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Thanks John. I think I will take heed to your advice and get a professional to do the work. :oops: I thought that would always be the case when it comes to fire safety. Makes sense I suppose. I'll just stick to putting up shelves, etc :) Cheers

Hi, I'm about to put my house up for rent and have been informed by those pesky people at the council that I need to add more smoke alarms. It's a 3 storey house with a mains wired battery backed-up smoke alarm on each floor (hall + 2 landings). I have been told I must add an alarm to the...

Dear fellow DIYers, I have moved into a new home which has the cabling for an alarm system installed but no actual alarm components. I would like to purchase a quality wired system and install it myself but have no idea which one to go for. I want to avoid the stuff that's available in...

Dear fellow DIYers, I have recently moved into a new home which has the cabling for an alarm system installed but no actual alarm components. Blanking plates exist where PIRs, control box, panic button, etc, should go. I would like to purchase a quality wired system and install it myself...

OK, panic over. It turned out that it was a faulty TRV. Or TRV head to be exact. The radiator heated up as soon as I removed the TRV. Does anyone know if I have to replace it using the same make of TRV head (ie. Myson) ?. I'm not impressed with two of these failing in such a short time...

I have a central heating problem where one radiator on the top floor is always completely cold. All other radiators are hot. It is a gas CH system with a Glow-Worm boiler on the ground floor, hot water tank on the 1st floor and problem radiator on the 2nd floor. I tried bleeding it but only...

I couldn't see any switches in the doors that control the courtesy lamp. Other cars I've owned had a sprung switch near the hinge of each door that gets pressed when the door is closed, thus turning off the interior light. I couldn't find any switches ??

I was considering moving a conifer and read somewhere that for every inch in the diameter of the trunk add a foot for the size of the root ball. The conifer I was eyeing up had a 3 inch thick trunk. If this equates to a root ball 3 foot in diameter it could be hard work. I don't know if...

I have a very similar problem but mine is at the end of the garden as the ground slopes downward away from the house. This was the response I got from my builder (Persimmon Homes); '[Your garden] is clay based and the situation you describe with the ground it is a natural occurrence and no...

Thank you for your replies. I tried the WD-40 approach & it worked - for a while. When the problem recurred I had no choice but to get the part replaced. I called a Peugeot garage & they quoted £150 for the indicator stalk/switch + £30 labour + VAT. That's over £200 !! :evil: I was...

PROBLEM: X reg 206. Sometimes when driving away a repeated beeping is heard and the courtesy light flashes. CAUSE: The car thinks one of the rear doors has not been closed and is alerting me to it. I have to open the door & close it hard and the alarm stops. SOLUTION: Does anyone know...

PLEASE IGNORE MY ADVICE!! My memory has failed me. It was the EGR valve I had worked on, not ECU. Having received expert advice from numerous people on this site I thought I saw an opportunity to put something back in. I'll get my facts right next time.

I had the same fault on a Vauxhall Corsa I once owned. I ended up removing the ECU valve and cleaned it out. I used white spirit which is probably not recommended but the car was cheap & rarely used anyway. Worked like a treat. Warning light disappeared & performance dramatically improved...

If I locked an X-reg Peugeot 206 using its remote central-locking button on the key will I be able to open it using a copy of the key cut by a bog standard key cutter? PLEASE NOTE: I am not attempting to steal a car. The good lady wife has lost the spare key & it's going to take about 2...

I suspect I'll have to get this checked out by a mechanic but thought I'd run it by you guys 1st. Whilst driving along the right indicator on my Peugeot 206 goes on without the indicator stick being touched. To cancel it I have to gently touch the stick or indicate left & cancel it. This...

Thanks for replying guys. I agree. Fixing to the solid wall would be more reassuring although not as tidy. But who cares it will be covered by the mirror. The solid wall is made of large grey building blocks. Not the lightweight insulating type that are filled with air bubbles. Having...

I have moved into a new build with dreaded plasterboard on all the walls. I have put up curtain poles & bathroom fittings successfully by using the appropriate fittings to secure the items to the plasterboard. Now I need to hang a 15 kg mirror on a wall that joins the neighbouring home...

I recently bought a well maintained Peugeot 206 with main dealer service history. All tyres are of the same brand but I noticed that the tread on the front tyres is considerably more worn than the rear tyres. In fact they are beginning to go bald towards the edges although I think they are...

Keyplayer. Thanks a million! I located the connection under the glove box, it had come loose & I just plugged it back in. Brake lights are fine now. You have saved me from taking a day off work only for a garage to charge me a load of money to look at this problem. Thanks again mate. PG

I could not find the brake light switch. I have only been able to search for this in the dark but I could not feel a switch of any kind. This is very urgent & I'm worried that someone may plough into the back of my car. I think I will have to contact my local Peugeot dealer & see if I can...