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Here is an expansion on an unsolved previous post. I have a BT land line socket box located inside my hall. Through a hole in the interior wall an ordinary BT 5m cable that has four brass pins within the different connectors at each end goes from the BT box through this hole to my BT DECOR 1200...

Sorry its taken so long to get back touch OwainDIYer. Thanks but I have BT cables only. Since posting I have expanded the problem I have. Here goes. I have a BT land line socket box located inside my hall. Through a hole in the interior wall an ordinary BT 5m cable that has four brass pins...

Thanks rsgaz I'll bear this in mind.

I have a BT DECOR 1200 land line phone. It is connected to the BT box with an ordinary 5m BT cable that has four brass contacts within the different connectors at each end. It works fine. I disconnected the cable from the BT socket and phone. And connected up the phone with a 1.8m brand new BT...

Thanks Keithmac I'm getting another product.

I should have said that the light fitting has not yet been installed. I used the multimeter to check whether there was a connection between the metal light fitting itself and and the live, neutral and earth in the block connector. Hence I used the connectivity setting. If I bring the two probes...

I'm installing a brand new metal wall light fitting. It has a live, neutral and earth block connector. Out of curiosity I decided to use multimeter to check continuity between them and the metal of the fitting. Earth, max reading. Neutral, no reading. Live, a small reading! I've no experience...

Many thanks for advice.

I have a junction box in a doorless porch. It serves a fan in an adjacent bathroom, and a shed by an overhead line which has a light and a couple of power points for minimal usage. It is an individual circuit connected to a consumer unit with its own 16amp MCB. I want to create a spur a short...

Thanks endecopt. Sorry for delay - weekend away. Good answer. Presumably I will not do anything to the taps in the boiler (to prevent mains water entering the boiler and system) and when job finished screw up the lowest point valve and turn the boiler taps on to refill the system.

I want to reroute a small section of the feed and return on my oil central heating the boiler of which is some distance away. It is a Grant Multi Pass Sealed System 50/70 model. Is this within the competence of someone who has satisfactorily done ordinary water pipe plumbing? If so how should...

Of course Stem, why didn't I think of that. Many thanks.

I have several wall lights the thickish glass shades of which are a bit smaller than an avocado. The bulbs are G9 Halogen Capsules. The shades get hot but I can grasp them without discomfort. The lowest wattage I can find is 19w but even with this the glare is too much. I would like to reduce...

This is very much early days in considering my options. So I can't answer your questions just yet Doggit, but thanks for your comments.

Kent.

I have oil central heating which replaced my multifuel Parkray Chiltern 111. The Parkray has had its water pipes disconnected. I now use it just as a space heater. But really it's too big and I want to take it out and put a small 5kw one in its place. The fireplace, hearth and lined...

Food for thought. Plenty to think about. Much obliged for all your comments.

2.5mm cable Plastic conduit House wall, underground for 1m, along a fence into shed 15m to shed Circuit protected by mini ELCBs and earth leakage trip

From an existing power supply I fitted a 13amp neon switched fused spur. From this I ran a supply through conduit to a shed office. In the shed I installed two double switched sockets. I would be grateful to learn whether I need a test certificate? If so can a local contractor do it?

Another problem solved by DIYnot members. Many thanks for all the advice.