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Hello, My landing light is currently controlled by three switches and I want to remove one. On the landing I have a two way switch with wires wires going to COM, L1 and L2. At the bottom of the stairs I have an intermediate switch with wires going to L1, L2, L1 and L2. In the hall is a two way...

I have an en-suite that is about 2 x 2 m and a sloping ceiling (the roof). It basically has two external walls, a wall to the bedroom and the fourth wall is a stud wall with a cupboard the other side. All the walls and sloping ceiling are tiled. There is a bath with a shower over it, just a...

Hi, I have a double socket which has a single (fixed) light plugged into it (standard plug 3A fuse). I wanted to tidy this up by taking a spur from the socket into a switched FCU and connecting the light to this. Unfortunately, the socket is a spur from another socket so I know I can't do it...

Hi, I had an inspection chamber (precast concrete) in my garden covered with a piece of ply. I decided to fit a proper cover on it a couple of weeks ago, rectangular galvanised cover with a metal frame. I mixed up some 3:1 mortar using building sand, sprayed the precast concrete with water...

Hi, I'm thinking about fitting a Smiths SS5 hydronic plinth heater in my kitchen. This takes heat from the central heating system so only requires an electricity supply to power the fan. I'm thinking about just putting a plug (suitably fused) on the end of the lead and using a convenient...

I'm just about to start building a wall using blocks and wanted some advice on the best type of blocks to use. The house originally had an internal garage and a second garage was added many years ago. The brick wall separating the two garages has been removed and a UB fitted. I want to replace...

Hi, I have a double socket which has a single cable going into it. I'd like to run a cable from this and connect it to a single socket. Am I right in thinking that if I do this the combined current for the three sockets will only be 13A? I should fit a 13 A FCU before the existing socket?

Hi all, My house is a 1930s detached and the central heating system looks like it was fitted in the 70s or 80s. The rads get hot but the rooms never get very hot even with DG and insulation etc. Recently I fitted a new radiator in the downstairs toilet which never had one before and only has...

Hi all, I have an old Glow Worm 65-80 floorstanding boiler. A few weeks ago I noticed the pilot light had gone out after running the CH for most of the day. This happened about once a week so I didn't worry too much about it. Last weeekend I needed to add a new radiator so I drained down the...

The previous owner of my house knocked down a brick wall between the garage and a store room and fitted an RSJ. I now plan to replace this wall and put a door in it. The opening is about 3 m long and 2.4 m high. I know I will need wall starters/ties to attach the new wall to the old wall and a...