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Hi all, I need to move a domestic house alarm controller from the back of a fitted wardrobe in a bedroom up into the attic. There are several runs of alarm cable going to each of the PIRs that are tacked to the inside of the wardrobe - they will need cutting and extending into the attic. It is...

Hi all, Can anyone identify what type of brick or block this is at the front of a property we have just purchased? Would it be safe to use pressure washer on it to clean it? Many thanks in advance.

Hi all, Just after gathering some thoughts and opinions here, as I'm not sure what's best going forward... Soon to be moving into a 1965 semi detached which needs a full refurbishment top to bottom (previous owner an elderly widow who hadn't spend any money on the property in 30 years). We...

Hi all, I have quite a bit of electrical kit at home that I would be gutted to lose in the event of a mains surge - a high end gaming PC, a server and some old games consoles from my childhood that I would be devastated to lose. I have a couple of plug in surge protectors like this but I have...

Evening all, I'll start with a little back story which is an optional read: We moved into this new build Persimmon house in 2016 and have never been happy with the heating setup on the ground floor. It has a Vaillant combi boiler and a Danfoss TP5000 Si room thermostat. The thermostat for the...

Hi all, First off, I am just a DIYer who only ever does basic work like swapping switches, sockets and light fittings etc. Not an electrician and am unlikely to train as one (although I came close to doing an apprenticeship when I left school, but I ended up moving into IT instead). My question...

Hi all, This query is regarding a flat garage roof which is attached to my mother and fathers house. The roof was completely pulled off and redone many years ago - possibly as long ago as 1997, certainly the late 90's. It is completely sound and has never leaked and still doesn't. However, I...

Afternoon all, When I popped out to my shed a couple nights ago I switched the light on, which is a fluorescent single lamp batten, and I heard a pop sound but it failed to come on. The MCB hasn't tripped and there is power to the fitting as checked with multimeter. All the connections on the...

Good evening all, We bought a new build, Persimmon-built home in 2016 and moved in Christmas of that year. We specified an external light to the front and rear of the property before completion, on the thinking that it would be less messy to have the cables run at time of build rather than...

I work in a high school built originally in the late 60's and then added to and updated over the years but still standing largely in its original form today. I've found myself admiring some of the old electrical gear that is still there and still in daily operation. Overlooked by almost...

Hi all, My elderly grandmother had a complete new central heating system installed two years ago to replace a (very) old Servowarm system that was on its knees. As part of this, she had to have a new boiler and complete new pipework and new radiators throughout the entire house so it is a...

Hi all, Last summer I replaced the flat garage roof on my mid-60s detached garage as the old one had well and truly had it. It seemed to be chipboard with a corrugated tin and was leaking all over and the chipboard was breaking up into tiny pieces. I decided to go with an EPDM kit, liking the...

Not being a tradesman myself (I work as an IT engineer), I am curious as to whether the Leccy's here get tired of seemingly silly regulation changes? Case in point are consumer units. From a layman's point of view, I understand why we went from wire fuses to MCB's, then adding RCD's to...

Hi all, I am after a second opinion on a boiler leak that first manifested itself as drips coming from 2 or 3 different places underneath the boiler. It is a Vaillant Home Combi 35 that was fitted in 2016 in a new build home. I removed the front cover to try to pinpoint exactly where the leak...

Hi all, I'm hoping the wise words of those on here can help me out. My partner and I live in 2 bed end of terrace that we moved into when it was first built, back in 2016. It is very small but has always done us well, but we now have a baby on the way due in November. The problem we have is...

I know it's not really on topic but I've been a regular reader here for years, since I was a kid basically. I used to love reading ban-all-sheds cut throat responses and the drama it would cause. I probably haven't been on here for nearly a year though and I don't see any replies from him...

Hi all, Please forgive any nonsense from me as I don't know much about heating systems. Myself and my partner moved into a new build home back in Christmas 2016 and we've always had issues with getting the digital thermostat system to play ball and control our heating as we expect it to. It's...

Afternoon all, I live in a two bed new-build house which I moved into about a year and a half ago (my partner and I's first steps on the property ladder!) The lighting all around is standard ceiling roses. I have an LED luminaire I would like to fit in the main bathroom but the rose is very...

Hi all, We moved into a new-build home in Christmas 2016, spent 2017 sorting the garden out so this is the first time since moving in we have been able to sit back and enjoy the garden space. While tidying up our flower bed, I spotted something which looked unlike the other weeds I pulled out...

Morning all. Tomorrow I will finally be taking down this ancient aluminium conservatory (which I believe is actually just a greenhouse). It was there when we moved into this house in 1997 and it was horrendous back then. It's insanely ugly, freezing in the winter months, unbearably hot in...