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Hi I am looking to replace my current upvc front door and sidelights with a new door. The aperture is 150cm wide 208cm high. I would like to have a large single door to fit this aperture. My local joiner hasn't any experience of a door this large so I am looking for some...

Thanks for all the help :) I purchased two lamps yesterday and fitted one, pleasantly surprised to see how bright the new LED lamp is. I've read a few things on how LED's never really live up to their stated equivalent output but these have really impressed me. The spike light itself is...

Hi I am looking to replace the GU10 50w lamps in my garden lights, the set up consists of 6 240v spike lights (each 50W) and a 12 volt mr16 above the front door. The lamps I am looking at are 4w which state an equivalent of 35w, as the lamps are quite expensive I am planning to replace...

Hi Room has 4 12 volt mr16 downlighters installed in the ceiling, Unfortunately 3 of the 4 downlighters are not working Replaced the lamps (50W) however this did not fix the problem. The one working light does seem to get through lamps pretty quickly The downlighters were fitted...

All done thanks for all the advice :D washer looked in fine order few small specs of dirt which i blew out, took the brass gubbins to bits and reassembled seems to be working fine now

thats great thanks Im not sure to be honest, the bungalow was built in 1968 could it be part of the original system that has not been removed? its right on the other side of the loft and very hard to access so i cant give it a knock to see if there is any water in it

Boiler: Worcester Greenstar Junior Need to replace the washer on the hot water bath tap The tap is a mixer but it has separate knobs for hot and cold, Planning to turn the water off outside and turn off the electricity to the boiler There is a large water tank (guessing this is cold...

Hi our new integrated fridge freezer was delivered today, the instructions make no mention of how to fit the cover door :cry: I have worked out how the little slide gizmos work and how to attach them to the cover door, problem is there doesn't appear to be any holes on the metal fridge...

Hi I am looking at adding a single 50W ground spike light in my garden I was planning to mount the transformer for the ground spike light either in the soffit (i live in a bungalow) or on the wall, or is it best to mount the transformer near the light? problem is that the cables on the...

thanks for the help gents, thinking about these http://www.screwfix.com/prods/37964/Electrical-Supplies/Switches-Sockets/Stainless-Steel/Volex-Brushed-Stainless/Volex-10AX-Intermediate-Sw-Wht-Ins-S-S-Round-Edge have used these in the past on incandescent lights and they seem like good...

Hi Looking to change the plastic light switches in my new house for metal decorative switches Thing i'm unsure about is that all the ceiling lights in the house are halogen spots sunken into the ceiling is a special switch required or can any regular switch be used? pete

Thats great thanks :D

dont worry mate i wont be installing myself i just want to gain and understanding of how it works so I can purchase the correct parts for the electrician to fit :D This one appears to be wired into the mains looks ideal...

Thanks for all the help :D Been looking at some door bells / chimes, most seem to be wireless which wont be any good for this application Cant really work out how these are wired in, can they go straight into the main or do they require a plug socket? do they require a transformer?

Looking at fitting the doorbell button below Power Required: 8-16 Volts AC or 6-12 Volts DC Power Consumption: Less than 1 Watt Light Source: LED Switch: Momentary, normally open the button works with all doorbell systems, I'm unsure about the power supply for the illumination...