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I have ordered two different sets of GU10 LED bulbs that purport to be warm white, but both sets give off what I would describe as a stark or cool white illumination. They do not emulate the GU10 halogen bulbs I am replacing, and I am now wondering whether there are equivalents for these. The...

During the early hours of today, this item was making a loud buzzing noise, which eventually stopped. I don't know what it is or what it does, and I don't know if the noise stopping was indicative of it now being broken. What does this do and if it is broken, how will this affect my heating...

I want to replace these bulbs with the low energy equivalents, but do I need to change the bulb holders and do I also need to change the dimmer switch as I’ve seen there are two types of dimmers called leading edge and trailing edge, but I’m unsure what I would need. Thanks for your help.

I have a double gang dimmer in my kitchen. One of the switches controls the ceiling spotlights and the other controls the under cabinet lighting. Recently, when switching on the dimmer for the cabinet lighting, I noticed an electrical interference type noise coming from the ceiling rose of a...

Hi, I am looking to buy a replacement transformer for my indoor Xmas lights. I have found one that is the exact make and type of the one I am looking to replace but the only difference is that my one is 3.6VA and the replacement is 6VA. Is this OK to use? Thanks for your help

Hi All, I bought a Fluke 1AC tester as I will be changing some lights in my garage soon and I wanted to ensure, in addition to turning the power off, that there will be no electricity running. When I bought it I touched the tip against a table lamp which has a metal base and it beeped and went...

I will be drilling some holes through brick / mortar to enable some cables to be pushed through. This will be from my garage to the garden. What should I use to seal the hole once I have the cables in place? Thanks

I am looking to apply some bamboo screening to my garden panel fencing. The easiest way of doing so I thought would be to use a nail gun with heavy duty staples. This one accepts up to 14mm staples http://tinyurl.com/d5xo4kl Does anyone have experience of doing similar and would this...

A pretty open question I know but I am looking to establish a rough idea as to how much it costs to have a new boiler installed. I have a 3 Bed Detached home (two occupants) with en-suite, a main bathroom and a cloak room. There is a total of 9 radiators - one is a double. I currently...

I have an Ideal Classic NF40 boiler. I had a problem with it recently and the PCB was changed. Its now working again but the hot water isn`t as hot as it was before the fault. When the boiler was out of operation I switched on the hot water cylinder and although the thermostat on the...

My CH has a problem and the boiler is switched off as is the immersion.Despite this there is something in the airing cupboard that is running and I don`t know what it might be and why. If I have no CH boiler or immersion switched on what would still continue to run constantly?

I've got a problem with my CH so have the immersion switched on to heat the water. Since doing so my hot water is absolutely scalding even though the temperature according to the setting is 45C. Does this sound right at 45C or could the thermometer or whatever it is be faulty? When the...

I've got an Ideal Classic NF40 boiler which has been installed for about 15 years. On Xmas day it was off for several hours but then wouldn`t ignite when turned on. It eventually started up about 2 hours later and has worked fine until last Friday when again it wouldn`t start up. Suddenly...

So what could someone be expected to pay for supply and install of a decent boiler for a 3 bed detached house. I currently have an Ideal Classic NF40 installed from new about 15 years ago. Is a combi boiler the more favoured install these days for houses. My only experience of them is when...

I am considering changing my current boiler, an Ideal Classic NF40, which is over 15yrs old and getting British Gas to quote for a new one. As a Homecare 200 member there are savings offered but I wondered what opinions the forum has on getting BG to do the install? Also, am I likely...

Hi, I have a PIR activated security light in my garden and I want to add another to cover the side of my house. The easiest way, in my mind, to power the new light is to run a wire from the existing security light to the new one. Before doing so I wondered if someone could advise...

I've been reading some of the threads on power flushing and wondered if this is something I, as a non plumber and without plumbing experience, could do. I am looking at the machines available such as the Kamco and would like to know if it a straight forward task to carry out. What...

I have a very small kitchen and have been looking to change it for the past couple of years. Despite seeing all these wonderful offers of "All This For Just £2,000" every quote i've had is not much less than £7k. It seems they quote low prices on the cabinets and then sting you on...

Ive just had a decorator paper a wall. When he finished my wife said that the wall looked perfect yet by the time I got home I found that the paper has a gap between some of the segments. Can the paper shrink in width to cause this? It isn`t a cheap paper and I don`t understand how these...

Im looking to replace my normal ceiling light with spotlights and I want to change the light switch to a dimmer. The spots I have been looking at have ranged from 4 x 20w upto 5 x 50w with the transformer included. Is it acceptable to use either of these with a dimmer? Thanks for any help.