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The new is connected the same way as the old. Line is the single black Neutral is the other black wires. The reds are the permanent line and connect to themselves only, as it was in the old fitting.

NO. They must all be connected together. Connect them all with a terminal block and then add another one from that terminal block to the switch.

It's a feeble dust removing device, not a drain unblocker. Blocked further away. If you want a vac to unblock a plughole or similar, then get one of these: https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Wet+Dry-Vacuum-Cleaner-With-Blower---1250W/p/215735 Or more likely remove the trap under the sink and...

Yes, such as a fire starting and the vehicle being totally destroyed along with everything near it. Something in that car is getting very hot. 4 amps or 50 watts with nothing in use is a massive amount of heating that shouldn't be happening.

The hardware is what supports 4G/5G or whatever else, not the SIM. If it already supports those things, then nothing changes. Otherwise it's a new module if that part is separate, or a whole new alarm.

Parts of it does,. Other parts not so much. Varies massively between sites and operators. Not that ye olde wired landlines were 100% reliable anyway - the exchanges had battery power but that was of no use when a tree or other damage occurs to a line, or multiples of.

https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/categories/wiring-accessories/connector-blocks/connector-blocks?brand[]=wh_36014 Brown, blue and green. Lewden and various others make similar ones. While the dual efforts made from black phenolic still exist, they are really not something anyone should be...

No, but they were never big selling items, as they are only of use for the small number of properties that have a hot water cylinder supplied from a cold water cistern in the loft above, and that have people living there who don't want to install a separate pump next to that cylinder for...

While that will work, rings are not necessary or even desirable for most circuits. Just how much load do you expect to be plugged in? Considering that this is 'only a small 2 bed single story cottage'. No requirement for 100m² or any other area, that hasn't been a regulation for decades. A...

BC are there to determine if the work is done properly, not whether those doing the work are suitable to do it. That is because scheme members are not allowed to notify work done by other people. However there is nothing to prevent them from offering advice or assistance, or inspecting/testing...

Most new routers support wireless DECT handsets, so no one will need any phone wiring in the house ever again.

No difference at all. The only reason there is a larger space between two of the terminals is so the lid fixing screw can go there.

Probably been wired wrong for years or even since it was installed. If someone has been tempering in the past, it's always quicker to just start again with the wiring, rather than attempt to work out what previous incompetents have done.

It's their feeble attempt at a backdraught shutter. Best removed and disposed of as if left in, it will very quickly get clogged with dirt and you will just end up removing it anyway.

The what? Surely the idea of pouring liquid slop into a plastic deal and balancing it on top of clothes hoping it didn't spill and destroy the item directly below was a short lived novelty that went away several decades ago?

The cost of such an overpriced machine would be decades of savings from using off peak electricity.

Meaningless term. Batteries are rated in Ah. Amp-hours. Not Amps per hour or per anything else. A 32Ah battery could theoretically supply 32 amps for 1 hour. Or 16 amps for two hours. Or 64 amps for 30 minutes. Another meaningless term. 5W is 5 watts. There is no hour involved. Watts...

Prysmian is made in the UK. So are Doncaster Cables. Other cables made in foreign places have a reputation for being a pile of crap. Saving a few quid on a roll of cable is blown away 1000 times over when it turns out to be defective, substandard junk made by some manufacturer who then...

DO NOT DO THAT EVER. It was fortunate that this time nothing happened. Had power been available, that bridge wire could have taken out the main supply fuse or caused a fire. It's way past the time to get a professional to investigate and repair.

Neither of those things happen. If you really want it to be inspected annually, then it's done when the boiler is serviced for no or a tiny extra cost. Most people don't bother. There is no boiling water, and it certainly doesn't 'fly about'. Stories you may have read about unvented cylinders...