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My parents have what you would probably call a vintage Satchwell Central Heating & Hot Water Timer (as per attached picture) It has 12 available time settings throughput the 24Hr period for CH / HW. It has, as far as I am aware worked without an issue for a good number of years. They have been...

Hi JJ, Thanks for the reply, Yep, picture(s) might help - original post edited/added. Any pointers appreciated. Rgds Freddy

Hi All, Parents Lavatherm 620 Dryer has stopped working - Power On/Off suddenly became Intermittent then stopped completely. I have remove the Button/Switch pack from the front which appears to be a DREEFS unit - four push buttons plus one illuminated. The On/Off switch seems to have failed -...

Quick follow up Gaz - studs above did the job, Thanks FF

Morning All, Recently purchased property that has been redecorated throughout although we have kept the laminate floor (Pergo) in one room....I have removed the original Skirting board though as new CH pipes have been fitted and hidden at the base of the wall. I now have a gap of around 25mm...

Aha...something like that might just do the trick, haven't seen those before. Worth a try I think, thanks Gaz :-) Rgds Freddy

So it does - Doh :-) Thanks

Thanks very much - those, as with most look to be slightly rounded though - if only slightly. It's only a few accessories I need them for but at the moment it looks like I'll have to make do with the raised head. Screwfix have these...

Thanks for the reply John... Apologies if I wasn't clear but they are needed for some BG Nexus Sockets and switches (http://www.bgelectrical.uk/decorative/nexus-metal) – the supplied screws are countersunk but flat and fit pretty much flush when screwed down – these supplied screws are not...

Ermm..update to the above...having spoken to TLC they say they are actually slightly raised/domed.. ..Hey ho back to Sq1 :-( Freddy

Hi All, Wondering if anybody might know of a source for longer plug/socket machine screws...looking for flat headed, slotted and at least 50mm...most seem to be raised / domed slightly and I would like them to fit flush. I've tried out local outlets for fasteners and electrical stuff to no...

Thanks again Eric, Yep, I'm aware of the potential risk of the landing light going live from either switch when somebody might think “upstairs” is off at the MCB. I need to check but I'm pretty certain that is how it is/will be. Lighting wiring is original, only mid 1970's but not the original...

Thanks guys..

Thanks Iggifer Yep, going to fill/decorate myself. Is there a regulatory reason why I shouldn't use trunking though aside from not really being its intended use ? One additional reason I had was that if there was ever a need to run anything else up there I could pull something else through –...

Evening All, I have a couple of Power and lighting Cables going up a new chase in plaster board on a external wall to the loft...it's around 125mm from the corner of an adjoining internal wall so a Safe Zone. Original plan was to put some plastic trunking up (behind it) to run it in and then...

Apologies for the hijack... ..if that trunking was running T&E from below the floor up the wall vertically and into the loft space would that be OK or would it also need a socket to highlight its existence ? Thanks FF

Thanks for the input - will get back to it later this week.

Thanks for the reply ericmark... Not there at the moment but yep, pretty certain its just two core and earth running from one gang to another....switched live for the kitchen light just single core and earth. Need to check but likewise I suspect on the upstairs landing light which appears to...

Hopefully somebody might be able to make sense of my waffle..... New house (to us)...we have an external wall light outside the kitchen door – it is on the downstairs lighting circuit and the first point of call from the consumer unit for the Live feed. Originally this must have had a switched...

Crikey - thanks again for the input. OK - was going to settle for: Spur from a Ring - via a Junction box not a socket. This Spur to lead to a unswitched FCU to avoid unintentional switch off which will provide a supply to a Burglar Alarm Daisy chained from the unswitched FCU a Switched FCU...