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Hi, My old powered computer speakers broke during a recent move. Today I went to the local TIP and found two 6 ohm Sony hifi speakers, about 30cm high and in a nice wooden casing. I tested them out on a hifi in the house and they work perfectly. (Got them for £2). So you probably know what...

Hi, There is a room in my house which has a concrete wall. There apparently used to be a door in the wall, which led to the hallway next to the room. This section of the old doorway can be felt by knocking on the concrete wall, and then you hear a thin hollow wood sound for the area of the...

Well, when it was just me living on my own in the house, by peak winter time (south UK) it was £40 a month. There are now 4 of us, the bill is about £160 a month in electric. No gas. ...Not sure how much the others use the heaters at night, but I'm guessing at least a few hours each evening...

manual convection heaters. We try to limit use of these just to the evenings. So just to confirm, I can buy a standard timer switch? Not an econ7 timer switch? Thanks

ah, its not night storage heaters, it just a water heater. But basically yes, I can buy a simple timer switch, this will turn the water heater on for a few hours each night, when the electricity is charged for the whole house at a cheaper rate? Many thanks

I didn't realise appliances needed separate wiring... if the immersion isn't wired to the "off peak" board, then nothing in the house is? So why do I even have economy 7? The power company said to me previously, between 11:30pm-6:30pm you're charged at 6.5p per KWH, and the rest of the...

Thanks for your advice Steve. All I know is this: In the bedroom is a switch, similar to a light switch size, but there's a little box behind it. When I turn it on, the water-heater (not central heating, electric only in the house) turns on. When it has reached boiling point (usually piercingly...

Hi all, In a bedroom upstairs, there is plasterboard house the immersion heater. There is a switch on the wall to turn it on or off. Usually I stay up till 11:30pm when the economy 7 night rate kicks in, when I want to turn the heater on, and I turn it off in the morning when I wake up...

Thank you all, that information was very helpful and allowed me to come to a good decision. :) Up I go to inspect my asphalt! (once it arrives)

Looking upwards to the sky, the vent is a clear circular vent. I imagine the diameter would be about an inch, if that, less than the dimensions given for the square vent covering. So I'm guessing the circular vent has a diameter of about 9.5". (away from home at the moment, can't measure...

Hi, There is a "silent" bathroom extractor fan I'd like to order from the Internet. This would need fixing into or at the face of the existing ceiling vent in the bathroom. (concrete ceiling, circular hole leads straight up and out) However, the vent is about 10.5" x 11.25", larger than...

Hi, I've estimated that the height of my house to the flat roof is 5m 30cm. There is no guttering. I need to buy a ladder so I can get up and inspect it. Would this do...

Thanks! I look forward to opening up the lock and checking what's inside. Hopefully I'll be able to put it back in, together again, without losing a thousand pieces in a second.

There must be some kind of anti-mold wood paint suitable for oak? I have no experience, but there must surely be something to treat it. Phone Wickes and ask? Good luck!

Hi all, I have a front and back door with a Mila lock. I have checked all the way down them at the screws and locks parts which come out the door. Both doors look identical in this respect. The difference is that my front door self-locks when it closes. (once you're outside, you can't get...

Can this door be adjusted to self-lock?

thanks. Will consider buying an external sensor. Just had quite a few lights to add to PIR.