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Thanks everyone for the replies... food for thought! Re outside there is a guttering downpipe that disappears into the concrete walkway but I've no idea what it drains into. (I'm 100+ miles away from his place so can't check it at the moment.) I guess I shall have to have him talk to BC to get...

That was quick! Thank you John, much appreciated.

Son just moved into his first house (a renovation project if ever there was one) & he wants to add an en-suite shower, basin & w.c. to the first floor bedroom. - It so happens that directly underneath in the garage area/utility there is a toilet room with a w.c. that flushes directly into the...

another couple of thoughts... 1. you "moved the MCB".... I think you are talking about a split load consumer unit... which would have 2 bars for the neutral wires?.....did you also move the neutral wire from the non-rcd side to the rcd bar? 2. are you really sure you understand what you are...

OK.. a qualified electrician will be along shortly who will be far more knowledgeable than me about electrical installation rules, but some points for you immediately:- 1. The mcb, or fuses, in a cable are meant to be the "weak links" in that they will trip out BEFORE damage to a cable can...

Oooh, quick replies! Thank you both. I jury-rigged a Zem8+PSU to the panel & that was perfectly happy; LED's ok and fault reporting when I opened it up etc so communications obviously worked. I guess I will try to rig up the 064 with a PIR & connect to the panel over the weekend to see what...

As a self-installer I'm just getting to grips with the kit & I see that the wired 064 keypad has 2 inputs. Can I use these for PIR's or door sensors when the keypad is connected to an Enforcer control panel? My confusion stems from the manual saying the Enforcer can have 66 inputs... that is...

Having just returned from a short holiday I read this thread with some amusement! 1. Waterpik kit (in my experience) is not good... "carp" in fact. 2. The interesting answers to just how to connect this piece of "carp" are outstanding, but the Waterpik will still be a piece of "carp" and not...

for what it's worth only a few weeks ago I had a very similar issue... a very faint sound of water moving in the en-suite bathroom.... I wondered if it was c.h. (ear right by rad listening) .... eventually i tracked it down to the w.c. (which was right by the rad.). There was a tiny amount of...

Thankyou! ... I've stripped the wax off, so now I'll track down some danish or finishing oil locally & give that a try. I had wondered about linseed so I'm very glad I asked!! Cheers

Hi all, I'd really appreciate some advice re finishes for the wood... I have some lengths of solid teak (once used as upstands in a kitchen) that I thought would nicely finish off the counter-top in the en-suite I've just refurbished.... I used Briwax to get a nice finish & that has worked...

It's a lot more complicated than just taping things up I'm afraid! You need to check if any of the cores have been broken... it is possible the earth core has been severed. (Things would still work off the socket BUT you could have a nasty potential issue there) I would imagine there is...

2 things I tried: 1) Duct tape a weight (eg a piece of steel or lead) onto the plastic door/flap low down on the inner or outer face. This made the door heavier so it was less likely to blow open. It still was draughty round the edges but it was less likely to open fully! This was just...

The Kitty Hydrofloss is double-insulated. (See the 2-square symbol on the underside of the unit). Whether your shaver socket is or is not isn't your problem.... The real issue will be if your shaver socket (SS) can deliver sufficient power. (Older ones can, newer one's can't... they have a...

The switched live is the one you need to connect the brown cable from the light to...i.e. the black +brown sleeved cable

Hi, I'm just a simple DIY-er but II've experience of softwood & hardwood windows... Magnet-type softwood manufacture seemed quite well made but my current house has brazilian mahogany. They're over 25 years old & totally unaffected by weather or anything else. (I doubt softwood would last as...

strip the paper... the seams will show irrespective of what you paint on top & it will look plain horrible. (The voice of experience talking!)

Definitely a result of limescale - mine does it every 3 months or so....leave it in a jug od descaling solution for a few hours & it will be fine!

I have been a major learner from the info posted on this site. (I have also been a tad depressed from a number of drama queens who get their rocks off here, too.) I would just like to say that there a a fair number of significant contributors here that I admire & respect for their knowledge &...

Have you any phone points apart from the main BT one? - I had similar issues & when I traced the in-house cabling I found a right rat's nest...if all the points don't daisy chain from 1 to another than you will get issues. (& it's best to connect router to main BT socket anyway in theory) As...