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Can any electrician recommend a supplier of LED batten lights that are easy to use to replace some existing fluorescent batten lights. I’ve seen a few different makes of LED battens and they all seem to be sealed units with cable entry at one, or two fixed points. I need fittings with a choice...

I’m trying to save money on heating a church by reducing draughts. There are double doors that swing both ways on double swing hinges. This is good as they swing closed as people come ion but there are gaps at the top, sides and bottom. I want to replace them with uPVC doors that open outwards...

I have a situation that seems crazy to me. The electricity supplier wanted a meter change. That seemed simple but when the technician arrived to change the meter he refused to do the job because the board it is fixed too is loose. This was raised with the DNO Scottish Power Networks. One of...

I’m not sure which forum to put this in. I look after a church and there was an almost useless water heater in the kitchen. It started to leak and I’ve removed it. (It was almost useless as it only heater 12 litres of water) I want to fit an electric instantaneous water heater to supply two...

I’m trying to find a doorbell, with possibly an odd lot of requirements. It is for a church building that is used by a lot of different community groups. I’d like it to be cordless. I want two pushes, both battery powered. I want five sounders, preferably ones that are plugged into a 13a...

I bought a new kitchen from Howdens about 4 years ago. The tap has started to leak. I’ve pointed to where it leaks in the photo. How do I get it apart to find the problem? It is behind a Belfast sink so removing the whole tap would not be easy. I wondered if there is any easy fix for this.

There is a metal cover over a channel across the entrance to a church car park. It is full of soil and weeds, and I want to clean it out. How do I get the cover off to clean it? I’ll attach three photos; one shows what looks to me like a securing pin but I have no idea how to get it out.

I was interested to see how this SWA was run to feed the supplies for caravans on a site I stayed on last week. I wonder how many regulations have been breached?

I’m struggling to find what I need because I don’t know what it is called. I want a time switch that has four terminals, or five if it needs an earth. 1 & 2 ----- Live and Neutral to drive the clock. 3 & 4 -----Two other terminals which are switched but totally separate from the power that...

I use an Asus laptop. It has a charger with a with 4.0*1.35 mm connector. I often go to meetings where the power supply is away from where I am sitting. I would like an extension lead, maybe 5m long, with a male 4.0*1.35 mm connector and a female 4.0*1.35 mm connector on the other end. I don’t...

I’m sure this is a really stupid question, but I need advice. We’ve just had new doors fitted in our flat. The doors are white primed, and I will paint them white. They have three hinges that are described as Satin stainless steel. The handles are chrome. What is the correct way to paint...

I've got a lot of these plastic pocket planter things and they are great for my strawberries. I've emptied some as it is time to replace the plants. I want to buy more of these contaners but don't have a clue what the correct name is. Can anyone tell me what they are called so I can search for...

I will probably be asking a few questions over the next few weeks. I look after a church and church halls. These are well used by a lot of community groups. We had a church caretaker who was paid to look after a lot of things and was good at doing so. His hobby was electronics. He died suddenly...

I'm struggling to remember the regs. Is it permissible to run 6491X in trunking? I am wanting to alter some controls on a heating system in a large building and need one more core to do this. It would be easier, and cheaper to add a single 6491X cable, but I can’t decide if it is OK in trunking...

I want a decent, waterproof jacket that does not make me sweat so I think it needs to have breathable fabric. I’d prefer hi viz but am not too fussed about that. Can anyone recommend a jacket that will keep me warm and dry while working outside over the winter. I’d like something that does not...

This is not a DIY disaster, but it is a disaster and I have no idea where else to look for advice. I look after the building repairs on a church. Last week I got the annual gas safety check done and the gas safe engineer found the pressure was about twice what it should be. He disconnected the...

I’m trying to work out why my proposed wiring is wrong. I’ve got a caravan and sometimes it is hooked up to a mains supply. When it is there is a RCCB on the supply and another in the caravan. I’ve fitted two twin sockets with USB charging ports and they are on a spur. I’ve fitted a 30A double...

I was in a cafe and saw this neat arrngement of a seat for a child. I do some work in a church and this would be ideal for them but I don't have a clue what it is called, who makes it, or where to buy it. I'd really appreciate any pointers to where I can get some of these.

I built a box out of some uPVC to store some things in my caravan. It was all glued together with mastic. I went the next day to check it and it had fallen apart. The mastic was all soft and slimy. I looked carefully at the tube of mastic, and it was best before March 2016. I now know that...

I want to put a TV in a summerhouse in my garden. I am thinking that the easiest way to get the signal to the TV is to run a length of coax from the eaves of the house to the summerhouse. If I do this it will be only about 5 metres of suspended cable and I was thinking of winding the coax...