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I have a burst pipe in an outhouse on my property. As you can see in the photo, the pipe on the left has come apart at the joint. I'm semi-competent at DIY, but no expertise when it comes to plumbing. Does this look like a straightforward fix? If so, what parts and/or materials would I need...

I'm looking to replace an old-style ceiling rose with a modern light fitting. I've found that the three earth wires in the rose have been twisted and sheathed together - it's been done such that it is impossible to remove the rose without untwisting the wires. It might not be clear from the...

I'm about to replace a light with an old-style ceiling rose with a modern fitting. Before taking the old one down I want to identify the switched live wire, which has not been marked. Looking at this photo, am I correct in thinking that the black wire on the right must be the switched live as...

I am looking to replace the two radiators in my living room. I've entered the room dimensions into a BTU calculator and it's come up with a required rating of 10866 to 12922 BTU/hr. It is a long room with rads at either end. Am I correct in assuming that, since there are two rads, I can simply...

I'm replacing an old Honeywell thermostat with a T6360. The old one has four wires as shown: Old by cassidy posted 22 Nov 2020 at 5:20 PM This is the wiring diagram for the old one: Old_Wiring_Diagram by cassidy posted 22 Nov 2020 at 5:20 PM So the terminal numbers/wire colours reading...

I'm looking to remove the wiring and controls for my bathroom underfloor heating, which hasn't worked for years. They are on the wall outside the bathroom. I don't 100% understand how all this works, or how the heating controller links with the one for the bathroom towel rail, which I plan to...

I'm preparing to skim the walls in my living room, and want to remove an old, unused phone socket that's in the way. I've tested it with a phone and it's dead (our landline now comes through the Virgin V6 box). I'm tempted to cut the cable back flush with the wall and plaster over it. I did...

Finally found a helpful video! It relates to a Belling oven, but the door removal mechanism is the same as mine. Both doors now off.

Guess we don't have any New World experts! :D I'll have a go with the doors still on and see how it goes.

I have a fairly old New World e70doa double electric oven. The grill element in the top oven has packed up, so I bought a replacement, which I plan to have a go at fitting myself. I assume I first need to pull the oven right out to access the back. I have a couple of questions: As it's a...

Thanks for that info. I was able to use the meter to check the circuit. The light is now up and working!

I'm finally tackling this job today. I've removed the fuse for the lighting circuit and checked the light no longer comes on. However, I'd like to use my multimeter to confirm the circuit is dead. I've looked at a few YouTube videos showing how to use these things and find it all a bit...

Thanks, that's really helpful info. I've ordered some Wago blocks so I'll have the option of using those as you describe if there isn't enough slack.

I've bought a pendant light and it has different wiring to the old one, the new one using a terminal block inside the metal housing. I've done some research into how to change over the wiring, but wanted to run it past the experts on here to make sure my understanding is correct. This is the...

That sounds like the ideal solution. Sorry to sound dim, but any idea what connector I would need for a light such as the Screwfix one I mentioned? A link would be great. I'm assuming they're not included with the lights. Thanks for the help.