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Hi all, In 2009, we had all our roof tiles replaced due to natural wear and tear in our circa 1935s built home. As well as the roof tiles, we had the underlay changed too. We did have items in the loft at the time and therefore had some dirt and dust come into boxes (I am guessing this was dirt...

Hi all, My underfloor heating, ever since installed has never worked and I have a fault with the thermostat too (it randomly stops working and randomly fires the heating on, so I know the heating element and power is fine). To rule the issue out I bought a replacement thermostat however the...

Hi all. I have a Vaillant thermocompact system boiler paired with a Hive setup. We have our hot water on timer and it has always turned on reliably for years. Past week we have noticed that sometimes in the morning the hot water has not turned on. The Hive indicates a green light on hot water...

Hi All, Just trying to understand heating systems/boilers, as I am currently looking at buying a new property and don't want to get bitten with lots of work. Unfortunately google didn't give me a clear answer so asking here :) A property we like has what is called a hot air system for a...

Hi all. Between two houses we have a shared driveway whereby we have two access wooden doors, one attached to each side of the property. They were painted white and opened independently. My door was okay but my neighbours door had broken wood. My next door neighbour has decided to change both...

Hi, I bought a new two way light switch and it has LA, LA1, LA2 and LB, LB1, LB2. The instructions make no sense and can't find an answer on Google but would I be right in assuming LA and LB are COM1 and COM2 here?

Hi there, I have a Vaillant EcoTec plus 832 boiler and a Hive system in the property. The Hive unit does seem to work and connect fine with the Hive Hub, the app, the receiver and the thermostat. When I turn the heating on via the Hive, the boiler clicks and the green light on the Hive receiver...

Hi all. I want to replace an existing ceiling rose with a more modern pendant light. The LED light has a live and neutral and no earth as it is double insulated. See attached photo - the ceiling rose currently has 2 black wires in N and one black wire in L. There are then 3 red wires in Loop...

Hi All, Just needed a bit of safety assistance. Long story short, I have a shower pump up in the loft, directly in between 2 bedrooms. It is connected to the normal plug socket up in the loft also. As I get home really late from work sometimes, having a shower at night means waking the whole...

Hi All, Just needed some advice. A carpenter is currently replacing doors in my house and whilst replacing door frames he found that there was a unprotected bunch of cables that he accidently hit. It has damaged the sheath. We didn't realise at the time, but it was powering a plug socket in...

Hi all, So for the past two days I have experience flickering lights throughout the house. It is not constant but happens enough to notice it and it literally does it as a one off blink every so often (which is completely sporadically rather than in a particular pattern). No new lighting...

Hello. Wondering if anyone can offer some advise on what to do. So I purchased a new Built-in Microwave from a retailer which came with a moulded 2 pin Schuko plug. I believe it has pins at the top and bottom that are earth pins. The item came with a plug converter in the box (which I was a...

Hi All, So currently I have a Gardtec 370 mk2 alarm panel in my new property. It is fully functional but I’d like to add some form of remote alert feature and remote arming. My plan is to simply update the panel and keypad, as the PIR Sensors and hard wiring is all there. The bell box is a...

Hi. I currently have a really old doorbell (probably pre '80s) which is powered by a 8v Friedland 752 Wall mounted bell transformer, fitted just above the consumer unit. I am upgrading to a Ring Pro Door Bell and understand that to hardwire it I need to fit a 24VAC transformer. Currently the...

Hi all, Wondering if I could get some help or advice on my problem... So the setup is as follows: Vaillant 624e ThermoCompact Boiler InDirect Coil Hot Water Cylinder in loft Stuart Turner Monsoon Shower Pump serving shower Hive V2 Thermostat Everything has been working fine 'til British Gas...

Hi all, Wanting to wire a PIR occupancy sensor in the bathroom but just had a couple of questions with regards to connections. At the moment the pull cord has a live and switched live w/ earth. The light fitting has live, neutral, switched live and earth. There is a Extractor fan that is...

Hi all, Wondering if someone can help... Basically I have two ceiling lights that are identical in my through lounge and connected to the same switch via a 2 gang switch. The lights are partial LED and partial G4 bulb based (9 to be specific). They also have their own switch built-in so are...

Hi all, I bought a new integrated microwave, which spec wise, initially appeared to be equivalent to our existing integrated microwave. Both are 900w however the existing one has a total power figure of 2500w and the new one is 3350w. The new 3350w integrated microwave comes with a rather...

Hi there, I'm looking to change my ceiling light and just wanted a bit of assurance/assistance. Basically I am looking to buy a ceiling light (this one in particular: http://bit.ly/1JCgTFH). Now as the description states, it is 230V. For nearly half the price, I can get the very same light...

My builder has just finished installing a set of hardwood veneered french doors which I wanted finished in mahogany. The builder said that they must be wood dyed first instead of varnishing straight on so we wood dyed them mahogany and then later applied satin mahogany varnish. The first coat...