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Hi all I've never retro fitted wireless switches and think it might be a solution to a customers problem. She can't turn the downstairs hall light on or off from upstairs and would like to do so - with out any damage! The hall light is currently only switched from the hall. So I'm...

ooooops - apologiess all, just realised that the ariel is exactly above the courtesy light..... (was at the back on my previous car... but hey that was only 4 years back!) I'll check this first and maybe try a bit of clear silicone sealant around it thanks again for suggestions SB...

thanks for those suggestions but I think I need to look elsewhere No sun roof and car is parked on the flat aerial at rear car hasn't seen a car wash..... ever! -occasional hand job but that's it :)

I'd always be slightly wary of someone who works on a Sat - it may be that they are moonlighting Of course, this is a bit of a generalisation,. but most good sparks are so busy with work they don't need to work Sats As others have said - recommendation is the way to go. If you join which...

Hi everyone I have a ford focus estate and noticed today a few drips coming from the plastic housing of the front interior light. On loosening the plastic around the light and a tablespoon of water came out! I'm thinking that in all this weather, somehow water has got under the car roof...

OK, so the top rads are now much hotter (not scorching, and they are slightly colder at the bottom than the top). To achieve this I have had to pretty much shut off the LSV on all the other rads - but on checking the difference in temp on the TRV and LSV on these is not much difference and in...

Many thanks - that's very helpful - I can see it's going to be a long night! The problem I have is that the top two rads (loft extension) were not heating up so I'm guessing that the lower rads (ground floor seems to be first from the boiler) are nicking all the heat, so I've turned the LV...

from an electrical point of view, just because the thermostat clicks doesn't mean that it's switching the power on/off. Do you have a multimeter? You can open up the thermostat (with the boiler switched off) turn the dial up, switch the boiler back on and check between switched live and earth to...

Thanks to advice on this forum, I'm in the process. My question is, once the first rad has been balanced and I move on, should the temp difference stay the same on it (ie between flow and return) or might it vary as I adjust the rest of the rads? Also how long should I wait to ensure that the...

OK so turned off all other rads and the 2 problem ones heated up - so not sludge, but a balancing issue I think? I'm off to get a thermometer and have a go at rebalancing - wish me luck! SB

Hi guys Thanks for the speedy replies - very helpful. I don't think it's sludge as the rads are at the very top of the house (loft extension about 4 years ago) and it was power flushed for new boiler about 10 months ago. The pipe at the TVR end is cold/cool and at the lockshield end is...

Hi everyone Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I've had some probs with rads being cold at the bottom and wanted to check the TRV pin is not stuck. They are Bulldog ones - I can depress the pin and it pops out, but it's quite short and stumpy compared with others I've seen and I just...

And depending on the load (total watts) of the new LED lamps you might need a new dimmer too - most standard ones need 60W to operate properly, but low load ones are available if you can't get to this with the LED's

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No The cables need to be run in safe zones (look it up) and tucked behind the bottom of the skirting board isn't one of them - the reason being that when some poor sod goes to replace it or the laminate flooring, then 'bang' goes his crowbar and probably him.... You'll have to chase from...

If they were fitted from below, then all connections should be accessible from below (tbh even if they wre fitted from above the same rule should be applied) .. However, I've lost count of the number of times lights have been fitted and then the new ceiling put up with no thought given on how to...

maybe it's a cupboard that he want's no one to go into...... and come out alive!

ooops, missed that bit!! :oops:

if you're sure it's a ring, then you can just spur out of the existing socket - this means you'll have 3 sets of cables in each connection point The circuit needs to have RCD protection at the consumer unit though. If you're unsure, post a pic of it please

The need for supplementary bonding (eathing) to hot/cold/rads is negated by the fact that all your circuits have RCD protection So no, it's fine SB