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Good evening everybody, I am at present replacing the gutters on my home and, I have noticed that the felt at the edge of the roof, over the gutters, has become brittle and pieces break off easily. The house is 30 years old. I have been told that one can obtain narrow pieces of felt...

Good evening gentlemen; Recently we had our downstairs toilet floor tiled. The floor was a tongue and grooved wooden floor. The tiler covered this floor with porcelain tiles. While carrying out the work, he removed the toilet bowl and fitted the tiles underneath. He then replaced the bowl...

Hello Folks, I have just installed a 45A 1G cooker switch. - make Knightsbridge with neon. The neon in on even with the switch - off. I rechecked the markings on the back of the switch and the mains appears to be connected to the right side of the switch. I would have expected that...

:Chri5 "The lady doth protest too much, methinks" Also applies to Breezer Fin

Launter: Balenza: Hello to both of you. Quite a number of these guys are very helpful and willingly provide useful knowledge. Unfortunately there are also the few who are on ego-trips. you are wasting your time tangling with such individuals. I'm quite surprised that the most...

I refer to a query which was made on this Forum about halogen lights and to subsequent postings. On three seperate occassions, I have been called 'ignorant', on this forum, by an august member of many postings called 'Breezer' In modern english usage, to tell someone that he/she is...

Good Morning again 'Breezer' Please be aware that we are all not 'gobs*****. You are fully aware that that are several meanings to the word 'ignorant'. The Collins Thesarus gives equivalent words, among which are: rude, shallow, superficial, uncultured, uncultivated...

Breezer: Your comments speak for themselves. Suggest that you have an exaggerated view of your own importance - in short, you appear to be on a permanent ego-trip. I was of the opinion that the members of this forum, could have a corteous and friendly relationship. It's a bit rich...

BREEEZER: IN MY COUNTRY WHEN ONE OFFERS THANKS FOR ADVICE GIVEN, ONE DOES NOT USUALLY GET A SMART ASS COMMENT IN RETURN. SUGGEST THAT IF YOU CANNOT BE POLITE, YOU SHOULD REFRAIN FROM REPLYING AND LET PEOPLE WHO CAN BE MANNERLY OFFER ADVICE

MOSS IS MY PET HATE IT HAS COLONIZED MY TARMACADAM DRIVEWAY. ANY HINTS ON HOW TO REMOVE IT? OUR BACKLAWN IS COVERED IN MOSS. I HAVE USED THE MOTOR MOWER, SET AT A VERY LOW LEVEL TO REMOVE IT. THE LAWN WAS LEFT TOTALLY BARE. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD THE GRASS REAPPEARED. HOWEVER THE FOLLOWING...

In the old fashioned fusebox, the live is fed from the on/off switch to busbars within the fusebox, which in turn feeds each individual fuse. In the consumer unit, there appears to be no busbar for the live. How is the live fed from the on/off switch to the individual MCB's

Many thanks to Jim 'ill fix it. Have succeeded in reprogramming unit. In the Engineer Guide, it states that there is no need to blank out unused zones. However, when it comes to a reset, it would appear that tamper bypasses must be in place on the unused zones.

I have installed a Nexus 8 alarm panel and associated remote control. My problem is; I cannot return from the programming prompt 'Pr' to the unset prompt 'Un', by pressing 'ESC'. This is following the procedure laid out in the 'Engineer Guide'. Has anyone any experience in this field...

I have a German RCBO description: F&G 1P+N 10kA type B RCBO, 32A DIN rail. In an example of cost cutting gone mad, all information about the unit is printed on the inside of a small cardboard box and is smudged. I plan to use this unit on a radial feed to the hob in my kitchen. The...

Many thanks to all the contributions from the other side of the pond

Good afternoon everybody My Query: Is it adequate to bond and earth the two copper pipes feeding the taps or does the sink also need a separate connection. Can anyone suggest a suitable connection point, other than drilling a hole in the sink. The sink is stainless steel.

Many thanks 'SCRIT'

Good evening folks. Could anyone tell me how to remove an integrated cooker. The cooker is fitted above ground level with a press underneath. Are integrated appliances above ground level fitted on runners? Any info would be much appreciated.

Many thanks CHR15- much appreciated

Many thanks for info received