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Hi, i want to wire up a photocell switch to my outdoor lights but want to wire it up to the 5amp light switch in the hall. in the old days I had a handy Smiths Timeguard light switch , the size of a normal UK wall light switch and it had a photocell in it and then a timer up to 8hours (so turned...

first time i have had to replace a washer in this type toilet cistern. It all seems to be working fine , however as the cistern is filling up water is dripping out where I have arrowed as its filling , after its finished filling the water stop coming out of that place … should it do that though...

trying to get rid of an air lock in our boiler after emptying central heating system and looked in the airing cupboard at this setup . the alarming thing I found was going up into loft at the F&E tank expecting to see the cold feed being a 22mm ... but its only (equivalent) of 15mm - I say...

Hi all . Thinking of getting some 13a sockets in the garage/shed and i am going for SWA cable (some cable might have to go underground/under lawn. so , going for 2.5mm 3 core SWA for the sockets . On the screwfix site though the cores of the cable are coloured Brown, Black, Grey. (I am in rep...

Hi all , i've just taken up walking on treadmill. trying to do at least 20mins a day walking on it if i can - this is from zero excercising , my daughter had a treadmill left in her house by previous owners and didnt use it so she has given it to me. only walking at 1.8kph at moment for...

Hi all, - the Indicators have stopped working on my Renault Zoe EV. If I press the Hazard switch on the dashboard the 2 green indicator lights on the dashboard flash as normal, but no indicator lights show outside. Then if I turn off the hazards and start the car and put the right indicators...

Hi there - Nissan Note 2019 with automatic high beam assist . cannot get the Headlights to stay on Hi Beam . Got to pull the beam steering stalk as if flashing main beam or push and hold stalk forward to switch on main beams . Have checked fuses , and in any case if it were a blown fuse for...

Hi all . I have just noticed that the bleed valves on a lot of our radiators are on the same side as the TRV's - some other radiators have them opposite the TRV/Flow side but majority on the TRV side. Does it matter where the bleed valves are positioned on CH radiators? I would have...

hello all can I have some advice / experiences please. if a radiator is cold/colder than the others on the system would I be looking to open the return lockshield valve more, or less? all rads have thermostat valve (TRV's) on which is turned up to highest (5) and radiators all bled so its no...

if you plugged in 2 plugs of heavy appliances of 2kw each (say a tumble dryer on full heat, and a 2kw Fan heater) into a double socket wall outlet 2x2kw @240vac = over 16amps - yet a 13amp twin socket outlet is designed to plug in 2x 13a plugs , how is that? there would be a tremendous amount of...

hi all. Our Grant condenser boiler with a RDB2.2 Burner is not firing up properly. its stopping and starting in a loop, terrible smell of unburnt kerosene in the air. Things I have tried today so far. Cleaned Photocell with cotton bud - Photocell and black rubber shaft has load of black soot on...

Hi all - I have this old Hoover One Touch Tumble Dryer . 9 times out of 10 the drum will revolve (and both ways fine without intervention and when it does, it dries the clothes normally , but every now and again I am in the other room and can tell the drum has stopped moving around. I go...

My daughter has a 2017 Clio Diesel Mk4 1.5 Dci 90hp and it has a fault that's proving a git to get rid of: on TORQUE its P0096 DTC Error I have changed the MAP (pressure sensor) and the MAF (air flow with combined IAT temperature) with new parts and cleared the DTC error code successfully and...

Hi all I am just wondering which setup do plumbers/heating engineers like the best out of these 2 systems with CH header tanks in the Loft? - and is one better than the other or do they both work as good as each other , any caveats with either? *Diagrams not - no-where near - drawn to scale...

is this do-able and will it work? - are pumps better to 'push out' the water or better to 'pull/suck' the water through? if you have your twin propellor pump with its 1 shaft running but 2 propellors are running but shower number 1 is not going but shower number 2 is operating would that (or...

Hi all, I saved a fridge freezer from going into landfill or wherever they go from a neihbours house (with their consent) , a lovely one hisense the make is (looks to be sold by currys in the past) with a cold water dispenser it needed drying out (was left out in rain for about 5 days) and a...

Hello all. Can you tell me what is a Air Breaker Box on a Dishwasher and what does it do please? Just bought a used Kenwood Dishwasher KDW60s16 couple of days ago . Seems to be working fine - only thing is , annoying if anything, there is a groan noise at around 45mins left of a 90min cycle...

I've not long had a new Beko vented Tumble dryer and couldn't understand why I was getting static electric shocks as I was pulling out the clothes after drying but now I think I find the cause. Although the metal cabinet on the tumble dryer is earthed (I tested to the earth pin on the 13a plug...

Hi - got a Beko Condenser Tumble dryer not heating. Took back off which covers the heater , load of dust and fluff around the heating elements - removed all that. there are 2 cut out safety devices at top of heater bottom cut out device is re-settable , pushed the reset pin in and got a...

I photographed our Tigerloop the other day - seems a lot of water/condensation in the top of our Tigerloop, does this look normal? - I've never had a Tigerloop before so i didnt know if its normal? is that what is supposed to happen? or could there be some water getting into tank or oil? - I...