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Hi, I am planning to dry-line an exterior wall in my old house. Something that is confusing me: there is a bit of a mismatch between the thickness of CLS timber and the rigid insulation board. 3x2" CLS timber is 38mm thick, Kingspan TP10 comes in 30mm and 40mm thicknesses. I appreciate it's...

Hi, my alarm panel has been out of use for a year or so (building work being done) and now I am trying to start using it again. I have two Areas: A = Internal PIRs (and front door), B = Exterior doors. I have a single keypad. When I try to arm the panel and exit, Area B (part) arms quite...

Hi, I have Texecom Premier Elite 48 with a niggling problem: if the exit procedure is interrupted, the alarm is triggered immediately. Relevant info: 3 Areas, A, B & C The keypad, front door and hallway PIR are all in A This is how I encounter the problem: Start the exit procedure Open the...

Hi, I have just installed Texbase 2.8 and Montex 2.11 that came on the CD I got with my Com-USB cable. I am now trying to run Texbase (as administrator) but I get the following error before anything loads: "Exception EDBEngineError in module Texbase.exe Unknown Database Alias: Texbase"...

Hi all I recently bought a compressor to try out spray painting of some furniture I was building. I bought a SEALEY SAC05030: http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuilder.asp?id=20&method=mViewProduct&productid=14324 Air Displacement cfm(ltr/min): 12.6(356) Maximum Free Air Delivery cfm(ltr/min)...

Hi, another question about my system. Let's say I have 3 zones. Upstairs, downstairs and garage. The keypad is downstairs in the hallway. Of course, walking to the keypad triggers the downstairs hallway PIR. Anyway, I have set it up as follows: Area A = downstairs Hallway PIR = Guard...

Hi, I am in the process of installing a Texecom Premier Elite 48 control panel. My configuration is: Area A (Downstairs ex. Garage) = 4 x PIRs, 1 x front door magnetic catch. Area B (upstairs) = 1 x PIR Area C (Garage) = 1 x PIR, 1 x magnetic catch. I am using the wintex software and I...

Hi, I have bought a new external LED security light for to replace an existing tungsten light. The old enclosure for the bulb was connected by a T&E (1.5mm) but the new LED has a flex. There is currently a regular, old-school junction box (on the other side of the wall in the garage) with 4...

Hi all I have recently replaced a single plastic socket with clipped 2.5mm T&E in my garage with 2 x metal sockets, 20mm conduit & 4mm T&E (very close to one another). This was changed as it was picked up on a PIR as non-compliant (no mechanical protection) and I wanted an additional socket...

Hi all I am in the process of designing a new driveway. I would like to have some low-level LED lighting on the walls either side of the drive (not in the surface of the drive). A builder will be doing all the (non-electrical) work. It seems I have two choices: 1. Get an electrician to run...

Hi all One of my MCB's is rated at 16A and has running off it a single spur to a socket in the garage and to a FCU onto the Combi boiler in the kitchen. When plugged into the socket in the garage, my 1400w chop saw trips the 16A MCB. If I use it on an extension from the 32A downstairs ring...

Hi all I would like to move an exterior light switch (weather-sealed, for some exterior lights) to the other side of the wall in the kitchen - which would be about 20cm underneath the bottom of the combi boiler. (It doesn't make sense to me to have a switch for exterior lights outside - if...

Hi all I am pretty sure of something but I just want to check. Currently I have taken a spur (via a junction box) off the lighting circuit in the loft. From the JB, there is a FCU with a 3A fuse, then from that is a triple socket (right underneath it, also with a 3A fuse). I have a suitable...

Hi all I have recently installed my tumble dryer in the garage, which is working out well. The only downside is that I have no way of telling when it is finished. Does any one have any suggestions? In my mind I am wondering if there is a device that will detect when a socket is being...

Hi all This is the current situation: Refurbishing the lounge at the moment - walls are bare and the ceiling has been pulled down. In the ceiling there is a standard ceiling rose/pendant - loop in, loop out and switch. The switch is a single wall switch by the door. All hunky dory. What I...

Hi, I am replacing a single ceiling rose with 3 downlights. I have purchased 3 x Ashley J501 junction boxes but I don't quite get the wiring for the first JB when daisy chaining to the other downlights (on the same switch). Inside the JB there are 4 sets of terminals. The terminals for...