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From my local, A light switch with only ONE screw visible LOL

Good Afternoon Yesterday, my Mother attempted to use her oven, but it basically didn't work at all (no heat, light or fan) and also the grill on the cooker didn't work either, BUT, the rings all worked fine. A little while later, she tried it again and it all worked fine. I also used the...

Good Evening A relative has found something that has been owned for the last 50 - 60 years, and apparently it is/was used for holding bolts in place/stop them from slipping away whilst tightening a nut to them, e.g when working on a vehicle. I have attached a few photos of the item, and also a...

Many Thanks I didn't expect this product to be very sophisticated, regarding its price, however the instructions ('Americanised' state to probe between Hot and Ground, so L & E, which is what I've done). Saying that though, isn't an actual RCD Test button resistor linked between L & N, so...

Good Evening, I have purchased the two pole version from Screwfix, it seems good enough for a voltage tester which is all I needed it for, but would like to know how the RCD Test works, is it via a high value resistor like an RCD Test button between L&N, therefore only checking the mechanical...

Cheers Chivers67, the catenary wire job is what a chap down the road from me is doing, and he is running a Network cable along it (his man cave already has a mains power supply supplied underground). My twin and earth query is in my own house, all indoor work, I need to re-route it but want to...

Thanks so far for the replies. Chivers67, the second photo you have given is one of the videos watched, although in the photo you can't see if the wall plate is hook shaped or ring shaped. rsagz, looking at the kits used in the video's, I had noticed as well both wall plates were hook shaped...

Good Evening Two questions Firstly, I need to re-route a 2.5mm Twin and Earth (part of a 20 Amp Radial Circuit) cable in my Utility room. There are two different options for me to re-route the cable, although the easiest route will be next to a copper cold water pipe. I understand there is a...

Good Afternoon A relative of mine has purchased a second hand tow bar for his Jimny Suzuki, only to find it doesn't fit (the fixing holes don't correctly align and the diameter of the exhaust pipe is too large for the tow bar fit around). I have attached a few photos of the tow bar in question...

Good Evening, Somebody I know (who was using the spanner photographed to work on a car) would like to know if there is a specific name for it. Many Thanks

Rising plate or hook plate, or does it matter? ( I looked on YouTube and it was attached to the rising plate, but I would of thought to the hook plate since it's hooked like the thurnbuckle itself) Cheers

Many Thanks, I am not sure what the lamp wattage was, I didn't think to look. Although the light fittings are the outdoor type, they are fitted indoors, and aren't exposed in any way to weather. I did think of a standard batten holder, however there is no way all the wiring could be crammed...

Good Evening I have been over to my sisters house today, and basically, her partner some time back removed a square shaped light fitting (see later photos) and attempted to fit an Ikea light fitting but failed. The general situation is, the light was attached to a 25mm conduit terminal box...

As someone else has already stated, the cables (which for a 30 year old installation will almost invariably be PVC) in general, should be perfectly fine, if installed properly to begin with and not been 'tinkered' with. A 30 - 40 year old installation, although not fully compliant with today's...

Looking at your set-up, it appears to be installed at the time the 16th Edition of the Regulations were in force (typically due to it been a standard 'Split-Load' Consumer Unit with a normal Mains Switch for circuits not protected by an RCD, whilst other circuits considered more 'Risky' (as...

Good Evening I have tested with a multimeter, my fan oven element and it shows no continuity whatsoever, but was wondering what would be a typical expected reading of a good element (having said that I tried each and every range on my multimeter. The fact that it shows no continuity suggests...

Good Evening, A few hours ago, I turned the oven on and after a few minutes it tripped the main 100mA RCD (TT system), so therefore not a 'very' slight leakage fault. After a few more minutes, turned the oven on and it was only slightly warm, wouldn't get any hotter and the fan didn't work...

Good Afternoon I am attempting to replace the bulb in my fridge, but as is often the case with many things, it is one of those so called simple jobs which you wish you hadn't bothered with. I am not sure exactly what the instructions are saying, so I will post a photo of the instructions, the...

Good Evening All! I was wondering if, anybody could tell me where (or if you can still) get these. I have seen plenty available online which are fairly bulky and have a lead on. But what I was more thinking of is a plug-in (small rounded object), small in size with no lead, that simply plugs...

Evening All Belated Happy New Year!!! I have finally started to get involved with Social Media sites (Instagram and Twitter). On Instagram, I have started to follow a few people and a few people have also started following me. One woman who started following me first said 'Hey', and then we...