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No not at all. They moved out, we moved in. The house hasn't been terribly well looked after. It definitely needed the fan in the kitchen hooking up properly and a humidity fan putting in the bathroom. The Drimaster 2000 positive ventiliation system would really be for the rest of the...

Umm... we do. but that doesn't help when you have a damp issue and too much condensation... and whilst fine in the summer, isn't terribly practical when the temperature outside during last winter reached -15 here, or for when we are not in the house. Not wanting to sounds unnapreciative or...

We've just moved into a 1930's 3 bed Semi detached house that has a fair bit of condensation. The bathroom had no extraction fan and at the recommendation of several damp surveys and the original surveyor we've had a Vent Axia Centrif Duo unit put into the bathroom (installed yesterday)...

Only reluctant to change the switch as I don't know what I'm doing with it. This is my next step though. Will have to give someone a call tomorrow to look at it. Like I say electrics is not something I'm particularly knowledgable or keen on, and I'd rather pay someone to do the job properly...

It only fizzles when the light switch is turned on, so not all the time. Not a dimmer switch. I was aware of those as we had 3 of those which we have now replaced so that we can use cfl bulbs. This is an ordinary, if not old 3 switch panel - white plastic, fits into the space of an ordinary...

If it is jumping the gap, and I can hear it behind the switch, does that mean the gap is in the switch, or is that just where I happen to be able to hear it?

Thanks for coming back so quickly. I've just done that as you were typing. Everything seems to be fine. I don't know if it is relevant but upon just checking those connections and turning the lights on again, I noticed that the 3 bulbs turned on one after the other in sequence, and it was...

We just moved house and have changed the light fightings in the hallway. Its a 1930s house and there were some horrible lights in here from the previous owner. Upstairs hallway had a ceiling rose (1 bulb) with 5 wires, and it seemed easier as per the instructions that came with our new...

Thanks - they look like the right sort of thing. I couldn't think of what I should looking for when Googling earlier. Stupid I know, but my mind was completely blank on what to search for. Will have a look.

Hi, I appreciate this is not the car section, but am not looking for the responses that I have read on other forums which say go to the dealer and buy the parts as they are expensive and I am wondering if there are parts that are used in other trades that could do the same thing! I have...

Just a quick thanks to everyone who helped me with this. I changed the fuse over to a 3a, and tried it again this morning - it works! I think it must have been damp, and my wife is pretty happy with it...chocolate brownie on the way (not quite what I meant when I would score brownie points...

It is pretty well used judging by the marks or scratches on one side. Ah well, I'll change the fuse to 3a and give it another go in a couple of days o see if it is a damp problem. If not, you all sound like you know what you are talking about, do you think it would even be worth considering...

So even for just testing it I should really change that fuse?

Also I know that it hasn't been too long since we washed it and the temperature in the lounge where I have left it isn't particularly high, but I wanted to see if this was because some water had gotten to where it shouldn't. I plugged it in and it actually started to work this time which it...

Please excuse my ignorance, if I put a 3a fuse into the plug what should this do for me? It wouldn't solve the problem I've been having will it? Don't get me wrong if that is better for it and I can get this mixer to work I will change it but I just want to understand why I am doing what I would...

Thanks Simon, I guess that all makes sense. We live in anew build and the sellers house was a Victorian London terrace. I guess we can try it again in a few days to see if it was damp problem from cleaning? Also one of my colleagues husbands is a PAT tester, I assume he should dabble to tell...

Thanks for coming back to me so quickly - I wasn't expecting that! Ok, so I think i've proven I know nothing about electrics...to try and make it a little easier I have tried to add some images to show you what happened! Hopefully they will help. Here is the rating on the mixer itself...

Hi, I just bought my wife a metcalfe (professional catering equipment) sm5 mixer from eBay and picked it up today. It was demonstrated to me to be working when I went to pick it up, but when I got it home and plugged it in to our mains it wouldn't work, and then I noticed neither would anything...