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Hi guys, I was looking to replace the treads and risers for my parents. I have never even thought about doing this kind of thing before, so please be gentle! :D I was expecting to remove the treads/risers, to find stringers, then cut new treads/risers out of a sheet material then fix them...

Hi guys, Do the flush trim router bits work well with MDF? I was looking at purchasing this one to use with my Makita Rp0900x router. I have a shaped/curved piece of 18mm MDF that I would like to use as a template, to cut out in 12mm MDF several times. Cheers, Adam

Hi guys, I would like to use this photocell for switching 2 sets of low voltage decking lights, which each have a plug-in transformer. Could I add a 13a FCU onto the kitchen ring main, supplying 1.25mm² via flex outlet, connected to the photocell (straight through the wall into the...

Hi guys, just read in the wiki how to flush my combi ch system out with the mains water filling loop. It requires me to shut off the flow ISO valve, but mentions that some once shut off, will leak once turned back on. Could anyone tell/show me which type are prone to leaking? Cheers, Adam.

Hi guys, Is it possible to use JG speed fit fittings with Hep2O barrier pipe as long as I use the correct Hep2O pipe inserts? Or is JG barrier pipe better than Hep2O barrier pipe? Cheers, Adam

Hi guys, I need to add a radiator into my converted garage. The boiler is in there in its own cupboard, and I have access to the main 22mm flow and return pipes. These have already being tee'd off directly under the boiler and reduced down to 15mm pipes, with 2 radiators splitting off in...

Hi guys, I have 2 x Wickes decking light kits, both containing 8 LED bulbs, and a 230-240VAC 50Hz 15VA wall wart transformer. I would like to use these as kitchen plinth lights instead, and run all 16 off one transformer wired into my lighting circuit. I have a spare 12v transformer...

Hi, just a quick question. I'm setting up a external wireless IP camera, which requires 5v power. As I don't have a socket close, I need to run it in conduit. This will come from inside the garage and up about 1.5m and exit the conduit. I will be feeding it directly through the wall in...

Hi guys, hoping for some advice on which camera to buy. I am looking for dome camera which can be mounted externally on the wall outside my house, pointing down at the front drive. I have come across this, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180614268228 But I have...

Hi guys, looking to do a small amount of Tape and Jointing in a bedroom. A quick few questions. I will be using tapered edge boards, but there will obviously be joins where a tapered edge meets a square edge where a board has being cut, I was wondering if I still go the same way about...

Looking to buy some Energy Saving GU10 light bulbs. I have seen some with half a dozen LEDs in, but have read reviews that these do not produce enough light. I'm looking for the best place to purchase some that have 2-3 LEDs in them but not sure where to buy from. They can’t be a different...

Hi, looking to wire up my new shed to the existing house alarm. Is it possible to use Cat5e cable? Solid core twisted pairs. Also, can anyone recommend any sort of door contact instead of a PIR? Cheers Adam

Hi guys, just a quick question. I’m wiring up some down lights in the bedroom, and have ran T+E to a junction box for every down light. The down lights are prewired to a connector block with some sort of heat resistant wire. Is it ok to use standard 2core flex from this to the junction box...

Hi guys, just a quick question about wiring up 6 x double insulated GU10 240 50w spotlights. I am replacing a single surface mounted light, which is also double insulated. There are 3neutrals, and 1switched live. The only earth at the ceiling point is the earth from the 1.5mm T+E used for...

Hi guys, looking to build a bigger rabbit hutch. I was planning to use PTG (floorboards?) for the hutch, would this be ok aslong as I treat it every year so its waterproof? The hutch will be raised up off the floor. Any suggestions much apricheated! Cheers -Adam :)

Hi guys, just looking for some advice. I have an alarm system installed on the house, which has 5 PIR's. I would like to add another PIR to this system, and was wondering if this is a simple job of connecting the wires up inside the PIR and inside the alarm panel. Or should I get an...

Hi guys, I have an MCB that keeps tripping, and I have no idea whatsoever on what is causing this. I have been around the house checked if the sockets & lights are on, and all are fine. We have no wired smoke alarms, and the house alarm still has supply, as well as the porch light. I just...

Hi, hope you guys can give me some advice regarding lining paper before I make things even worse! :roll: I have stripped all the wallpaper off in my living room with a wallpaper stripper/steamer, and it came off in 2 layers... the pattern part of the wallpaper, and some sort of lining paper...

Hi guys... I took down the main ceiling light today, and turned the power back on leaving the wires hanging out the ceiling whilst decorating. I went to turn the wall lights on, and they didn’t come on. Now, I had previously been looking into removing all 3 wall lights, but had no way of...

Hello, I’m just looking into this further before I start changing anything. I have one double socket in the dining room, which is spurred from a single socket in the bedroom above which is on the ring main. There are a further 2 double sockets spurred from the spur in the dining room. Is...