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So i've found the following bulbs, I can't actually find any listed as PAR but assume these are correct? A question about these, I've noticed that at a friends house they have a dark soot on the ceiling around their spotlights, could this be caused by these type of bulbs or is that something...

Very interesting. The original lamps came with bulbs so never really thought about it. Obviously it was a few years before they needed replacing and at that point I just bought more of what I considered to be the same. This is where the problem looks to have started. I will now be able to look...

I can see bright pink. The bulbs are the following spec: OSRAM 50W 680lm 2950k Ra 100 12v GU5.3 I seem to remember trying a few bulbs my dad gave me which also suffered the same fate however they may also have shown pink/orange through the reflector. If the above bulbs are incorrect, which...

They are indeed (LV320) GU5.3. Each unit it stepped down with a 60Va transformer via a 'flow' plug-in connector (Scolmore). I've considered swapping to LED but pretty sure i'll have to remove the lamp inners, and remove the in-line transformers so they run mains voltage. Deep down I know this is...

I've had my click flameguard spots in for nearly 8 years but am finding they are starting to eat bulbs. Scolmore have sent a couple of replacements housings and more recently a bunch of MR16 Lampholders which i've replaced but I still find bulbs aren't lasting that long. When I remove a bulb I...

so new pump installed, water is coming through again now without a problem but it's cold and it wont heat up water... Very weird and strange. I can get a new heating unit but isn't it weird if both things have gone at the same time?

yeah, just not sure if the symptoms point towards pump as have no experience with with – It's just my guess... I feel if the motor went that would just burn out and smell, not slow down but if a pump started failing of was getting blocked/restricted would it's slow down and exhibit these symptoms?

couple of weeks back did a full 'calc'n'clean / descaling' process. Tend to do it when I notice froth is dropping or things not running 100%. Usually take the brewing unit out at the same time and give that a thorough clean. Both these tend to be more frequent than the manual says but maybe not...

Long shot I know but my beloved Neff Coffee machine has just died and I would rather try and fix it myself instead of paying a huge fee to Neff. If anyone has experience with these or this issue it would be great to hear from someone: Model: C77V60N0GB Issue: Not passing water or completing a...

it's certainly not a deal breaker and no reason to not buy a house but was concerned about my mate and his young family... There is no RCD at the moment and there is central heating in the rest of the house (they have a plumbed towel rail). I guess this is done for the summer and due to...

don't believe they are via an RCD as off the original consumer unit. They are a good distance from the main wet area (2-3m) and are probably convectors hence being ok. Makes sense now - learn something new everyday ;) Cheers guys

Quick background... Good mate is buying a house and wasn't available for second viewing and had to move quick. Knowing I have done a few 'jobs' he asked he to have a look. Anyway when looking at the en-suites I saw they both had what looks to be open electric fires with a cable going through...

So think my programmer has gone (again) had it now with Honeywell... Ordered a Siemens RWB29 – might not be the best but thought I would try something else. Reading up it looks like the base plates should be compatible but no drama if not as it will be quick to change. My only concern is I never...

below is a pic i've nabbed from a vid online but mine is pretty much the same, just a different colour immersion stat (no. 3) Is there an easy technique for replacing this, I assume no.1 is the thermal cut-off, so i'm best looking at No.2 first? Thanks for any help

ah, I get it now the big one is the immersion, and the two above (one of left with red set) are the other two, is one more likely than the other to cause an issue?

joining the wires seems like a good idea to test the stat... Am I right in thinking that even with the valve manually open this wouldn't trigger the microswitch then boiler to fire? You say there are multiple stats, I can see the main one with the blue temp dial as illustrated in the link above...

hope someone can help... I noticed there was no cold water when running the hot tap this morning so I have done the following: 1) Had a spare valve, wasn't sure if it was ok so swapped it for the CH one to make sure it was ok - central heating working fine with replacement value 2) Put the...