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Will a lamp on a timer switch coming on in a room with a pir in set off the alarm when it's armed?.

Hi,I have a air brick on the outside wall only on the gable end of my 1970s detached house about 9ft up,this was sealed when we had cavity wall insulation installed years ago, my question is what was its original purpose and should I unblock it and will it reduce condensation ? Thanks in advance

Hi, I am looking into fitting wood flooring in my hall,at present there is a carpet and underlay over Marley tiles on a solid concrete floor built circa 1970.My question is what do I need in terms of underlay and possible dpm? I will be buying the flooring from one of the local diy outlets and...

Can any of you helpful chaps please tell me if the above pir should flash when activated after the initial set up period,after initial set up or when you tamper with the pir the red led will flash when the pir is triggered, after 20-30 minutes this stops happening and when you do the walk test...

I have just had a i-on 16 alarm fitted by a installer ,the pirs are wireless but stopped flashing shortly after it was installed and have now not flashed for 24hrs+ The led has not been disabled and the pirs appear to work when the alarm is set and i simulate a intrusion. I have aked the...

Hi I have just had a new consumer board fitted,it is a split load board with two rcd`s to protect the circuits. I now have the problem that when the heating or hotwater via the old y plane central heating is switched on it trips the rcd. If you flip the mcb for the immersion and...

SUNVIC TLM I have just purchased a house which has a sunvic tlm in the front room the heating system consists of a boiler in the garage ,hot water tank in the airing cupboard and water tank in the loft, there are no thermostatic valves on the radiator's to control the heat how does...

I have recently purchased a 1970`s semi, in the kitchen there appears to be marley floor tiles under the carpet and I want to tile the floor, in the past in my ignorance (12 years ago) I happily scrapped up Marley tiles and bagged them up then screeded the floor. I have recently become aware...

What is the cable called that has both bnc and 12v power for a cctv camera :?:. preferably the cable without the bnc connector already made up.

I have a ademco adkrd042e 4 ch cctv dvr,the software provided was not compatible with windows 8 this was not really a problem as I can still view and download any footage I need from the cctv by using a monitor and a usb removable drive,i would like to be able to connect it directly to my...

After the recent downpours my rear xeno eyeball cctv camera has developed a problem with water ingress/condensation. I had the system professionally fitted just under a year ago and I think is still under warranty, am I within my rights to expect the camera to be replaced ?,the rating is ip65...

I touched the brass light switch in my front room today and it felt like it was vibrating,on further investigation I have found that the switches are not earthed the earth cable has been connected to the back plate but there is no continuity to earth,if I put my meter to earth and the switch...

I was unfortunate enough to have my house burgled six months ago,anyway the insurance company sent out one of the glazing/security agents who changed the window and some doors (took them 7 visits but that is a different story).any way i have just had a phone call from my wife telling me that the...

I have a sky digtal box and dish complete with the cable which i do not use.i've been looking on screwfix and labgear do a hd kit,can i use the cable that is allready linking the sky dish to the digtal box for hd sat ?

Modem = modulate/demodulate i-e digital to analogue and analogue to digital. :?

I moved into my house two years ago,the front was a little open so i planted a small hedge(1.5ft high which i will keep trimmed and under control) any way neighbours took offence to this,since that day about 1.5 years ago they have been trying to cause trouble for me,They have on occasions leant...

How do you get rid of wood pigeons from your garden ?, without shooting them.

if a dealer is asking 22000 for a new car, new model,is this the price they expect or will they deal on this ?,general question i know just wanted other peoples opinions

I have a 2ltr fsi vw touran it has low mileage of 18000 miles,it is coming up for its fourth year service,local dealer has quoted £389 for a cam belt change and £201 on top of that for a service,in short £590 for a service,my questions are,1 is that expensive for a cam belt change? and 2 does it...