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sorry to be thick, and thanks for your patience, but where it is likely that I would find the transformer to check it?? also what is a galand ??

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10900481@N06/?saved=1 rubbish photo but I hope you get the idea the existing old lights say "input 12v -20w max" The new lights I bought are code GLH2A as shown at the top of the page here...

Okay at this point I have to fess up my ignorance/stupidity I bought the lights from tlc because they looked similar to the ones that were already in the garden along the footpath and which are smashed/corroded I assumed a sparky would soon tell me whether these lights I bought were...

breezer-that press/clamp connector sounds like it is the thing I managed to prise the cover off of one so that I could take it into city electrical or similar to show them It is a small black box with the thicker cable running along the top and 2 gold coloured metal connectors with small...

Hi I have just bought a few new replacement external lights to replace some smashed and corroded old ones. These are the ones I bought: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Lighting_External_Index/Lighting_Garden_and_Lantern_Index/Halogen_Garden_Lighting/index.html Problem...

ah, that makes sense Do I have many other options other than replacing the tall upright poles with shorter poles?

Thanks Breezer-that is what I have in mind What I am struggling with is understanding how you "sink" the lights into the monoblocks??

Hi I have electric lights along my driveway-they are too tall and although bolted to the monoblock stones they keep wobbling and falling over I have seen some shorter pole lights (my current ones are over a metre tall) that I like but my absolute preference would be to try and sink decking...

Thanks for the advice Can I also ask 2 more questions: I have external storm doors which at the moment have a Yale lock on them I'd like a more secure lock-what should I be looking for? Alos, my locksmith has quoted me a price of 330 plus vat to change over 4 existing locks to Era...

Hi all I am trying to get my front door, back door and an internal door between kitchen and back door all suited to the same key A locksmith has recommended ERA locks (5 lever I think) Do they enjoy a good reputation? Thanks

Hi When we use our top (main) grill on our oven, it works fine but then when you turn the knob to off, it shorts some of the circuits in the house Is there an easy explanation for this? I had a sparky out but he was not really interested Cheers

Hi Our next door neighbour has a large (50 foot ) dead larch tree on their side of the hedge. There is a lot of dead branches. The area in our garden that it "overlooks" (ie pretty much abuts) is where our kids play and I'm worried about branches falling on them-not to mention that the...

I understand joes point of view now-which is partly why I want to make sure I put a system that I know I will use To me, I came to the forum for a couple of reasons The first was to try and get some steers so that I could have a more knowledgeable chat with the sales people and try and get...

....and excellent advice it is too The interesting thing for me has been the polarity of views surrounding gardtec -breezers and LV s strong dislike for them is evident, yet 2 of my quotes say they are excellent systems for my needs !!

Hi Joe-I'm not too sure I understand your logic? Alarms surely are another form of insurance-sure, you hope you may never have to call on it, but it is worth at least having a bit of peace of mind that you have at least some form of deterrent?

Can anyone recommend good suppliers for external lighting? I have a few security lights needing replaced as well as some spots around my garden-some of which have been smashed. I also have large upright lights along my driveway which are bolted to the monoblock drive They are big and...

Not sure if I should post this here or in the garden forum I have external lights (mainly spots) around my garden-some of which have been smashed. Is it an easy enough task to replace this at each light? I also have large upright lights along my driveway which are bolted to the monoblock...

Im thinking that my reasoning is that : I don't want monitoring at this stage-by the time the police come(if they come) the burglar will be long gone The texting/phone option at least lets me decide whether to call friends and if so who do I call-presumably you can switch the option on or...

Is there any advantage/disadvantage to having an auto/speech dialler as opposed to texting? I don't have that many friends locally that I can rely on to hold prox tags for a monitored system but would like the facility that I can ring around various people if I am alerted to the system going...

brilliant !!