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Hi all. My flat runs on Economy 7. So is fully electric. It has a hot water tank with 2 3kw immersion heaters on a Hertsman e7 controlller. I recently had an issue with an 8.5kw shower solenoid. I took the opportunity to upgrade to a 10.5, so swapped the cable for 10mm Twin and Earth...

Hi all. I have a cooker hood that currently filters and re-circulates air. Just in front of it, there is an electric extractor which has flexi ducting that leads outside. How do I add the outlet from the current hood to the room extractor, also now allowing a back flush of air?

Hi all. In a small flat kitchen, there is a corner where all the worktop appliances sit: Air fryer Kettle Toaster Multi cooker. There is currently a 2 gang socket, directly below the consumer unit. Is it possible to swap this to a 4 gang faceplate with back box? More importantly, is it safe...

Hi All. I have a flat (3 Bedroom, Lounge Kitchen, Bathroom, Hallway) that is currently supplied by Ecnomy 7 electric. There is no gas supply to the proeprty. The primary heating method is via Storage and convection heaters and Hot water on E7. We are a family with young kids, so the property is...

Hi all. I've seen a very old thread re putting lighting in a garage with no electrics - it's severely out of date. I have a rented garage that sits below some flatlets. I don't live anywhere near the garages. I want to install some lights in there so was thinking of some options: 1. Buy a...

Hi all. This has been coveted in similar ways a number of times. My other half lives in a flat that has dot and dab plaster board walls. Some time ago I decided to use reclaimed pallet wood to make a feature wall. The wood is secure with nails on 5 1.5" x 2.5" buttons running vertically...

Hi all. Probably quite a simple question. I have 3 temperature controllers with thermometers. I don't want to use the controllers, just the thermometer). They are all 240v I have mounted them to a board and want to have one 240v cable on a socket to run them in parallel. Question 1: what is...

Hi all. This flat isnt built very well. I have noticed there is lots of movement in many of the plaster boards around both around the window and some of the walls. I recently had all the windows replaced and now the movement in tge sills is annoying me. See a video here: YT video of play in...

Hi all I have an electric fan down heater in the bathroom. Somehow my tenant managed to think he can fix it and screw it up. It looks like one of the contacts has heated and burnt the plastic sleave. You can see the damage on the contact on the pull switch. My question is, anyone has a guess...

Hi all. I have seen similar topics on the forum, but not the same as my experiences. I have what I think is a Mira Go 8.5kw shower (maybe it's a 9). It seems to run fine for about 5 to 10 mins, then trips the RCD. When you switch it back on, ots runs for another 3 or so mins then trips. When...

Hi all. I am not a plumber or someone that can install baths. I currently have a bath that's installed, however it seems to drop a lot. It's pulled the silicon away from the tiles as well as some tiles loose. From what I see, it pulls down but slightly away from the wall as well. Can I lift...

Hi all. I have a basin with a separate hot and cold taps. My partner has asked to replace this with a mixer. The easiest thing to do would be to replace the basin, however I am trying to keep the costs low. Will a bath mixer fit the spacing on a basin (I think all bath mixers have 18cm pipe...

Hi all. A friend bought a flat and one of her rooms seems to have a bit of an issue. The carpet showed that some floorboards where slightly concave with some high ridges at the joins. Wr pulled the carpet up, to find floorboards that where sat on what looks like very crumbly screed over...

Hi all. I have an area of the kitchen with no work surface and no electric supply. I want to make this area usable and move the coffee machine (1kw, assuming 4.5amps) and baby steriliser (600w assuming 3amps) to that area without making huge modifications to the electrics. The current kitchen...

Hey All. I wouldn't say I was dedicated to Ryobi 1+, only owning a few tools. I have now decided to upgrade to more "industrial" brand. . . Dewalt, Einhell, Makita etc. I am certainly not a tradesman, so don't want to spend ridiculous amounts. I am more a DIY'er, that does a lot for both my...

Hi All. We are looking at re-doing the flooring over the next couple of weeks. Current We currently have a beige carpet which between crazy nephews and nieces that can't sit still with food and a cat that loves to pick at the carpet now needs to be changed after 4 years. What Hallway and Open...

Hi All. Looking at doing a spot of decorating ahead of Christmas and looking for paint recommendations. Current The walls are all Magnolia on plaster with White ceilings. What The lounge and hallway need to be painted totaling around 75m2 Requirements 1. The paint needs to be cleanable as we...

Hey Guys. I have economy 7 in my Flat - Which seems to work out very expensive (When i have 3 storage heaters on it is around £6 / £8 a day!). I have 3 Storage Heaters (Lounge, Hallway, Bedroom 1). There are also Panel Heaters in the Lounge, bedroom 2 and 3. The hot water comes from a...

Hey Guys Not really a home DIY, but it is a DIY fix non the least. I purchased some Jabra Bluetooth headphones for the stepdaughter. Somehow one of the headphones came off the headband. Either they are not well built, or they got stood on. Anyway. I am wanting to fix them as the everything...

Hi Guys. I have a Baxi 105 HE. We have an issue where the boiler doesn't come on for the hot water. It does come on when you turn both the basin and bath taps on to full flow. I assume there is a flow valve/switch that detects when the water is flowing. My questions are: 1. Where is it on the...