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Hi all, I'm going to be putting in a double socket to power a POE switch. I am looking to take a spur from a socket on the main circuit. My question is do you have to, first feed to a fused spur unit before the socket. The socket is going to be in a lockable box which will be labelled 'for...

Hi guys Is it possible if I want a monitor downstairs of a 3 story building to do Hdmi out to - HDMI extender (cat5) Into a powerline plug Then downstairs Powerline plug cat5 cable into hdmi receiver and then into the monitor? Would this work? Is there anyway of wirelessly getting the...

Hi all I'm thinking of adding some picket pales to my current picket fence to make it a little more of a solid fence/wind block. I'm thinking of adding more posts in the ground and adding a big thick rail across the top and then attaching some glass fixing for the 1m x 1m glass panes and...

Hi all Iv attached 3 pictures. Opposite our stairs is a jut out of wall in the hall.. the piece of wall continues from the dinning room. We want to remove it. But im guessing there is nowhere for an RSJ to rest both ends on (just 1 end). The wall inside the dinning room is a stud wall...

Hi guys Just wired my 32amp hot tub up, got 3core 6mm swa running to a 32amp isolation switch then back to the house. My question is for ease can I split this to a twin and earth in the loft and run the twin and earth back to the distribution board? My plan is, I can use an armoured swa gland...

Hi all, Has anybody known of an issue where a HIKvision nvr will power off and restart randomly once or twice a day. I need to order another power pack and see if that fixes the issue... wasn't sure if it's a known issue. I'm running the latest firmware etc... Very bizarre... happens at...

Hi all Please see the attached picture. I need to access the cable and tack a new cable down this wall or across... Is it possible to do this without scaffolding? I only need to run a new cable... there are other options but if its possible to get access, this would be the easiest run. Can...

Hi guys, I fitted my wireless Texecom alarm system and now next door wants me to change batteries of their alarm system. They don't have an engineer code, and bought the house with the alarm... It is not a texecom alarm... it's a honeywell they said. What are the options to sort this...

Hi all So the wife got me 3 smart switches for Xmas... I have just opened them and they do not require a neutral.... BUT I have a neutral so what do I do with it? Just wago it? I have no idea. Maybe these are not suitable? Hope someone can help

Hi Guys, I work up ladders quite a lot using 11m ladders. I am not usually that high but often working on farm sheds which can be higher than a standard houses guttering. Do any of you recommend any ladder saftey gear? I cant drill into metal barns/sheds for fixing ladders etc. If possible...

Hi all We we have had a double story extension. downstairs is finished. Up stairs has no, ceiling etc. I would like to do some of the work myself. There is the old external waste pipe in the extension though... Are there caps or filters or anything you can add to these or does it need to be...

Hi all Anyone had any experience with unifi external point-to-point bridges? I am looking for one that does 300mbps?!?! For reasonable price? Can anybody recommend, they seem to have loads!? I want to beam a 8 cameras from a switch to an office switch and then recorder. Hope someone can help

Hi Guys I'm looking at putting up a few security lights outside in the middle of the house walls. 3 of those lights that go in the middle but shine up and down. The inside is newly plastered so was thinking of going into upstairs floor boards and putting in a switched fused spur with a timer...

Hi all Anybody got any tips. Was taking a fused spur off a socket for my new home alarm. Socket already had 2 X L 2 X N 2 X E So a spur was an extra L, N, E.... because the electrician had cut the cables with not much slack I am just not able to get 3 wires wires into each section.... does...

Hi guys, I'm thinking about having my DVR in the loft. What do the pros do to get Internet to it? Whats the cheapest option, best option and/or easiest option. I have used TP:link powerlines in the past for my intercom but what would the pros do to get Internet to the loft DVR? Hope someone...

Hi all, I have one of the door contact and shock detectors. They are large compared to texecom micro door contact. I want to fix it to bifolds but don't want to drill and screw. Could I stick with silicone or is that not adviced? Hope someone can advice?

Hi all, Can anyone help. I used wintex once before with my Elite 64w. Just wanted to have another go,,, I have linked to Com port 1 via usb but when i open wintex everything is greyed out other than "user"- "log on". it then asks for a username and password. I have tried using Master - 1234...

Hi all, please see photo I got a a LAP floodlight from screwfix but it didn't come with anything... no instructions or anything. Can anybody tell me what type of gland i need on the back for the cable? I believe it is about 20mm?!?!?! At a guess. Can anybody help please?

Hi all, I have this issue on my home cameras. Its a hikvision system, NVR, 4MP cameras. Cameras are to a switch in the loft and then to a tp-link powerline. Also the door camera is to a switch and another tp link powerline. They all come back to a double port tp link powerline receiver and...

Hi all, Anybody had any experience with Tenda products, POE switches, Access points, powerlines? I'm thinking about trying some of their access points. Would love to know if anybody has any experience with them. Quality etc? Break downs? Also, what sort of distance in clear view can you get...