Recent content by spooky_b329

Thanks for your help EFL, much appreciated :) One last question if you don't mind... The previous owner had four seperate PIR controlled outside lights installed, the cables run down from the loft. They are all different and don't know the difference between night and day, and I can't...

EFL, thats news to me! I thought all work in bathrooms was notifiable, but you are saying if the work is in the bathroom but outside the zones its not? So I could add a fused spur to feed a shaver socket as long as its outside the zones, and not need to get it signed off. I do know...

Thanks guys; Its a normal toothbrush charger (Oral B or something) designed to be plugged into a shaver socket and dropped into the sink/handled with wet hands. It has no electrical contacts, the toothbrush charges through induction. Option 1 would be remove the plug, stick the wire...

My bathroom doesn't have a shaver socket/isolator. The bathroom cabinet light has been wired into a cupboard through the wall, can I use the same method for a toothbrush charger? Ideally I would add a shaver socket but this will require Part P (unless I'm mistaken) but if I fix the charger...

I am selling my house, our original survey said the roof would need strengthening due to the original slate being replaced with concrete tiles quite some time ago. Nothing to worry about, we were told, easy to do DIY. Seeing as the ridge is straight and no sign of sagging we just left it for...

I was just googling for this fault code, started reading this thread and after a minute suddenly realised it was me! Well, the machine has been fine since, only time it broke was when I used handwash powder by mistake and it bubbled up the pressure switch tube and blocked it so the machine...

At Openreach (BT) engineers still have to climb ladders as singleton workers and are expected to drill what I think is a 16mm hole into masonry to install an eyebolt up at the eaves of a house, then to cleat dropwire down/along walls at what ever height is necessary using a 3 stage ladder...

Avoid the flat types, often known as under carpet wire. Telephone wire should be twisted pair, i.e each pair of wires is twisted round each other. Even more important if you have broadband. And don't use internal white stuff on the outside of your house, it goes brittle in the sunlight, then...

You can't do that, but one of the calling features is a different ring tone for different calls. Not quite sure how its set up but might be worth looking into. Other option is to get VOIP phone that works via the broadband which comes with its own number. Its completely different, including...

I've have a light with the same transformer that blew, its a B&Q jobby with eight ice cube style lights on arms. The TLC LT YT105 transformer mentioned above just fits inside the enclosure, I had the hacksaw ready to cut down the long threaded bolt that holds the old transformer in, but after...

I've done soldering before...is there a particular weak spot that I need to look for? Thanks :)

Well, recon board is top of the list at the moment, but I just turned machine off/on, and it completed a rinse/spin cycle on the washing. Fingers crossed it was a blip and it'll do a proper wash without throwing a wobbly. Girlfriend has been told no more horse rugs, (they are too big and...

Thanks for the link. Typically, my error is the only one I don't understand...any ideas? f01 light 4, motor triac Triac? Dead, foobard, knackered I understand, but Triac?!

Unloaded the machine this morning to find fairly wet washing (but not dripping) faint smell of detergent and the on/off light flashing rapidly along with Time Saver light flashing slowly? It was on an E cycle (fast wash). I did an empty B cycle (95dg) the day before to keep the machine...

Either unload the shelf first (!) or leave the brackets well alone and attach the new ones just behind/infront or below the originals.