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Some pics from my power to the shed project. Wiring up the shed first before the SWA is run to the shed from the house (20m). Earthing T-N-C-S (PME). Shed CU = 40A 30mA RCD. 1x 20A MCB for 2x 2g sockets. Not anticipating any more load than this. 1x 6A MCB for a 80W light. Cabling is...

I live in a new build house and when flooring the loft I noticed the loft hatch is a bit on the small side. Probably cause house builders dont want you to go up there in the first place! Anyway, I don't want to cut a larger space and was looking at possibly an alternative. I came across...

I want to run power out to the shed. Now I understand the principal, but lack possibly lack in some hands on skill to achieve it with regards to the board my consumer unit is mounted on. It would have been handy of there were accessible screws to lift the front face of the wooden paneling off...

Looking to buy a shed and have come across various shapes and sizes. I have now settled on a standard 7 x 6 shed with window as this will give me enough storage and work space. I loathe buying stuff out of B&Q (maybe screws, nails I can accept) but I find their sheds somewhat pricey. I...

Been a while since I have done DIY electrics in the house. I have wired a new light in the loft of a house I have moved into recently. So got my earth loop and insulation tester at the ready to finish the connection off. Tested for continuity and all ok. But rusty on the value required for...

Anyone had experience with these? If so any good? http://www.diy.com/nav/build/insulation/loft-insulation/loft_storage_stilt/Diall-Loft-Storage-Stilts-12-Pack-11837507

Moved into a new build and need to partition my garden from the nosey neighbours.... yes nosey neighbours! Always staring out when I am round the back! Anyway, the back fence is fine, already built by the builder, so I am looking to put a 6ft fence down either side of the house. Lengths are...

Run speed test on the ipad.... reads 15mbps. Run speed test on the PC..... reads between 2 and 6mbps.. A bit confused by this. Any ideas? Thanks

So... the house builder took up half the cupboard with crazy boxing. Ie had to crouch to get in and out but from the pics you can see the clear line where this boxing came too. So we asked to have this removed as the other house we viewed of the same design had the full cupboard (theirs was left...

I moved into a newly built estate and kept my Broadband with Sky, as for £10 a month unlimited, seemed a cracking deal. Anyway, got the letter through the door stating up to 4Mbps and line active from a certain date. Realistically I know the stated speed will only be reached on a very rare...

Ok.... moved into a new house recently and one of the first things I want to do is floor part of the loft space for light storage items such as suitcases etc. The insulation that has been installed by the house builder is about 300mm deep. The height of the insulation does go above the...

Not sure if anybody has shared this before but thought itd be a good idea for any other would be YALE Alarm installers. http://www.esr.co.uk/velleman/mk168.htm You dont need to use the outer casing, just the electronic internals which fit nicely into the dummy siren. Instructions come...

Installed this system over the weekend. Works a treat and does exactly what it says on the tin. £200 all in all for the Home Premium system with additonal PIR, Door contact and keypad. Everything worked apart from the keypad. Keypad could arm both home and away but could not disbale the...