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Thanks for all the hard work. Im gonna have a good read of all the spec but I think I lean toward towards the HP. Though i have been told that Toshiba are a little more reliable??

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The internal doors in my house are all size 28.5 x 80.25 / 726 x 2040 Im looking to replace the doors with white moulded, 6 panel, prefinished satin wood grain effect doors. B and Q / Wickes etc are full of them at around £25 - 30 each, but they dont supply the size I need. Can...

Im about to buy a laptop for home use ie internet ,music, WP, and the occasional game. Im considering the following three models Toshiba Equium A210-17I Toshiba A210-1AS Hewlett Packard (HP) Pavilion G6060EA They all currently retail around the £429 -£450 price range but im not...

"In this case you can either sleeve the CPC and bend it over, leaving it unterminated, or terminate it in a connector block. " Connector blocks come in different rating - which one do you use to earth in this instance or doesn't it matter? Cheers

Think ive got mixed up. Being using a DIY book. So you just use a connector strip to earth in a dry line light switch socket. Is that correct? Can anybody recommend a basic home electrics book?

I wanted to change a single wall socket to a double. If replacing the patress box with a dry line plastic one do i connect the earth to a connector strip left loose in the box? Because the connector strips come in different rating which one do I use? Thanks for any help.

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Thanks mate. Wish i'd have posted this when it was still light - couldv'e finished the job! couple of questions though 1 - why are the neutrals in the strip 2 - should i still earth the new socket back to the metal box Thanks again

I want to change a chrome plated dimmer (the sort where you touch a flush button and the light brightens and then darkens ) to a basic wall switch. It controls a single bedroom light. Took the face plate off ( revealing a metal patress box) but not a staightforward as other switches i've...

. Recently had two new tyres fitted on the front of my 02 Clio. Was driving down the motorway and mid journey I developed a major vibration through the steering wheel when traveling above 75-80mph, Took the car to another tyre fitter and asked for it to be balanced- He said that there was a...

I had a new White Rogers Valve supplied and fitted without any problem. A local well respected company serviced the boiler and fitted the new valve for £250 incl. An eye opener as the first guy that called tried to charge me £450!! - which thanks to the advice on this site i discounted.

Checked the boiler - it is a Netaheat Profile but couldn't see any specific model number. Its our first house which we've being doing up for the last 8 months. Hope to sell in a couple of yrs to 'move up the ladder' so really unsure whether to repair or replace, though money wise repair would be...

Have got a 12 yr old Potterton Netaheat boiler. Pilot light not igniting, just sparks. Local corgi chap charged me £70 for call out and diagnostic and has said that to replace the white rogers gas valve will cost £490 which he then dropped to £450 when I said that i thought this was expensive...