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The flow from the hot tap in our bathroom has been getting progressively slower the past few days. Today it's almost stopped altogether. The hot flow in other taps is fine. I attempted to take the tap apart to look at the washer, but I am unable to undo the head gear; it just won't budge. The...

I have a Henderson Hardware 600 series door closer, and need to increase the latching speed. There are two adjustment screws, one for the closing speed, and the other for the latching speed. Unfortunately, neither is marked, so I don't know which is which. I have it configured as Clockwise Push...

Hi, My Air Con is not working that well at the moment. The Revs dip slightly, so it looks like it's either a blocked pollen fillter or a re-gas is needed. Does anyone know where the pollen filter is located? 2003 Megane - new style Thanks Bothyhead

Hi guys, I came across an article which stated that radiators perform at their peak (in terms of convection heating) when the boiler temp was between 70 and 80 degrees. Is this correct? Thanks, Dave

I apologize in advance as I know this has been asked before (I have read the previous posts but I am still a bit confused) Does an outdoor socket need it's own 30mA RCD protection if the circuit it is spurred from already is protected by a 30mA RCD in the CU? If additional RCD...

Hi, Our house alarm is connected to a monitoring company for a certain annual fee. I have just discovered that you can buy 'speech diallers' for more or less the same price. The dialler that I was looking at can be programmed with 4 phone numbers, 1 long voice message (e.g. your...

Hi, I'm trying to get a brass BC lampholder for a standard lamp. I see on the Radionics website that they are available in both a 1/2" and M10 thread. The one that I'm trying to replace looks like it's 3/8". Is the M10 equivilant to 3/8"? Thanks, Bothy

Hi Guys, I have am finally going to upgrade my fuse board to a CU and have an electrician calling around at the weekend for a provisional look. The house alarm and outside security lights are currently sharing the same fuse and now is the time to split them onto two separate mcbs. I'm...

I have just start using a compost bin for the last three weeks. I started off with a full bin of shredded brown stuff, flowers, green leavers, and a little grass (about half a wheel barrow full). I have also been putting in veg & fruit pealings and a little shredded paper. At first it...

Hi Guys, In a previous post i was asking about three core and earth cable and that I was having trouble getting it. http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31062 I have since asked an electrician and another electrical shop and the reply has been the same "You mean...

Hi Guys, Last weekend I fitted all of my rads (except the one in the hall) with TRVs. I now want to fit a room stat in the hall to finish the job. The hall is long and narrow (3.5 ft by 30 ft) as can be seen in the rough plan. Where do you think would be the best position for the...

Hi Guys, I want to wire up a Honeywell room stat which needs three wires Live, Neutral, and switched live. There is also an earth terminal for earth wiring continuity. A) I can wire this up using two lengths of t&e (one being the feed coming from the timeswitch, and the other going...

The only trvs that I can get in my local hardware store, which is not a shed, are myson's. I've read in these posts that you should always try to install the more reliable (& presumably more expensive) TRVs. The guy in the shop said that they are one of the better ones. What have your...

Hi Guys, We are running a kerosene burner, probably very inefficiently, and with the cost of oil rising it's time to think seriously about modernizing the system. I know absolutely nothing about heating systems so I'll start by outlining what we have: * Bungalow *...

I was wondering if anyone can identify what the device is in the bottom left hand side of attached image? - I recognize the cobwebs mind you! We have roof heating installed since the 1970s, which was made by Flexel. Could this be a transformer for the heating? Thanks, Bothy

I have mislaid the instruction manual for my indesit 3000w and can't find one on the net. Has anyone information on cycles 5 and 6 (also marked 's' and 'Rapid') please? Do I use soap with them?, ... Thanks, Bothy

I want to put three cables in 20 mm round conduit. Two of them are 2.5 T&E, and the other is 1.5 T&E. Needless to mention, the space is very tight. The guy in my local electrical supply shop said that I would be able to do this if the cables are straight, and taped at regular intervals. I...

Hi Guys, I want to add a spur from a radial circuit to feed a double socket. The most convenient place to take this spur happens to be more or less beside the CU. Can I make the spur point inside the CU at the mcb terminal, or would it be better to add a 30A junction box on to the...

Hi All, First of all this is my first post to this group so please excuse me if I make a mistake or two. My garage currently has one single socket, and one light which my Dad installed sometime in the early 80s. I want to extend this to 3 double sockets, and 2 light fittings. I have...