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Is anyone using or installing POE lighting? https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/enterprise-networks/what-is-poe-lighting.html Looks interesting for commercial, and probably domestic eventually. Installations could look very different in a few years Brian

Our bathroom is a long way from the megaflow tank and it takes a while for the water to run hot at the tap. No problem for filling the bath, but would be nice to have warm water available immediately at the sink Is there a way to fit a valve under the sink piped to the toilet fill so that it...

Hi everyone, I have storage heaters from the 90s and they work OK, but I don't think they are optimally positioned I have a flat with bay window - lounge through to dining room - kitchen, and a storage heater in the dining room The living room tends to be cool, especially near the bay window. I...

Hi, I have a HITACHI DV18DCL2 drill and one of the batteries has died. Does anyone have a favourite place to buy new ones? It’s 18V Li-ion Thanks, Brian

Hi, we have storage heaters on economy 7 and panel heaters in the bedrooms The panel heaters we have (Ambient Air) need someone with a degree to program them, but I don't want to program them, I just want to switch them on for a couple of hours now and then when it's a bit cold in the bedroom...

Hi, I have a waste pipe that needs an air admittance valve (when toilet flushes the bath trap empties) and it is barely accessible as everything in the bathroom is boxed in. I could just about fit a self-cuting washing machine waste kit like this...

Hi all, a neighbour asked me to have a look at her boiler (Baxi Solo conventional boiler, about 15 years old) because it was smelling funny and not working. The pilot light thermocouple was pushed in the hole, but the retaining nut was half way down the pipe. The spade connectors on the gas...

Hi, I have asked this on another forum, but didn't really get any help. Hoping someone here might have an answer (if there is one). We are looking to replace our 13 year old boiler with something more efficient. Our current system has a Albion Mainsflow thermal store which is directly heated...