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Hi folks I've got a texecom premier elite 24 with a pair of pyronix deltabell plus sounders. Today one of them (the rear which has longest cable run from panel) started to go off, no sound from the front one, or any indication on the alarm panel of tamper, or any fault. I expect this is...

Hi folks I've recently had my bathroom redone, and as part of that they replaced a cast iron soil stack with grey plastic. Since that's been done, the noise after flushing is pretty horrible, my guess is it's due to the pair of 90 degree bends at the bottom of the soil stack. Can this noise be...

Hi folks I'm hoping to fit a new toilet into a cupboard downstairs in my house, almost directly below my existing bathroom. I've spoken with my local council and have confirmation I don't need a building warrant or planning permission (I'm in Scotland) so I have started trying to workk out if...

hi, hoping someone can shed some light on what's going on with my alarm system on com1 i have the comIP module connected, com2 i have the comGSM connected, i've got the gsm module sending texts when the system is armed, disarmed etc and they're received okay usually, sometimes a bit of a delay...

Hi folks I think I'v got my texecom premier elite 24 set up properly now, a couple of niggles with the door sensors randomly showing tamper, which i think is the magnet being a little close, or the door moving in sunlight, but not 100% certain. I've managed to get the fobs added to the users...

Hi I'm in the process of sorting out a few bits in the house, which includes replacing the manky hall carpet with some vinyl downstairs to keep things a bit easier to clean (two hyper greyhounds and a 10 year old) and discovered the floor under the old carpet has been tiled at some point, i...

while moving a couple of sockets today i found a wall i expected to be plasterboard, wasn't. instead a skim of plaster, over what looks to me like cement mixed with straw or hay, with a wooden frame behind it. the house was build in 1960, ex council and this is on an upstairs "extra room"...

hi folks, not quite got to the point of installing my alarm yet, but I did have floors up and I've run cable to where it all needs to go, making sure to keep as clear of mains cables as possible. a couple of short runs an inch or so from mains were unavoidable, but only for a foot or so...

hey folks I'm looking to fit a DIY system at home, there's been a few issues round here lately and i figure an alarm might deter folk from visiting here for nasty purposes. I think I've narrowed it down to a texecom premier elite 24, they seem pretty well supported and relatively easy to...

Hi I'm getting new doors fitted, front and back, and need around the doors plastered so was considering fitting door sensors before we get things finished off. Can anyone recommend flush fitting door contacts, suitable for fitting into a composite / upvc door? I don't currently have an alarm...

possibly one for the DNO folks... my electricity meter makes a loud grinding noise, noticed it this morning. I called scottish power energy networks, as i figured (Wrongly) they dealt with the meter. i was directed to npower, who have said not to worry about it, but they'll investigate and...

Hi Folks. Ive had a couple of guys round to quote to replace my central heating, quotes vary from 2900 - 3400 which isnt' as high as i was expecting for a 4 bed house tbh. I'm looking for advice to choose an installer, one guy recommends an ideal logic+ boiler, another a baxi platinum boiler...

HI I've got a bit of a problem with my meter box, the local idiots have been using it as target bractice, kicking it off the wall every so often. first couple of times it popped off without any real damage but now it's destroyed, even the holes it attached onto the back platre with are gone...

hi, i've unfortunatley had some issues with vandalism at my recently purchased house so am looking to put in some security, on the advice of my local community police officer. i'm looking to put in two cameras that need to be able to record in reasonably low light, and record at least 24 hours...

just wanted to put up a wee note of thanks. I had a leak earlier in the week which a friendhelped me fix as a temporary thing, but we couldnt get the water off due to every single stopcock in the house being totally siezed. as it was late he left things as they were. today after a lot of...

Can anyone point me at where to get an extra busbar for a loadstar CU? it came with two, which due to how the circuits will end up split are not long enough, the RCDs would need to be unevenly loaded or the circuits to be RCBO protectedc would need to be an MCB on an RCD. it may be my google fu...

hi folks, yet another silly Q from me I'm buying a house which currently has an old baxi back boiler in. the curent owner was told by BG that the boiler will need replaced as it's nto up to current standard. (i thought so long as it wasnt dangerous and worked it was fine but may be wrong) I...

Hi, I have a query regarding 16A 230v commando sockets. I have been told these cannot be on a ring, and must be wired individualy as a radial from their own 16A MCB or RCBO. is this correct? I am hoping to have two of these fitted adjacent to each other to supply power for a pair of immersion...

Hi folks, I'm hoping to replace an aging back boiler in a 4 bed end terrace with a new condensing boiler. I haven't had any quotes yet, but spotted an ad for the mr central heating heat packs. Is it worth getting one of those and having someone fit it, or will it be cheaper to have someone...