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We have lighting sockets in our house which are different from normal 3 pin mains sockets. I believe they are 5A sockets? Only installed 5 years ago so they aren't some kind of legacy sockets. We have a few lights with these plugs on them, which I'd like to also be able to plug into a normal...

I have noticed the lights in our bathroom have started to flicker slightly. Maybe not flicker as such, but will dim or go bright for a period. I dont remember seeing this before. We have 6 GU10s (probably overkill) and a couple of them have blown and need replacing anyway, so I need to do...

My in-laws have really noisy pipework when someone turns on a tap or flushes loo upstairs. I've traced this to the float valve in the cold water tank in the loft, which causes resonance at a certain point as it is closing. There doesn't look to be any way of adjusting it (I fixed a similar...

I am currently not working in the industry at all and work in IT. I've installed my own basic cctv system at home, and have been approached by a few others to install for them. I'd like to have this as a possible avenue if my current job goes pear shaped, which is possible. A few things have...

This morning our shower tripped the electric off. Its a mira sport 10.8kw. I put the power back on but it trips off all the time now even in standby mode. If I leave it off at the isolator pull-cord everything is fine, but as soon as I pull the cord and allow power to the shower it trips...

Our 1M wide kitchen cabinet/cupboard came down last night. It was held at each upper corner and on one side it pulled the screw fixing out of the wall. It is a solid brick outside wall, not s atud wall. Had been up for two years so dont know what happened. Anyway, I now have a fair bit of...

One of my kitchen worktop joints has obviously got water in it somehow, and one edge of a 90 degree joint has slightly lifted/expanded. I should say that this is a very small area - a coupleof centimetres long and only raised by approx 2mm. But it is noticeable. I have cleared out the old...

I'm pretty ashamed to have to ask what is probably a very simple question, but how should I put up a picture on a solid brick wall covered in plaster. I'm assuming I cant just knock a picture hook and nail in, but at the same time drilling a hole seems overkill. I did see some fittings for...

We have a bay that is getting mould on the inside. Recently it has also been wet to the touch. Double glazing was fitted a couple of years ago which may be a contributing factor. Is this condensation from the inside or penetrating damp from the outside? We get a few bits of condensation...

I have an ideal classic boiler in my kitchen. It works OK but has recently started really rattling and banging. This is transmitting to the pipes and rattling pipes throughout the whole house. It sounds to me like the noise a moving part i.e. pump would make if failing. From looking at the...

Still having problems with condensation and have come back to these units as a possible solution. Initially dismissed them as they seemed to be extortionate for what they were, and also didn't know how good they were. If anyone has used them are they worth the money? Do they do the job? Are...

Just bought a dimmer from the local warehouse but on removing the old normal switch I only have a very thin back box. It is only plaster deep, and has brick behind it. Dont want to start chasing into the brick and putting new back box in - does anyone know of any thin/shallow dimmer switches...

We have been having a bit of trouble with our front flower bed flooding. Obviously it has been worse of late, but has done this ever since we put the gravel down. I dont think it did this previously, but I could be wrong. When it rains heavy it will flood for a good few hours. It normally...

Has anyone got any tips on putting one of these up, or a link to a guide. Am doing one for our nursery over the weekend and I'm a bit worried about getting it to go on level and without any creases or air bubbles. I've never wallpapered in my life either so have never done anything like...

I (my wife!) want to get a dimmer switch for our nursery. I've heard from people that these can buzz quite a lot, and it seems to be pot luck whether you get a quiet one or not. Can anyone recommend a decent make/supplier that will be quiet/flicker free in operation. I dont mind paying a bit...

I've just grouted our bathroom in a greyish grout. They place I bought it from have me a couple of samples of the grout which I tried with scrap tiles and chose the colour I wanted - mixed with water. I then grouted for real and also used flexible additive as it is for a floor. There are now...

I've tiled our bathroom floor but have a few bits of adhesive and finger marks left over. They seem to rub off easily enough. I'd ideally like to wipe the whole tiled area down to remove all the marks. Is there anything special I should use or just bathroom cleaner? Is there a time limit for...

I have a single size front opening freezer. I've put a large shelf over the top of this approx 1.5 inches above it - by large I mean the full depth and width of the freezer. The shelf is only 12mm contiboard though so really needs supporting in the middle as it bends if I'm to put a...

I painted a room yesterday using a light colour B and Q own brand wipeable matt. I used a brush around the edges approx 6" in, taking care to brush in fairly well rather than leave a thick dripping coverage. I then rollered up to and over this, but there is a really obvious border around the...

Since it started getting a bit warmer and we haven't had the heating on, we have noticed that if we put the hot water on only, it also heats up the radiators. What is wrong with it? In addition, could this be the reason for the excessive air we get in the system - see my previous post...