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Hi all got the task soon of helping out a family member they've got a Scantronic 9600 from 1991 which has been fantastically reliable until the last month or so started off with the Panic Alarm triggering, PA button not pushed and refused to reset even with the zone looped out, hence me...

Hi all christmas boredom has kicked in and i've decided to do something about the low pressure in the garage and outhouse so, it's mains fed but a very long run in 15mm pipe i suspect straight from under the kitchen sink to the garage where there is a sink and then carries on to the bottom of...

Hi all Down at my grandparents house today and noticed this, never really thought of it before but surely this is really not allowed? They’ve lived there 20 years and whilst it’s never caused an issue is there anything I can do to mitigate any risk? I suppose the risk is also there of flue...

Hi all Working at someone’s house last week and happened to notice the properties out the back had 2 pots on the rear chimney stack I noticed how skinny the rear ones were, more like a very thin tube What’s the likely purpose of this one? I know most likely for an old bedroom fireplace but...

hi all recently it transpires my partner had forgot she had turned on the immersion heater, now we have never used this for longer than an hour before unfortunately we went out for the whole day upon returning home i was greeted to water absolutely gushing out the tank overflow from the loft...

Hi all I’m seeking a lid for my cold water storage tank It’s a 40 gallon tank I have attached an image of the tank model and the current non idea areangement Thanks

always joyous to have car problems battery light sometimes not illuminating when ignition is turned on as shown in the image below however it's started to illuminate again i note the battery light was lit dimly when the engine was running, and now it's lit solid not charging either, car does...

Hi all helped a family member out today by adding a new fob to their panel to replace a lost one easy enough to do, the actual programming took less than a minute when time came to set the system, we tried the new tag, and whilst it was recognised fine upon leaving the house the exit tone did...

Hi all got sky broadband here, recently replaced the old modem and seperate router with a modem/router (sky branded) hoping it would sort a few issues i'm having whilst the speeds have significantly increased, i still have issues with it randomly going down so, it's obviously a line issue...

Hi all, In my garage i have multiple (rather old but working fine) fluorescent lights, however one of them seems to have issues striking sometimes, the ends of the tube just glow (albeit one brighter than the other) however if i lightly tap the tube it lights straight away. there is slight...

hi all, my house is heated by a johnson and starley warm air unit, this unit has a fan override to circulate air throughout the house which helps a lot in warm weather like this, but i'm thinking in theory it wouldn't be too difficult to add air conditioning to this system? am i mad and not...

hi all, the bulb in one of my garden lights is starting to flicker slightly and take a long time to warm up, it uses a 35w sox lamp, my question is are there stores which stock these lamps? i have checked screwfix and similar stores but they don't seem to stock them. the actual light is a model...

hi all, i have a scantronic 9800 alarm panel and it has been working fine for years however this morning it starting activating while unset with an "LT" error, "TR" and "EF" errors now i did open up the panel yesterday when i wired in a glass break but that detector was just wired off another...

hi all, i have just bought an elmdene 1amp psu for my alarm system and i was wanting to connect a sound bomb to it and maybe a lynteck horn siren, now i know i will need some kind of relay or something but i was wondering if anyone here could advise me on what to get to make this work. thanks...

hi I'm curious to know how to open the cover on my stop cock for my house in the street and I would appreciate it if you could tell me how to try and open it up? Thanks in advance

hi all I have a glowworm back boiler I believe it's a 240 model (it's very old) anyway it's working fine well a little too fine as the hot water from the cylinder is ridiculously hot as are the radiators, the boiler thermostat is set to just above minimum but still the house gets very warm. If...

hi I was wondering what the pipe in the bottom left corner is for and if any of you could tell me that would be much appreciated

hi I know it's probably ok but my heating pump pipework doesn't look right but it's been the same pipework since the 1970s connected to the same boiler which works perfectly Thanks in advance

hi I don't suppose you know approximately how old this electricity meter is? Thanks in advance

hi I have a scantronic 9600 in my house with menvier smoke detectors in every room now they all work perfectly but I was thinking will they still set off the alarm when it is set for example on a night when we will need it most? Thanks in advance