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Morning guys Went to bed last night and tried set my alarm on Prog 2 for downstairs only but came up with a setting fault on the first PIR in the hall. I then realised that all 7 PIRs on the system were dead, no LEDs light on the front of any of the PIRs when movement is detected. Went into...

Thanks chaps! Europlex, the external siren triggers ok under alarm conditions, so I'm assuming it's ok? sparkymarka, good shout. I'll give that a try when I'm next at the property. The alarm system is fitted to our first house which we are renting out. Old tenant has moved out, new tenant...

Hi everyone! As the title suggests, how long should the battery back up in an external alarm siren last? I installed the alarm system myself in 1999 and I've regularly changed the panel back up battery every 4 to 5 years, but the bell box battery has never been changed. System is working well...

Hi everyone I have a Somfy Motorised Awning which came with the house we bought 6 years ago. It is now stuck in the extended position and I cannot retract it at all. I've googled the factory reset which has not worked. The motor does still work to a certain degree, as in it will keep on...

Hi Steve. Yea, I used a mirror and a torch and saw the big RSJ that the roof joists are resting on so I know it's not going to come down on me! The top row of bricks on both internal and external course came loose using my hands. I'm going to put some timber back in where the top of the window...

Thanks gnattycole for the comprehensive answer, appreciate it. I don't think I'm going to need a lintel. I've enclosed pictures explaining why I think this may be the case. Sorry for double posting pics.

Picture of inside of bedroom wall where window is going. I'm using the covered up airbrick near the top left of picture as a reference point to the airbrick outside.

Thanks for the suggestion Steve. Would a concrete lintel be ok or would this be overkill?

Wall in question where new window is to go.

Hi everyone! I'm installing a new window in a back bedroom wall where there's no window at present, looking out into garden. There is already a window in the bedroom on the side of the house. I've got the upvc window made which is 110cm wide to match the other existing window. The other...

Wall where window is going......

Hi everyone! I'm installing a new window in a back bedroom wall where there's no window at present, looking out into garden. There is already a window in the bedroom on the side of the house. I've got the upvc window made which is 110cm wide to match the other existing window. The other...

Hi Jon The only thing that's putting me off putting it beside the boiler on the right is that spanner access would be near impossible to tighten up the connections. Apart from that, it's a good shout!

You see, this is what I love above this forum. The expertise! Jon, your a star! You are correct. Just before the return goes into the boiler, there's a T from one rad in the hall. You are also correct that if I'm modifying the pipework, I may as well do it properly. What I now plan to do...

Any advice would be appreciated. Cheers!

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Hi everyone Just need a bit I'd advice fitting a Fernox TF1 filter to my boiler pipework. My boiler is in a kitchen cupboards atm, so access to pipework is very limited. I can fit it to the feed side of the central heating as there is a clear run of horizontal pipework to work with although it...

Hi everyone My Bosch dryer motor needs a replacement motor capacitor as it struggles to start up with a full load. Espares sell a genuine Bosch capacitor for £70!! which is in my opinion ridiculously expensive. Amazon sell a White Knight capacitor which fits my machine for £15. My question...

Hi again Crystalclear Quick update from tonight. Took out both motors and swopped them around as they were identical, and guess what? No noise from either motor! Going to see how it goes, the link you posted to eBay seems to be the same motor, albeit a different colour. Photo of the "noisy"...