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Hi Thank you for the replies. I will check the dimmer, but I took readings from both the switch and the light wires and both had the same reading, 0v when off and fluttering low volts when switched on. essentially the black in on L1 and the red is on com and earth is on the back box It worked...

Hi I have what is an unusual problem, for me anyway. Our dining room lights have stopped working (Not the bulbs) when I take the light switch off (Dimmer) there are only 3 wires and when I take the light fitting down there are only 3 wires. blue-blown and earth. When I hook it up to a multi...

Thank you for the replies All good advice and I can now see what is wrong The access in the area is terrible, can the additional piping be done in plastic pipe and push fit connections do you think? Cheers

Hi Can any one see what is wrong with this installation, if anything? In order to get the shower going I have to drop the shower head onto the shower tray and then can pick it up again and it goes OK Also there seems to be a lot of air getting into the shower system? I have been through two...

Hi Thanks for the replies No there are no error codes

Hi I have inherited a belling 603 dishwasher with a house move and it is not working all the lights come on and i can select a setting but when the door is closed nothing happens. Any ideas would be gratefully received

No I checked this and at that time there were no drips unfortunately i wont be back there for a couple of days to take any photos.

Hi I turned it off as soon as I discovered it I have a boiler which does the CH this was serviced by BG the day I got the keys could it be that the heat from the water from the cylinder is rising up into the tank?

Hi Thanks for the quick replies There is a cylinder in the airing cupboard and 2 plastic square tanks in the loft above it. One, as The Novice said, is smaller than the other the bigger one is cold to the touch but the smaller one is hot, as hot as a cup of tea.

Hi I have just bought a house and when exploring everything I found two tanks in the loft which I was expecting, however one of them was boiling hot. Is this normal? I have never had an immersion heater set up before. Cheers in advance

Hi I have been told that the deflection on a lintel over a bifold door should be a max of 3mm. But is this the future deflection once the bi folds are fitted or the overall deflection on the beam? I am guessing that to fit a bifold door the measurements are taken once the lintel is in and the...

The foundations are strip foundations probably 200 mm of concrete and about 500 deep into clay with conifers close by.

Hi Thanks for the replies There should definitely be regs for these as some are pretty expensive and soon become an eyesore which instead of adding to a house can devalue it all due to the fact that an installer can do what they want

Thanks woody That's what happened Too many trees about and the soil has moved and taken part of the conservatory with it. I can say that the foundations were not deep enough but as its not regulated does it matter?

I am just wondering if a conservatory installer has to meet any regulations when he is building a conservatory. As far as i can find out they can do as they want as a conservatory is classed as no more than a shed. I have had one installed and they used hardly any foundations less than I would...

Tay7 spot on it was one of those' I feel stupid now' moments AGAS the guy was doing work out side for a few days concreting i had drained down the system and obviously not put it back on properly.

Hi What is the industry standard for fire proof paint there are so many out there I just want to paint a shed Thanks

Hi I have had some work done to the water system where the water had to be turned off at the main stop cock. When I have turned this back on the pressure in the boiler has rocketed and the over flow on the boiler has been spewing out water at high pressure. Any ideas? Thanks in advance Andy

I have now found out it is Laing Easi form, Are you familiar with these? Cheers

Hi Thanks for the sensible replies. I had a bad experience with one of the big companies 15 years ago, cant remember which one but the guy was in my house 4h and what started as a massive price dropped down to a quarter of the start price but i just wanted him gone by then. I will definitely...