Thanks for the info Madrab. If that's the case, do you think a seal would be accessible to fix?

Blimey - Brexit really does get blamed for everything! (Yeah - I know I'm asking a lot - just hoping that someone might have something to suggest.)

Hi all, I sold my Salamander CT50 Twin pump - which was working perfectly - but the buyer is having problems. So I'm trying to figure out what may have gone wrong to help him out a bit. He says the pump is leaking from within the main unit. Now, it certainly wasn't doing that before, and from...