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I live in old victorian property, can't seem to find isolation valve anywhere. I looked at the mains isolation and i noticed there is no handle on the valve so hardly something to to turn off quickly. There is also a blue item next to it, not sure what that is, have put a picture.

Thanks for the replies, i purchased Aico E166 and E164 heat for the kitchen, will plan on changing the base units as well then based on the above. Ta

I got some mains powered smoke detectors which i need to change out, are the heads interchangeable with most base units ?

Going to fit an isolator switch outside the bathroom, anything in the concrete ceiling is a pain in the A. Will definitely see if is possible to use something to lever the knob up first though

Currently there is the bath taps c/w a diverter valve which diverts to the shower once you pull up the small knob, the issue is the lady is quite elderly and says the knob is a bit of a problem to pull up, she thinks an electric shower will be easier for her

Thanks There is a cupboard behind the bathroom wall where the shower would be fitted, this gives me easy access to run a 10mm cable round to the consumer unit where i can get a sparky to wire it all in, is it ok to have the switch in a cupboard ?, is it an isolator switch like for a cooker but...

I have been asked if i can get an electric shower fitted in a relatives place, currently they have a mixer tap to the bath and a diverter valve to the shower, hot water is fed from the combi boiler. If i get an electric shower fitted for them, what is involved ?, i think for quite an elderly...

Thanks for those replies, good to hear that the Nest can be as smart / simple as you want it to be. One question about the Nest, if you go to turn on/off the heating while being out of the house and there is still someone in the house with a Nest app on their phone, does the app inform you that...

My need is to simply manage the heating, have a warm house when u get home. We have systems at work called smart completions, trouble is when they go wrong they become dumb completions. Thats why i stated, people mentioning on the Nest Fb page that there smart system seems to be doing what it likes.

Looking for a SMART thermostat, not wanting it to grow into zone management system, just something me and the wife can control the CH and HW from the App. Was set for the Nest but a few people on FB page saying CH coming on when not there etc etc, not really wanting something that learns my...

Got to change out 2 BC ceiling pendant holders in a living room. In other rooms i have used E27 Corn bulbs which i have been very happy with and would like to use again. Is it possible to get E27 pendant holders in the UK, i see their are BC to E27 converters that slot into the BC pendant but...

Apologies for not knowing that, i'm not on here everyday, just when i need to know something for which i am grateful for the help i get.

Obviously does get simpler then because L1 is com on the new crabtree switches.

I have a 1core which has red to centre block of 1 terminal, then from the top of that terminal i have a small piece of sleeved wire going from top of one to the top of the other block, in this top there is also a red from a 3 core, the black from the 3 core goes to the centre terminal of the 2nd...

Thanks. I never saw the com next to L1, once i did i was fine. Done all the singles, now on a 2 gang that operates 2 separate lights. The existing switch plate has no markings as per photo, i got a 2 gang crabtree plate again. The existing plate has 1 live into 1 switch, then a wire from that...

The new switch does not have a common, it has L1, L2 and L3. L1 on the new switch is where the common terminal is on the old one.

Going to change out old yellow light sockets. The existing 1 gang switch has common terminal at top, this has cable with grey sleeve on it, below this are L1 and L2 terminals. The new crabtree one i have has L1 at top, L2 at bottom where L1 was b4 and L3. The crabtree diagram shows yellow or...

The bubbles mostly went away once i went back over the area around 5-10mins later, the rollers were from screwfix, just wondered if there was a different type of roller to use

I painted a door with white gloss paint and with a small foam roller, i noticed while doing it that the process seemed to put a lot of small bubbles into the paintwork, whats the best roller to use for glossing a door

I believe that the main distribution point is on the first floor and only bt have acces, then there is distribution points on each level which the distribute to each flat. So there should be 50v through these phone cables, seems a lot