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Hi, I was looking into getting an induction hob to replace the current ceramic one that is very cheap and doesn’t heat well. I pulled out the oven to see what kind of setup was going on with the wiring and found that the oven is wired into the back of the hob (pic attached). I’ve swapped out an...

I recently moved into a 6 year old house. In the utility room are spaces for washing machine and tumble dryer. Above the washer is a FCU and directly below this are two trailing sockets coming out of the wall (one slightly longer than the other to reach over to the space for the dryer)...

Hi, recently moved into a house with a Veritas R8 alarm installed. Fairly basic system with 2 PIRs, RKP by the front door (the LED one with no screen) and bell box on the front of the house. I was looking to get the original installer in to set it up again as the battery had been removed and...

Evening, I have a radiator in the kitchen that is completely cold. The rest of the radiators in the house are fine and blasting out heat. I suspect maybe sludge in the kitchen rad as the inflow pipe is roasting hot. Outflow is cold though and seems to be open as normal. I've bled the radiator...

Evening, Recently moved into an old bungalow. Not entirely sure how old it is but its the gate lodge for an estate and the main house was built in the 1700's. The bathroom has that horrible non slip flooring and a level access shower in it currently. I've been noticing a drain smell in the...

Hi all, I've got a mains powered wired doorbell in my house and the push button stopped working recently after it all went a bit rusty. I bought a replacement online which is illuminated (the original one wasn't). The transformer in the loft is rated at 8v 0.5amps and the packaging for the...

Hi there, I live in a student house with a pretty standard wooden front door. The problem is that it's so drafty, there are quite big gaps around the edge of the door that let all the cold air (and daylight!) in. There are no radiators in the whole of the hallway so it gets really cold! I...

Hi, I have a stoves oven with an odd problem. Generally the oven works fine. It has two knobs, one for power, oven, grill etc selection and a separate one for temperature. Earlier today I left the temperature knob turned round, but even though the oven was off it was still generating heat! I...

Hi everyone, So this evening I was doing some work on our burglar alarm, reconnecting the dialer to the phone line after the previous telephone wire was mangled in some work we were getting done. The alarm is connected to a fused spur coming off one of the lighting circuits. After...

Hi I've been having a problem with a water heater switch for years. But now finally as the kitchen is getting done up and the switch is already hanging out of the wall I feel like now would be a good time to fix it! :P Basically the switch always sparks when turning off, I know they do...