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Hi guys! I have an NVR sited in my utility room with 4 IP cameras connected into individual ports on the NVR. I’d like to move the NVR to the lounge so it’s more accessible. There is already a CAT5 cable between utility room and lounge. Can I connect the cameras to a router in the utility...

Back in 2018 I built a summerhouse, at the time the boundary of my property wasn’t clearly defined but I’m prepared to accept that I built it less than two meters from the boundary. Back in April of this year I had a card out through my letterbox from the local planning department, I called the...

Hi Chaps I have bulit a bike shed at home which I have wired for 2 magnetic contacts, 1 dual-tec, RKP and sounders etc. I was going to use a Veritas R8 panle as they have been around for years and I am familiar with them but I'd quite like to be able to access the system via an app on my phone...

Hi Chaps. I have a standalone fridge and have noticed that it is getting cooler than 14 degrees c but there is a layer of thick frost on the rear of the top section. What could be causing it to ice up yet not get cool enough? Thanks

Got called to a house today with a strange problem, it wouldn’t actually do it when I was there but the customer had recorded to the sound for me. Symptoms are when the system is unset it randomly makes a two tone sound the same as you get during power failure but then it’s followed a few...

Hi chaps! Last week I replaced a float valve in a CWS vessel which was passing. The CWS vessel is located in a bedroom cupboard and the customer is complaining because she can hear it dripping for a couple of hours after she goes to bed. I popped in to have a look today and it does drip...

Hi chaps. I am an experinced gas boiler engnieer with limited oil boiler experience. My partner has a oil boiler fitted and it's a little noisy in use, it makes a high which whining noise in operation,. The noise is definitley not coming from the circulation pump so I suspect it's either motor...

Hi chaps. One of my customers had a new bathroom fitted which included an inline extractor which is vented to the outside. The customer is complaining that thre is water leaking from it when used. I have had a look at it and I suspect that watewr is gathering in the dip in the flexible duct...

Hi chaps. I need to replace the roof on a small garden shed which is approximately 4 metres x 4 metres. At the moment the roof is just tongue and grooved board covered in roofing felt which is nailed down. The boards are rotten so my plan is to strip the olf roof, re-board with OSB then use...

Hi Chaps Is it possible to retrofit sealed units with integral blinds into existing upvc frames? I Have a large bathroom window and although it's obscure glass it is actually quite transparent! If they are available can you suggest a source? Many thanks!

I’m not an appliance engineer but as an electrician I have replaced a few oven elements in my time. Anyway my own oven started playing up yesterday, was cooking for 9 people and it had been on about during the morning. During a critical time (just as I was getting the Yorkshire pudding in) the...

Hi chaps. Just did a boiler change from vented to combi. The customer did have a shower which was running through a salamander pump. The pump has now been removed as it’s redundant but water is mixing in the shower valve and it’s affecting hot water performance dramatically at all hot...

Hi chaps Is there such a thing as a wifi input status monitor? I'd like a device that will connect to my wifi network and allow me to see the status of various inputs so I can remotley monitor if my garage door is accidentally left open for example via a mobile app. There are inexpensive wifi...

Hi chaps I’m taking out a Worcester Greenstar tomorrow amd replacing it with an Ideal. The existing flue is vertical and runs through the attic of the bungalow and terminates near the ridge on a pitched roof. The new flue will follow the same route. I’ve never fitted a vertical flue before...

Hi chaps, I'm looking for a little help with an UFCH system. The customer complaint is that none of the heating zones appear to be working, I have been to look at the system, all zone valves are open and the boiler is firing. There is hot water as far as the mixing valve but it doesnt seem to...

I have been asked to replace a faulty shown in picture concealed shower valve but there is no makers info on it that I can find. Are most makes interchangeable in terms of pipe centres etc? thanks In advance

Hi chaps!! Can anybody tell me how to remove the cistern from a toilet like this please? You can’t get under the pan to remove the wing nuts as you can normally. Thanks!

Hi chaps! Got asked to replace a siezed stop tap today, the plastic pipe coiming from the outside of the house was 17mm OD and black, my own house on the same estate has the same pipe. Can anyone tell me what adapters I am likely to need to replace the tap with and where I might get them from...

Hi chaps, I wonder if anyone has come across this before. Customer has two old wylex fuse boxes with rewireable fuse, one board is for lighting, socket outlets, cooker etc and the other is economy 7 for immersion heater and storage heaters. Customer wants both boards replacing but the previous...

I’ve been to a wall mounted oil boiler today, customer reported lock out issues. I attended and found that the fire valve knob had accidenatlly been pressed, I suspect a child had stood on it! Reset the fire valve, bled air out of the oil and the boiler fires up but only runs for about 2...