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Nothing inside ay of the doors and don’t feel like taking it out of the cabinet now it is working. Thanks for the guidance

No numbers visible, will have to take it out of the unit and see if there is anything on the back.

I did something, not sure what, but it is working again

Moved into a house last week and cooker has been working fine but today neither oven will turn on. It is a Creda Europa, no idea of model but has a mechanical clock. It has power as the oven light comes on and the grill works. May be on auto but how do I get it off auto if it is?

Fitted a new thermostat Saturday and the new one is working. Was a little suspicious that there was no click or resistance from the old one when I turned the temperature dial but the water didn’t seem inordinately hot either. Now I know it was the star will take it apart and have a look...

After several months, a house move (ours not hers) and a number of other events it is done apart from a strip of sealant inside the front door. MDF screwed to risers to avoid removing the tread radius and laminate glued down with Screwfix best grab adhesive. Aluminium strips came from B&Q...

Set at about 50 degrees and the casing is marked as UKCA as well as CE so not very old. Are they all fairly standard and if not what do I need to look for?

Moved in two days ago. Thermostat on the immersion heater has tripped twice. Works for a while when reset but the we runout of hot water. Do we need a thermostat or an immersion heater and how do I tell?

A big piece of timber may expand/contract. I would put a frame in the gap and plasterboard it before plastering.

You will probably have to leave what looks like a newel on the left hand side of the door.

Close but none of the smart meters (Smets2) connect directly back to the energy company, they connect to the “communications hub” over ZigBee and it is the hub that connects over the WAN. The energy companies can use the same meters in the North, Midlands or South. The real issue is that the...

I have the same problem, the cover moves about 10-15 degrees but with the silver socket moving as well. Don’t want to damage the oven casing by applying too much force. It isn’t very dirty but presumably dirty enough. can I force it or will it damage the oven or should I remove the cover in...

Some extractors are always on, my daughter is has a 3 year old house and it has them. When you turn on the bathroom light the fan speeds up?

If it is the HAN that causes the issue then it is 2.4GHz and very widely used. If it is the frequency the CH talks to the comes provider on the it depends on where you are, central and south are mobile tech, north is generally 420 GHz unless you are in the Fylingdales area.

Look at digital showers, have a Triton with the unit in the loft and the feed to the wall outlet in a 50mm cavity steel stud wall.

What would concern me is what the supply from some of these devices would do to the laptop, aiui it is the charger that provides smoothing and surge suppression. How much power would you actually save? A percentage of the laptop input which will be small numbers of watts, in a car/van you...

My approach is similar, we have a small UPS that supports the systems the other half would hate losing - the internet - for a few hours, we have battery lamps and, because I don‘t expect long power cuts, we just wouldn’t open the freezer. The fridge will stay cold for a few hours, if longer the...

Add legs to the stringers so the weight is carried down to the floor, you won't lose any usable space.

Have I missed something or is the OP routing the return (blue) cable through the local RCD as well? Not an electrician but surely it won't function as an RCD without this being done.

Railways are dangerous places, the operator (whether Network Rail or a preserved railway) will likely have a veiw.