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Hi everybody, Help required please! I have a Veritas 8 alarm and recently had new Upvc doors/windows fitted. The fitters did not put the door contacts or shock sensors back on so i have done it myself. However, the door contacts were flush and i have swapped them for surface mounted magnetic...

Hi, can anybody help? I have been doing some work at a residential property and was asked to replace some shock sensors on the window frames. After i had a look, it was obvious that the reason that they were all hanging loose was because the old wooden frames had been replaced by Upvc frames...

Hi, can anybody please advise? I have a direct hot water cylinder (vented) which has a top immersion and a bottom one for economy 7. I replaced the bottom element but because the draincock was facing in the wrong direction - inaccessible!!! i had to remove the top element to syphon off water...

Hi, Machine started banging today on spin cycle. Stripped down and found bearings ok but spider sheared off! In process of cleaning, ready for new bearings,seal and spider, found that the shearing of spider has caused a 25mm dia' hole in edge of plastic outer drum. How watertight does this have...

Hi, i have Sky+ downstairs and a normal sky box in one bedroom. I want to purchase an additional normal Sky box for spare bedroom. I want to run the cable before box is installed, can anyone advise me of the correct connection method please? Thanks, Gary.

Hi Gavin, Is it ok to run flex outside? Thanks, Gary.

Thanks Gavin, one more question! Can i use 1.0mm flex from FCU (5A fuse) to 1st light (running inside house) then use 1.5mm T/E on outside of wall approx' 2.5m from ground for about 3 metres distance? Cheers, Gary.

Hi, I presently have one outside light. It is powered from the ring via a spur to a switched fused connection unit then cable to light. I want to fit another light (2 in total - 2 x 300w hi-lo dusk till dawn floodlights) and want to know if it is ok using the existing wiring and either taking...

Hi, i installed 4 lo-vo spots in bathroom, one was ip rated for above shower. They are all 12v 50w Halolite units running off a 210va Halolite transformer. They have been running fine for 7 months but now stopped working. I have changed all 4 bulbs, checked wiring to lampholders, checked fuse...

Hi, I am removing old floorboards in upstairs kitchen as they are in bad condition. The floor bows down to the centre by 50mm! I am going to level by attaching 4" x 2" timbers to side of joists. My question is what type of sheet timber (chipboard or ply) and grade and thickness to use bearing in...

Hi, I have a small understairs cupboard that i would like to fit a 240v light and switch in. The cupboard also houses the fuse box so routing cables not a problem. I cannot see the cables for the lighting circuit as they all run behind the fuse box but i can obviously access the 6amp lighting...

Hi, My outside light has stopped working. I changed the bulb and the fuse in the fcu which it is connected to but no joy. I was beginning to think the light was knackered but i disconnected it from the supply and put a plug on lead and plugged it in and BINGO, light! My query is this, the fcu...

I am confused! The RF2 on sky box and the outlet on magic eyes all have a socket with a solid pin that my connectors are too small to fit on even though they are hollow! Are there sockets with bigger diameter holes that i can purchase or am i missing something? Thanks, Gary.

Hi, I have purchased a labgear 6 way amp/distribution unit as well as magic eyes and all connectors and clips etc. My problem is that i need to connect the cable from the magic eyes to the tv and from the RF2 on sky unit to cable going to amp and i have been supplied with female sockets...

Thanks for that TicklyT, If i hide the NTE, which has the A & B connected as well as the 2,3 & 5 for secondary unit upstairs, and fit the new chrome master in its place, do i just connect one more of each colour cable into 2,3 & 5 on NTE and then run cable to 2,3 & 5 on chrome unit? Gary.

Hi, so where do the feed wires (A & B) and the wires in terminals 2,3 & 5 connect on my new unit with terminals 1 - 6 ? Gary.

Hi, thanks for prompt reply. On the BT master socket, it is wired as follows; Terminal 2 - 2 x Blue, Terminal 3 - 2 x Orange, Terminal 4 - Empty, Terminal 5 - 2 x White/Blue and on the fixed part of the box are 2 terminals A & B. My new master socket has terminals 1 - 6?? What does the...

Hi, I have a BT master socket in my hall (2 piece unit - 12 months old) and have bought a replacement chrome unit. The new unit has terminals numbered 1 - 6. The original has terminals numbered 2 - 5. The box behind (BT property?) has just 2 terminals. Can anybody advise me on how to connect up...

Hi, My house has a separate garage which when built was fitted with a big Grey isolator fed from the house with heavy duty black cable. From this unit is a 1.0mm cable to the light and a single 2.5mm to a double socket. I want (if feasible) to extend these circuits so i can have the...

Hi K, I am a little confused! Is the coax running from roof aerial to sky box taking the place of the coax from the sky dish? If i do as you suggest, will the tv's (5 in total including main one fed by sky) all be able to be used independently as in all watching different channels at same...