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My dishwasher has started leaving a gritty residue in the crockery I put in for washing, i.e. inside a mug/bowl I've cleaned and checked the filters and they look ok. I've tried different temperature cycles and it doesn't make a difference. It's as if stuff is getting through even the...

Screwfix have confirmed that the website and catalogue is wrong!

Both the 10mm and 12mm versions say the same thing. Has screwfix got a technical support line?

Why? http://www.screwfix.com/prods/27936/Plumbing/Flexible-Hoses/Flexible-Tap-Tails-10mm-x-15mm-x-300mm-Pack-of-2 You tend to get monobloc taps in kitchens and bathrooms...

My outside lights are connected together by a cable laid round the edge of my flat roof. I want to move the cable to the top of the wall to make painting the roof easier. In parallel with the mains cable I want to run low voltage cables to some PIRs for the lighting controller. I then want...

Do I have to tighten the water pipes for a monoblock tap more than hand tight? If so, how do I do it as the actual connecting holes and therefore the nut is halfway inside tha tap body?

I've been doing some more testing with the diagnostic equipment so I thought I'd share the conclusions: 1. Filter everthing electronic if you can. 2. X10 modules absorb the signal, so the more you have, the worse it gets. 3. Radial circuits are a no-no, because there is only one way round...

So the question is then, how do I get the X10 signal across MCBs? The light fitting I have required 6 bulbs, and the smallest E14 energy saver I could find is 3w. I can put a filter in the fitting itself which will cure it in the short term, but what is the 'proper' solution to bridge circuits?

I've now got some diagnostic equipment that basicly transmits an x10 signal at a set voltage (2v) and another box that isplays the strength of the received signal. If I plug the TX into the radial I'm having problems with, every socket I've tested on that radial either gives an RX reading of 2v...

Isn't that the point of appliance modules, they contain relays so don't require any loads? I accept lamp modules do as they contain triacs. There are actually 6 bulbs in the fitting and plugging it into another ring main brings everthing back to life so it's not the appliance module that's at...

I'm using an appliance module to do the switching, so yes, energy saving lamps are ok. The dodgy circuit is protected by a 20A MCB as it's a radial, the signal is coming through a 32A MCB off a ring main and quite happily passes through the RCD to get to the lighting circuits where there are...

I've got a few X10 home automation devices that control various things like table lights. I changed the lamps in one of the lights for energy saving versions and now both that light and surrounding ones on the same circuit don't respond to the commands. If I move the offending light to another...

I can't get to the ring as all cables run up through the ceiling, which is a flat roof, so the only point I can see the cables is at the socket and therefore the only way to get new ones in is through the outside wall. Getting back to the consumer unit is easy, as is accessing the exiting...

I've got a radial mains circuit on a 20A MCB. I want to add some more sockets upstairs but can't break into the upstairs ring (on a 32A MCB), can I add the extra sockets on another radial circuit on the same 20A MCB? Or do I put in a fused spur off the existing radial circuit? Or do I create a...

Ah, wrong forum, that's why I was getting no replies....

I've got a radial mains circuit on a 20A MCB. I want to add some more sockets upstairs but can't break into the upstairs ring (on a 32A MCB), can I add the extra sockets on another radial circuit on the same 20A MCB? Or do I put in a fused spur off the existing radial circuit? Or do I create a...

It has about 12 doors, as I said, it runs the full length of the wall.

The cupboard occupies an entire wall floor to ceiling and is effectively built in as various pipes run through it. It also contains a radiator. You can't reach it from the bath.

Can I put 24v transformers for electric blinds and lighting in my bathroom cupboard? Do I then have to fit a false back and make it only accessable with tools? Does everything have to use fused cable outlets for the mains supply?

So there's nothing wrong with it and I can copy it at another switch that's getting moved? Having the neutral there means I can add home automation modules to it at a later date. I just couldn't find a reference to it in the on-site guide.