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Thanks all! I bought a new battery for the control box and connected it up. I turned the mains off to try and reset it and left it a few minutes. I then turned it back on and the keypad started responding again. It wouldn't work with my parents code but I tried the factory default one of 0123...

Thanks again all. I'll try changing the battery first then I think. The external siren battery must be working ok as it rang for long enough the other night without power :) If I did change it what would be your recommendations for a new siren? Thanks again all, Daz

Thanks for the advice everyone! Much appreciated. I will get a new battery for it and try this first before changing the main unit. Incidentally, when the mains power is off the battery in the control unit still provides power to the unit. Is this still likely if it is the battery that's at...

My parents have an Optima MX6 alarm. It played up a few weeks ago where the keypad ceased to work. I think this was following a power failure but could have been coincidence. I went round and disconnected it from the mains (pulled the fuse on the spur), opened the box, disconnected the battery...

Thanks for the advice. I think I'll look at four downlighters. Can the double pole isolation switch be used as the main switch for the fan? What's the advantage of using a 12v fan over a 240v? I will also be installing a shaver socket and want mirror lighting though my wall space is a bit...

Why is it a niche? I've read numerous posts on ambient lighting and dimming downlights in a bathroom, just not much on the best way to do it. The people will be me so it will get used. Thanks. I think mains does seem the way to go. As described I was asking for advice. I wasn't...

I am currently redoing my bathroom and want to install downlighters and am also considering an extractor fan. I like the idea of being able to dim the downlighters and have seen that you can by a bathroom pull cord with dimmer ability built in (from Screwfix / Toolstation). The highest rated...

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I know Hardie do their own screws for their backerboard but to cut down on cost what sort of screws could I use as an equivalent. I will be putting the 6mm backerboard down on the floor over 18mm WBP ply and I'll be putting 12.5mm backerboard up for the stud partition wall for my shower...

Would you convert the plastic to copper for the hot and cold outlets? (I've reread the manual and it doesn't say that it needs to be in copper as I originally thought. I made that bit up somehow!). How reliable are pushfit connections? They'll be in the stud wall and I'm not convinced about...

Is there such thing as a flexible braided hose that will go from 15mm pipe (plastic in this case) to 1/2" male thread? If so, where would I get some as I've not seen them anywhere. I have some bath wall valves that have female 1/2" BSP threads for the input and output flow. I was hoping to...

Thanks for the reply but to clarify: With what? (PVA, wood and tile adhesive don't go together generally) What's an MI? Is tile adhesive really the most ideal to use to attach and bed a shower tray down on to plywood? Is it best to screw down the plinth to the floor and also fix in...

I am about to build a shower plinth for my quadrant shower. I have WBP 18mm ply for the top surface and have bought 4 by 2 interior construction wood for the supports. I have a number of questions that I'm stuck on: 1) Should I treat either variety of wood before I put my shower tray on top...

Thanks I'll have a look for these elbows. Can you recommend the best place to get them? Is my local plumbers merchant likely to have these? I would look at the instructions for the taps but as I said in the original post, they're aren't any mention of valve installation. Thanks. I didn't...

I am in the process of redoing my bathroom (in fact I have been for a long time now!) and I will shortly be installing my bath and shower cubicle. The pipework to the facilities is in plastic. My bath is going to have a bath filler (Centrafill from Screwfix) with wall valves. The instructions...

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Thanks for your help! I am well aware of google thanks and have already searched on there to find them at 3 times the price I bought the lights at. I asked because I thought some of the experts may have been able to recommend a specific outlet.

Does anyone know of the best place to buy a AC adaptor that would power these? Thanks, Daz

Thanks for all the help everyone. I have taken some pics below. I think it could be a AC adaptor that I need after all, but I'll let the experts give me the answer :) If the DC 4.5 volt adaptor I have is no good could anyone point me to another alternative (preferably a...