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The existing consumer unit in the house is not RCD protected. At some point I intend to replace this too.

Hi, looking for some advice. I have a garage with existing wiring from my consumer unit to the garage. A single 2.5mm T&E to a fused light switch and a single socket. Last year I built a summer house and installed the cabling for 2 double sockets and a pendant light switch. I ran 4mm armoured...

I used a trade external primer from a local mechant who advised me it would withstand the weather. I put on 3 coats quite liberally, then a light sanding and 2 top coats of a Farrow & Ball gloss. We have used the same gloss elsewhere, such as the soffits and fascias and they are still looking...

If they are, they keep it to themselves. We've had Hive for a couple of years and to be honest it seems to lag behind other alternatives. You can look at Product Ideas in the help section of the app for some info on what they are looking into but they are very slow at rolling out other products...

Just looking for some advice. We live in a converted railway station and there is an old running board in the garden with the station name on it. Last year I decided to remove it and renovate it. The board is a timber frame about 2m long, 300mm high and 100mm thick. It has boards butted together...

Thanks, my boiler is situated in a cupboard in the house with no outside wall. The flue goes up through the roof, so I cannot see a discharge pipe anywhere. I'll just bite the bullet and get a plumber in to check everything. If it turns out to be leak somewhere hard to get to, i'll go through...

Yes, each time I pump it back up, it loses pressure over about 3-4 hours. All pipework is below floorboards (single storey) and theres no evidence of water around rads. I cant see a copper pipe outside anywhere, other than the plastic oil line and there a copper pipe with the fire valve wire...

No work has been done on anything. I noticed the problem about 6 months ago and left it after the plumber told me the gauge was faulty. When the boiler starts up to maintain hot water, the pipes gurgle and make a right racket, so I need to get this sorted before it starts getting cold.

Thanks, Ive checked everything that is accessible and the pressure relief valve is not leaking, so I assume its a leak in the pipework somewhere. Im tempted to try a leak sealer but is that really a long term fix, surely its better to find the cause? Im wondering, could a leak to a hot tap...

Looking for some help please. For some time, my boiler has been losing pressure. If I top the pressure up to 1 bar, it will take about 3-4 hours to drop to 0 bar. Its a combi and this happens with heating and hot water. I have had a plumber look at it, and he told that as the boiler still...

Hello, Im wondering if someone can help me before I end up calling someone out. Bear with me, it a bit long winded..... Kitchen = Master socket (test socket type) installed by BT 4 weeks ago. Living room - extension, wiring is connected to the face plate of the master socket, 1 blue in...

Im about to start the process of renovating our house. Its a converted railway station, but during the original conversion, for some reason, no insulation was fitted anywhere. In the loft there is plenty, but we are planning to take down the wall linings and start again. I have some...

Hi, Does anyone know a good online retailer for tile accessories, namely trims and profiles. We live in a remote area and our nearest DIY place is 100 miles away. I tend to buy online as it works out cheaper for me. I need to find somewhere that stocks a good range and will deliver to the...

Hi, I have just installed varilight dimmers, but I’m left with a small problem. My ceiling light now has a mind of its own. It will keep getting brighter and dimmer when I screw the switch on. Any ideas why and how I can solve it? Thanks.

Have searched but there's one thing lm unsure of. l have 3 3 core and earth at the master but only 2 at the slave. Where does the other one go to?

The instructions say connect L to live,lm ok with that. Then it says to connect load to the terminal marked with the arrow. Im not sure which wire is the load and what l do with the other wires. It doesn't say what to do with the terminal marked S either. Sorry i wasn't shouting, Im using my...

Hello. I HAVE VARIALITE DIMMERS TO INSTALL BUT I NEED HELP. THE SLAVE IS OK BUT THE MASTER IS THE PROBLEM. I CURRENTLY HAVE 5 CABLES. 2 x TWIN AND EARTH AND 3 x 3 CORE AND EARTH. MY CURRENT SWITCH HAS L1,L2,L3 TERMINALS AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SWITCH. I’M NOT SURE WHAT GOES WHERE ON THE...

Thanks. Tried searching and having read nearly everything about dimmers, Im still none the wiser. The slave dimmer I can wire in. The master is the problem. The existing switch has 5 cables going in. 2 of them are red, black and earth. The others are red, blue, yellow and earth. The switch only...

I have a ceiling light and 2 wall lights. At each end of the room are 2 switches for each light. I want to replace them with dimmers. The dimmers are remotely controlled. 1 is a master and 1 is a slave. The 1st existing switch has blue/red/yellow wires and earths. The terminals are marked L1...