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Hi, I am removing my internal porch door, which has a ten pence sized contact in the door and a contact in the door frame which has a wire going off somwhere (magnetic reed switch?). When I set level A the closing of the internal door sets the alarm after about 7 seconds or so. Can I remove...

Hi I am having problems exiting 'installer mode' on my Scantronic 9752 (9940 keypad). Basically a battery went low on two of my shock sensors (738r), so I replaced the batteries for good ones. Anyway, can't get out of installer mode (99 tick tick) now as it keeps informing me I have two tampers...

Hi First question in floorings :D I have a soild wood floor that is 20mm thick that sits on 1mm dpm and 3mm underlay. Can anyone advise on the correct ramp profile from this to carpet. Carpet is approx 13mm high. Cant seem to find an approriate oak profile. Thanks.

Hi, Is the bend rad for 2.5mm T & E 29mm? Also, I am routing the above parrallel with a floor joist so i intend clipping to it, length will be approx 2 metres, is every 250mm adequate? Thanks for you replies.

Hi, Just a question on spurs on radials. I currently have a radial circuit (20A CB and 2.5mm) that supplies kitchen sockets, 1 socket in the bedroom above and 1 socket in the hallway (wierd i know, i didnt do it!) Anyway, i would like to spur another socket in the bedroom above, I was...

Hi, Ive got this bath filler (new one, just recently fitted) :- http://www.tapstore.com/acatalog/Quest-Bath-Filler.html, The red and blue dots on the top of each tap seem to have disappeared? Can you get new ones or is there something you can dab into the holes? Thanks, :oops: [/url]

Hi, A while ago I did the following:- Moved my downstairs bathroom light switch to the outside as it was inside the bathroom. I installed a new back box on the opposite side to the internal switch. I pulled the wires through to the new box on the opposite side. I extended the wires using a...

Hi, First post in this section. Ive recently been installing a light in my loft. Ive noticed some small holes to the outside world , which i believe the local squirrel may have got in :? Am i okay to fill all the holes i see with something like expanding foam? Or do i need a certain...

I want to install a loft light. I was up at the weekend scoping the job out. I currently have a junction box in the loft that the previous occupant had installed. This appears to tap into the existing circuit (landing light). This JB then has a feed to a switched FCU which controls the...

Hi, Im currently doing the nursery and have removed the flush light fitting that was fitted ,leaving 1 red, 1 switched live black, 1 neutral and earth hanging. I want to fit a nice pendant light. Am I okay to connect these wires to a ceiling rose fitting then buying a pendant lead and fitting...

Hi, I have bought some of these :- http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9822911/Trail/searchtext>TIMER.htm I was wondering if there would be any problem plugging them into an extension lead rather than a socket outlet ? Im currently using one to switch on/off my xmas tree...

Hi, I switched my radiators to "off" on the wall panel last night. However the radiators have been on all night ? We have most of the rooms rads switched off around the house. Last night i turned two back on, (one in bathroom and one in a bedroom). Any ideas ?. Thanks, CW.

Hi, Can you tell me roughly how much I should be paying for a periodic inspection on my detached house (northwest), and how long will it take approx? Also what kind of things will they do?, i.e will they look at every light fitting in the house?, every socket e.t.c? Thanks,Chris.

Hi, My father-in-law is fitting some new lights in his kitchen (metal) and tells me there is no earth supplied for one of them, he wants to carry on and fit it without using an earth !, please can you supply reasons why this is BAD! as he will not take my word for it, aside from me saying you...

Hi, Be gentle I am new on here :D I am currently moving my downstairs bathroom light switch outside as it is currently inside the bathroom. I have installed a new back box on the opposite side to the internal switch, all I need to do is pull the wires through to the new box on the...