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Situation: (a) satellite dish already up on side wall of house, feeding one room in house with Sky+ (b) new detached annex being built with a metre or two of that side wall of house. Annex is a small two-up two-down. (c) would like to keep option open of having different Sky+ channels in...

What's the consensus for LED downlight spots (e.g. for kitchen ceiling)? One of the type of dedicated LED fittings, or standard GU10 fittings with LED lamps rather than halogens? Thanks.

Am thinking about ways of getting some coax TV cables from a new building across to an existing building. One way would be to run the cables down the exterior of the new building, which is anyway being rendered (K-Rend), so the cables would be hidden. But is it asking for trouble putting...

We've got a small new build going up, and I am wondering whether we should bother putting in the wiring for a security alarm while it's easy to do it, or whether we should just use a wireless system. I'm not even sure we will put one in, at least not straight away, but am trying to think ahead...

This would be a single phase motor and single phase supply... just a common-or-garden domestic supply. I understand that the heat pump can draw up to 50A on startup... is that not enough to cause neighbours' lights to dim and hence make the DNO a little uppity?

I'm considering a 4kW heat pump, which apparently has a startup current that might cause the DNO to have a fit. The heat pump doesn't have an integral soft start circuit, so the question is: (a) is there a simple (off the shelf) soft start circuit that can simply be placed in series with...

I love this forum. Thanks for the quick reply flameport. Perfect. Job done. I had completely misunderstood the purpose of the black tubey thing (hollow inside) sticking out of each end of the new filter... had thought perhaps that the water feed tube should push fit over that black tubey...

Feel like an eedjit, but don't want to screw things up. Basically I am trying to replace a water filter for our Samsung fridge/freezer. But I can't get the old one off! In particular, I can't remove the tubing from the filter inlet / outlet. It's one of these...

Last time I had some new plaster to paint, I started off with some plaster sealer stuff from B&Q. It was basically pretty watery stuff, seemed to do the job, but the problem was that it was pretty much clear, without colour. This meant, I reckon, that more of the subsequent colour coats (light...

Thanks. That's as I thought.

We're considering layout options for our kitchen, and wonder whether it's possible / sensible to route the water pipe for a fridge freezer (water/ice dispenser) behind a gas cooker to the mains water supply? Can the water pipe be heat-insulated or lagged in some way to prevent any possible...

Thanks, all. It is a 25mm cup that I was after. In the end I got some Hettich "Perfekt 5224 W90" hinges from www.scfhardware.com. They're a pretty good match to the ones I was replacing. Only one needed replacing, but I figured I would need at least a pair, in case the match wasn't perfect...

Am getting close. I contacted Blum, who pointed me in the direction of the following: http://web2.hettich.com/hbh/addon/p_de_de_3_1_167.PDF Now if only I could get hold of just a couple of those in the UK... Mike

Shame. Looks like these have 35mm diameter cutouts. Typically, the hinge I am trying to replace has 25mm diameter cutouts. :-( Mike

OMG -- that looks like it! Is it normal for these sites not to state dimensions for their products? Difficult to tell exactly what size the cutout is, but I'll do some more research... Thanks! Mike

OK so these hinges really are pretty unusual? As you say, altering the cabinet to take standard hinges might be the only option? Mike

Hi The concealed hinge on one of our cabinets gave way recently, and I'm struggling to find a direct replacement. I am attaching some snaps to show the type. When in the closed position, the hinge is in a 180 degree configuration, i.e. fixed to the cabinet on the back of its front face...