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An elderly friend has asked me to help her to set up her new TV - it's a 38 inch Cello. She has got to the stage where a QR code appears on the screen - she has managed to follow the link on her smartphone (not bad for a 79 year old!) but this is apparently about a Google account, which she...

Update.. Mrs V. thinks that the buzz is from a silver valve at the base of the cylinder.

Having some work done in the main bedroom so I've been sleeping in the spare room where the airing cupboard is situated. I've noticed a buzzing sound (which is very low). Even at 3 in the morning when everything is off I can hear it. It's the pump, I think, although it's not actually on as...

Could the connection in the pull-cord isolator in the bathroom be the culprit? Otherwise it's a single 10mm cable from the CU to the shower. Is there any way I can get the reading myself? - I'm guessing that it's not a job for a novice. The reading when the EICR was done in 2021 was 0.9.

Can you explain why a reading above 2 OHMS might cause a problem please? I'm sure you're correct in that he was referring to the rule rather than the actual reading he got. Many thanks for all the help here - it's much appreciated. I had an EICR done a few years ago when my CU was replaced -...

Cutout and meter

To be fair, he did an excellent job and everything works really well. Bathroom was left clean and tidy and he disposed of all the debris from the old appliance. He clearly knew what he was doing and as it was a swap and not a new installation I was glad to have his comments on the report. At...

It's here.. Whilst visiting your property our service technician has identified a potential issue with the electrical installation relating to your electrical product. A more detailed overview is given below. Our technician does not have the necessary technical expertise to investigate this any...

I had a new electric shower fitted today. It was a straight swap - Mira Sport 9KW for upgraded model, but basically the same shower. It was done by Mira's own engineer. He left me an advisory note saying that the installation is safe to use and that there is no immediate risk, but that the...

Bit of an embarrassing one. We were away during the recent cold snap and, as the cat was going to be left indoors alone, I set our wireless thermostat to 14 degrees for night time and 17 degrees for the other periods. I hadn't really clocked the fact that there was a freeze on the way so on...

I monitor my usage weekly via the website app provided by my suppliers (EDF and BG). There are often gaps of a few days on both and the explanation is 'no usage data available'. But the readings are always correct on the day that they generate the bills. (I don't recall setting up the IHD on...

I have a fluffy dressing-gown made of some artificial material; it has a long cord round the waist which dangles even when tied. The cat sat on this and then I went straight to the airing cupboard where the cord or possibly the bottom of the dressing gown touched something in there. Static was...

Final clue - I think I know the sequence of what happened but I'd be interested in any comments. The tripped RCD reset without any problem and all circuits affected came back - so when I moved away, so did the issue.

No, although many years ago we did have a nest in the trunking which linked the CH timer to an old Baxi back boiler. The little devils had chewed through the cable, but only during the night apparently when there was no current - we didn't find any corpses. Think.... 'clothing which has dangly...

Hint: the cat had been inside on my lap for about 30 minutes before she went out. I don't have a mankini!