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Thanks for the reply. Lights will be 230V and will be controlled via a wireless smart switch located near the FCU. Total wattage across all lights would be less than 50W.

Hi I would like to add 7 or 8 LED down lights to my fence. I have an outdoor FCU which an electrician installed when they added a 230v socket to my decking, so I could easily connect in the lights. My question is regarding the cable size. The run is approx 40m. Given the 40m run between the...

Hello I plan to over seed our lawn once the weather warms up a little, probably wait a couple of weeks. My intention was to cut the grass fairly short first, then sow the new grass seeds. I was wondering to help the seeds along, should I scatter the grass cuttings over the new seeds to help...

Don’t worry, I can’t explain it any easier. Length of fence is irrelevant. As per my post, pailings vary from 2m to around 3m.

The 100mm palings

Hi I’ll be fitting 19mm x 100mm fence palings to my frame work later today. Lengths of which vary as its on a slope but I want the tops to be level. Lengths range from around just over 2m to around 3 metres across the length of the fence. Think the easiest / quickest method is to cut the...

Says B16

Thanks for the reply. Load wise, there will be a couple of 13A sockets (lawn mower, odd phone charge whilst sat outside, maybe plug in lights), and a lighting circuit for low voltage garden lights. Currently the existing cable is a feed from the 'garage' breaker from the main house (the...

Hi, What is the equivalent SWA of regular twin and earth cable; 2 core with the armour used as the earth, or 3 core SWA with one of the cores used as an earth? I plan to replace the existing T&E cable which is clipped to a fence in conduit; with SWA, instead clipping it to a wall behind the...

Hi, As per the subject, is it possible to add a second PIR to work with an existing light with built in PIR? I would like to add another 'detection' zone and these can't be covered by the built-in PIR. The light is an IQ hi-lo (IQ-73CA180-150-D). I'm assuming this isn't possible and will...

Hi all Currently my neighbour and I have the same colour on our fence (neighbour owns it). I am thinking of re-painting ‘our side’ a totally different colour. Being the neighbours fence, I am not entirely sure which surfaces I can paint. On the attached picture, can I paint the edge marked in...

Thanks for the suggestion. Is this available to buy from the usual high street retailers or online only?

Hi all Need expert tricks of the trade when you need to fix a toilet pan to a chipboard floor where pipes are beneath. The fitting kit is the one with two ‘L’ shaped brackets. The pan fixing holes are right on the edge where the pipes run across the floor. My two initial thoughts were. 1...

Hi all I would like to add a hot water pump to my system to increase the hot water pressure throughout the house. System is a conventional system with cold water tanks in the loft, hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard. House is a 4 bed with one mixer shower. I’ve been looking at the...

It’s in a private residence. I’ve done it anyway, had another look yesterday and removed a plastic stop block which allows the thermostat knob to rotate more towards hot.

Just doesn’t seem to be getting hot enough. I thought these can be adjusted by moving something internal?

Hi all Can anyone advise how I can adjust the ratio of hot:cold water on my mixer shower. Not sure what make it is but picture below of the thermostat control thanks

Wonder if it’s worth splitting the aerial input before going into the proception, then there is zero chance of damaging my TV. Or, using one of these, as looks like only one port has DC pass through. https://www.screwfix.com/p/labgear-4-way-outdoor-splitter/89218 EDIT: Ignore, this is just a...

Thank you - that does sound exactly what I need to fix my issue. Does this send 12v down both outputs? One of these outputs will be going to my TV, this wont cause issues if the aerial IN to the TV is carrying 12V will it?

Hi all Currently I use the RF2 output on my Sky HD box to feed a global F140 amp / splitter which sends the Sky and Freeview to 3 other TV’s in the house. The RF2 output on the sky box provides the power for F140 amp in the loft. I am upgrading to Sky Q which has no RF2 output. Is there such...