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Hi, I bought a new two way light switch and it has LA, LA1, LA2 and LB, LB1, LB2. The instructions make no sense and can't find an answer on Google but would I be right in assuming LA and LB are COM1 and COM2 here?

Hi there, I have a Vaillant EcoTec plus 832 boiler and a Hive system in the property. The Hive unit does seem to work and connect fine with the Hive Hub, the app, the receiver and the thermostat. When I turn the heating on via the Hive, the boiler clicks and the green light on the Hive receiver...

Hi all. I want to replace an existing ceiling rose with a more modern pendant light. The LED light has a live and neutral and no earth as it is double insulated. See attached photo - the ceiling rose currently has 2 black wires in N and one black wire in L. There are then 3 red wires in Loop...

Hi All, Just needed a bit of safety assistance. Long story short, I have a shower pump up in the loft, directly in between 2 bedrooms. It is connected to the normal plug socket up in the loft also. As I get home really late from work sometimes, having a shower at night means waking the whole...

Hi All, Just needed some advice. A carpenter is currently replacing doors in my house and whilst replacing door frames he found that there was a unprotected bunch of cables that he accidently hit. It has damaged the sheath. We didn't realise at the time, but it was powering a plug socket in...

Hi all, So for the past two days I have experience flickering lights throughout the house. It is not constant but happens enough to notice it and it literally does it as a one off blink every so often (which is completely sporadically rather than in a particular pattern). No new lighting...

Hello. Wondering if anyone can offer some advise on what to do. So I purchased a new Built-in Microwave from a retailer which came with a moulded 2 pin Schuko plug. I believe it has pins at the top and bottom that are earth pins. The item came with a plug converter in the box (which I was a...

Hi All, So currently I have a Gardtec 370 mk2 alarm panel in my new property. It is fully functional but I’d like to add some form of remote alert feature and remote arming. My plan is to simply update the panel and keypad, as the PIR Sensors and hard wiring is all there. The bell box is a...

Hi. I currently have a really old doorbell (probably pre '80s) which is powered by a 8v Friedland 752 Wall mounted bell transformer, fitted just above the consumer unit. I am upgrading to a Ring Pro Door Bell and understand that to hardwire it I need to fit a 24VAC transformer. Currently the...

Hi all, Wondering if I could get some help or advice on my problem... So the setup is as follows: Vaillant 624e ThermoCompact Boiler InDirect Coil Hot Water Cylinder in loft Stuart Turner Monsoon Shower Pump serving shower Hive V2 Thermostat Everything has been working fine 'til British Gas...

Hi all, Wanting to wire a PIR occupancy sensor in the bathroom but just had a couple of questions with regards to connections. At the moment the pull cord has a live and switched live w/ earth. The light fitting has live, neutral, switched live and earth. There is a Extractor fan that is...

Hi all, Wondering if someone can help... Basically I have two ceiling lights that are identical in my through lounge and connected to the same switch via a 2 gang switch. The lights are partial LED and partial G4 bulb based (9 to be specific). They also have their own switch built-in so are...

Hi all, I bought a new integrated microwave, which spec wise, initially appeared to be equivalent to our existing integrated microwave. Both are 900w however the existing one has a total power figure of 2500w and the new one is 3350w. The new 3350w integrated microwave comes with a rather...

Hi there, I'm looking to change my ceiling light and just wanted a bit of assurance/assistance. Basically I am looking to buy a ceiling light (this one in particular: http://bit.ly/1JCgTFH). Now as the description states, it is 230V. For nearly half the price, I can get the very same light...

My builder has just finished installing a set of hardwood veneered french doors which I wanted finished in mahogany. The builder said that they must be wood dyed first instead of varnishing straight on so we wood dyed them mahogany and then later applied satin mahogany varnish. The first coat...

Hi all, We need to fit a additional MCD to our existing GE consumer unit, which has all Type E style MCDs on it. This additional MCD is for underfloor heating that we need to wire in. I've been told to only fit one of the same brand so I have got a 20A GE Type B MCD but its a Type SP. Is...

Hi all, Wondering if someone can offer some advice. I am having my kitchen tiled and today the builder ripped out the lineo that was on it to start preparing the floor. This however, haulted the job as it revealed a huge patch of damp under the washing machine and water stains/damp...

Hi there, In the process of fitting new lights in my house and have just got the wall lights left to do, however these are proving a little tricky. I currently have two different kinds of wall lights fitted (one is candle bulb type and the other is a GU10 halogen type). Anyway, both...