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There is an earth running outside the front door into the ground. I will post a piccy of the meter as soon as I get home. thanks both for the advice.

Hi, thanks for replying. It does it on any socket in the house. Generally it is just the Dyson, although on the rare occasion other things have tripped it as well. I remember that my google home sometimes trips it. However, with both our Dyson and my friends Dyson, it is probably fair to...

Hi all, I live in a 1950s semi, and a few years back we had constant issues with the electric tripping. Especially with computer equipment. It was discovered that both ours and the neighbours were using the same feed, so they split the feed and put us on different phases (I am not a sparky...

Hi... Please could help me... I have an old upvc front door, which won't shut properly now. It is catching at the top on the opposite side to the hinges. Is it possible to lower that corner slightly via the hinges? And if so how? I have are attached some pictures of the hinges, there are...

Hi folks. I have an oil boiler running off a ep2002. It also has the three value thingy to direct the flow between the radiators and the hot water tank. If i take the covers off this weekend and photograph the wiring to the ep2002, the thermostat and the junction in the tank cupboard, would...

I am sorry, I am sure this has been asked 100 times, and i am sure it is somewhere in the sticky...but I would rather make sure that I have this right from the horse mouth so to speak. In brief, I need to replace an existing standard plastic ceiling rose with an IKEA light fitting. However...

Brilliant, thanks again all...you have saved me loads of time. Best wishes

hi thanks for these, you are legends...stupid question though...PD rights?

Hi all, I hope you don't mind me posting this, but looking through all the guidlines is a nightmare, and I was hoping someone would be able to put me straight in terms of the actual rules. I live in a 3bed-semi (ex authority house), and as I understand it I can add an extension without...

hi, I will sort some pictures asap, but I think the issue is the ground level. It was significantly higher when the oil tank was in, but when we removed it a couple of years ago I lowered the ground level by a foot or so. That said, it is still on a level with the floors internally...

Thanks for that, but what is it if it is not rising damp? is it just damp? the second of the two, the twistfix, would only be £20, plus a bit of plaster patching on the inside...not really too worried about that over all.

sorry, replying to my own email here, but two that I've seen are; http://www.freezteq.co.uk/homepage?gclid=CNnfwumG2LECFYmJfAod9j0Aiw and http://www.twistfix.co.uk/products/damp-proofing-cream/diy-damp-proof-cream-dampcure-380-dpc-product.html any thoughts? thanks all...you are...

Hi all, First up, I hope I got this in the right forum. If not, sorry. I need some advice reguarding damp proofing. Our house is a 1950s ex-authority semi, so a well built red brick affair. It has been damp-proofed with the exception of a 6ft strech of wall where the old oil tank stood...

Thanks for this, it is certainly a tempting deal...