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I took delivery of a new dual fuel range cooker today to replace my old built-in single oven. However, I want to see if I can hook it up to the existing circuit, as given everything at the minute, I can't get (or rather don't want to get) an electrician out. Here's what I currently have...

Great, thanks a lot guys for the answers!

Hi, I am building a half stud wall that I will be covering with 12mm ply and then plasterboard, then adding skirting once it’s had a skim. I was wondering if I need to leave a gap at the bottom of either covering like you would on a masonry wall? I would think not to leave a gap for the ply, but...

I am going to be starting building a half stud wall this weekend. I have a suspended timber floor with a solid oak flooring on top. I have been given great advice on what materials and hardware to use. I will be fixing the sole plate to the floor with 12mm coach screws, and was wondering what...

Ah I see. Thanks for the explanation. @bobasd & @JobAndKnock Thank you both very much again for your help!

@JobAndKnock @bobasd Thank you both very much for your help and advice. @bobasd I'm not entirely sure what is meant by "picture rail with one x by centred around the inside of the stud bays". Does this mean a horizontal block at the halfway height of each stud bay? Would you have a photo or...

Thank you for such a great response @JobAndKnock . Very helpful! The wall I'll be attaching it to (and the subsequent depth of the half wall) is just shy of 7", so the 4x2 should work quite well, and will go with the 12mm ply on both sides and plasterboard. Would you say the frame...

Hi everyone, I am getting a new kitchen installed and need to build a half height stud wall to attach some floor cabinets onto. The kitchen is going to be from Ikea. In the attached photos from the planner, I will only be building the half height part, the other small bit of wall already...

Thanks @Garfeild Ah I see, so I can just depressurise the system using one of the current old valves. So its just: 1. Turn off central heating 2. Open current valve until water stops 3. Make the switcheroo and hook up rad, opening new valves up 4. Open bleed valve and increase pressure under...

Hi all. I am wanting to swap out some old radiator valves for some new TRV ones. I currently have the radiator off the wall, and the current valves closed off. I just want to run through the steps that I need to take in order to be able to remove the old valves, put on the new ones, and hook...

Hmmm, not sure about taking that risk. If its engineer reset on tamper, and I can't turn it off then I'm screwed.

I just checked with a spare contact, and I can hear the gate closing when I bring the magnet (in its housing) close. And yes, as you say @sparkymarka , it only works when the magnet is 90 degrees (which the currently installed one is). Maybe the one I've installed is a dud. Will try replacing...

No, I'll give that a try. I bought Honeywell AC033 (ALA-HONEYWELL-AC033) contacts on ebay. This may sounds silly, but can the magnet be too close? I see the operating gap is 15mm. I'll take a pic of the wiring and attach it here.

Thanks to all who replied and helped here. An update; So i bought a couple of replacement door contacts and replaced the old gate contact, and installed the magnet contact on the door where there wasnt one. I wired up the gate the same as what was there. However, going through the zones I can...

Hi all, I have recently had a system fault reported on my alarm (Telecom Premier 24 Plastic), saying Battery Fault. I've read on here that these are relatively inexpensive and easy to replace yourself (I found this guide also...

Thanks for your reply scott1980. I was afraid it was something like that. Doing a Google search for door contacts, I cant seem to find the same type as the one I have. They are almost all the visible contact points. Is it possible to get replacement magnets from DIY stores usually?

Hi, I have just moved into a new property that has a Texecom Premier 24 system throughout. When I was scanning through the control panel and seeing the status of each zone, it tells me that the front door DC is "active". The front door is locked. So I decided to have a look at the door and...

Sorry, my fault, totally misread that and thats what threw me. I've have done a number of electrical projects under the supervision of a qualified old friend before. I know exactly how to wire up a back box for this twin outlet, it was my misreading that made me think there was something else...

Would you have a diagram of how to wire a black box and the twin cooker outlet? Or even a link to buy a black box?

Thank you very much to all!