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Hi, I'm looking to replace the ceiling rose below with a new light and a little confused by the wiring. I have worked out conductors belong to the ring main and disconnected those from the ceiling rose and reconnected them and the other lights on this circuit all work fine. The 4 colours on...

Hi, I am planning to hard wire my Ring Spotlight Outdoor Camera using the official Ring power supply. My question is whether I can hardwire it into my ring main circuit by cutting off the 3 pin plug, as the transformer is powered by the figure 8 connector terminating into the 3pin plug. I would...

Hi, I'm looking to install a waterproof outdoor socket by taking a spur from an internal socket but given it'll be outdoors id like to be able to isolate it using a 20A DP switch. However, it would be ideal if the DP switch was built into the outdoor socket so I dont have to have an knockout...

Hi, Id really appreciate a bit guidance on how to wire this dimmer module. I have 1mm TE coming in from the lighting circuit and then another 1mm TE running to my LED lights. Could anyone advise on which live and neutral goes where? Thanks in advance

Hi, I don't plan on getting a full EV, but do have plans to get a PHEV with a 33kwh battery, which using a 7kw charger would be enough to have the battery charged overnight everyday. I won't be fitting it myself but wanted to check if it was feasible to add a dedicated circuit to power a 7kw ev...

Hi, Hopefully a fairly straightforward question. I'd really appreciate some advice on the best way to connect the waste outlet from my water softener (as pictured) to the pvc pipe my kitchen fitter installed for me. I want to make the connected demountable if I ever need to change my softener...

Hi all, I'm having the area in the photos tiled with porcelain tiles. Previously it was gravel and and would drain into the soil underneath. However, I'm wondering if there needs to be a drain put under the outside tap that then connects with the drain that the downpipe connects to? Also how...

Hi, I have a dedicated garden lighting circuit in my house and I am adding 3 new lighting clusters (35w lights, with 5 or 10w GU10 bulbs, total of 18 across 3 clusters). I would like to power all three clusters from single 20A DP switch so I can isolate these clusters in the case of faults (1...

Hi, I'd really appreciate some advice on the right type of cable to wire in 6x 35w GU10 spotlights that will be mounted onto a wooden fence. I already have a dedicated garden lighting circuit and will run the connection via a 20A DP switch. Ideally I'd like the thinnest cable possible as I need...

Hi all, Could you please help me find my DPC from these two pictures? I can see a little bit of plastic membrane jutting out in one of the photos but I also want to be 100% certain. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi, my builder has used this timber for the floating deck frame that sits on paving stones (no prolonged ground contact). However I couldn't see any treatment markings and I'm having doubts now. Can anyone advise please?

Hi, I'm having a pergola built from UC3 tanalised timber, but the moisture reading is coming up at 20% and I wanted to stain it before getting it installed. I've spoken to Cuprinol and Sika (Blackjack Bitumen Paint) and both have said not to paint whilst the wood is moist. The issue i have...

Hi, I have a water softener that recently backflowed from the dishwasher and into the salt chamber via the rubber overflow hose which plumbs into the kitchen waste pipe. I don't want to replace the waste connections as it's very tight under the sink and the easier option would be for me to fit...

Hi, I recently had a new water softener (BWT brand) fitted as part of a new kitchen. It's been working fine but I recently noticed the salt reservoir had very nasty and oily residue floating around it (looked like vomit at first) which could have come from the dishwasher or kitchen sink. I had...

Hi all, I need another one of these for my kitchen tap. What I've found in screwfix and toolstation are the compression fit connectors but my pipework terminates in isolating valves and I don't gave space to add another bit of copper pipe to then add a compression fit with olive and would...

Hi, I recently had a quartz counter top fitted which is 20mm thick and the cut out is perfectly placed and sized however the screw in fitting that came with my tap (see photo) isn't long enough and doesn't come through the hole far enough to reach the thread on the tap. Could anyone recommend...

Hi, I've just bought a new tile cutter from Screwfix and tried two different tile cutting blades but the cuts are chipping the tiles. I've got water in the cutter too. Any help?

Hi all, Unfortunately I'm having some issues withy fitter/plumber and wanted to check if the drop on this was correct? He says the pressure of the water would push through any solids or other non liquid waste but I'm not convinced. There is no drop/gradient that I can observe and whenever I ask...

Hi, I am replacing the decking in my garden as the old one has rotted away. I plan to reuse the paving slabs that were used as the base, and use adjustable risers to mount the decking on to. However the previous homeowners also used a lot of gravel for landscaping in the garden, which I am not...

Hi, I had a new circuit put in by an electrician as part of a CU relocation job. The circuit is on a 32A RCBO and has a 6mm2 TE cable wired into it. The work was done a year ago and at the time it was feeding my oven and everything worked well. As part of some renovation work, we've taken out...