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Hi, I am changing a light switch from a normal on/off to a dimmer for LED's Opened it up today and found this: Is this ok to just replicate on the dimmer?? The lights have 2 lives going out if the switch which were feeding two pendent lights, these have been swapped for downlights. All works...

I'm getting myself very confused - so fitting downlights in a lounge - lounge is 6mx4m 2.7m high 600lm downlights how many do I need! I'm getting different numbers off different sites. We want it reasonably bright. What layout - 0.6m from walls I get that but if I do that what layout for the...

So I needed to change the gate valve from the cylinder to the hot water (yellow) as it was continually spinning. I thought I had drained all the hot water (turned off the gate valve from the cold water feed from the attic - purple) but it seems as the spinning valve was blocked it just gave the...

Hi, I have some stables with quite a long run to a socket, I want to add a line of other sockets off the main wire before the socket. The wire is 2.5mm2, 20amp circuit with rcd at the board. My questions are these: It is in a shed with power tools - I like safety so i was going to add another...

Hi, need some advice. so I'm insulating a stable to be made into a games room. Floor wise I'm finding different advice online about the layers needed, the concrete floor is already laid. My thoughts are: Concrete DPM 100mm solid insulation Loft chipboard TandG flooring Finish - laminate wood...

Hi, I'm converting a stable into a games room for the kids. from about 3.5ft down the walls that are there are layering is as follows - outside cladding, 3x2 studwork then 18mm osb. Going up form there it lacks the osb. I think on looking at garden rooms usually its the cladding, laths, vapour...

Hi, I have a simple lighting circuit outside around some stables. They are fluorescent bulkhead type x 4. One broke in the middle so I've replaced it with an led bulkhead. All fine but the LED doesn't need an earth. The previous ones did. Do I just connect the earth wires with a little...

Hi, I have a simple lighting circuit outside around some stables. They are fluorescent bulkhead type x 4. One broke in the middle so I've replaced it with an led bulkhead. All fine but the LED doesn't need an earth. The previous ones did. Do I just connect the earth wires with a little...

Hi, we have a large shed which was built before we moved in. The concrete infront of the doors is flat so water pools when it rains and goes under the shed door. I think I have 2 options: Channel drain Use a scabbler to remove layers of concrete. I haven't used one of these would they be...