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Not that bright, only a bit of a feature really. Size isn't too important, would be happy with 20mm diameter or larger if that helped get something more flexible. I'm just not convinced by the sets of lights you can buy that if a single LED fails you have to replace the whole lot because the...

Thanks Bonni, much appreciated!

Hi I'm planning on some recessed lighting in the wall along my stairs, just above the stringers. I've been Googling trying to find appropriate fittings, but all I seem to come across are LED units with integrated bulbs that can't be replaced. I'd rather not use these as it will be a pain having...

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I'll try to check manhole like HERTS suggests, there's one on my drive which might be it or do I need to find the one out on the road?

Hope this is the right forum. Our ground floor toilet has started to drain slowly, but only in the evenings. First thing in the morning, it drains normally. The house is then empty during the day and by the time we get home from work, water sits high in the bowl when flushed. Following morning...

Thanks... oldbutnotdead: It's a fairly standard 8x6ft shed with the apex running down the length. I guess the pitch is about 1 in 3. It's not the strongest shed in the world, but I reckon with a prop in the middle and a bit of load spreading on top, I could lie on the roof. Issue is that with 6...

Right, following the advice, I'm planning on fitting new felt at the weekend. Access around the shed is tricky as its up the side of my house with fences on one side and the back and my house wall on the other side, all within about 6 inches. I'm thinking it will be a lot easier to put new felt...

Hi everyone! My shed is about 8 years old and last winter, small amounts of water started getting through the felt. I think its leaking through the holes where the felt tacks went, some of which have come out. I was wondering about painting the roof with a bitumen paint, eg Bostik...

Thanks guys for the replies. I'll contact some local electricians and arrange to get the CU replaced and RCDs fitted. Anyone able to comment if the £780 quote I have in hand is any good? Cheers! Burt

Hi everyone After some help please! I've needed to get an EICR for my flat that I rent out while I am working away for a while. The flat is a 1990s build, I've owned it since 2000, as far as I know, the installation was original when I bought and I've not had any significant electrical work...

I poke my head up there a couple of times a week. Never seen any evidence of a trapped mouse being dinner for another and the bait on the other traps always stays put.

Hi everyone A couple of years ago, we heard some scratching in the loft at night. Never heard this previously in 6 years in the house. Investigating, found a small rodent nest amongst some halloween stuff which inadvertently had some chocolate left amongst it. There's no other food up in the...

Thanks Madrab I had a look again at my manual and it's ambiguous to say the least whether this fits in the 'user' section or not. It makes me wonder why they list these steps in the manual at all. A competent qualified G3 engineer would know the basic steps that are listed in the...

Thanks Muggles, appreciate the advice. Burt

Thanks Muggles! The steps I have taken to clean the strainer are in the user section of the installation and user manual, so surely I, the user, can perform them. Surely if they were some kind of black art that only a G3 plumber knows about through training, they wouldn't need to write the...

Hello everyone I have a Centrestore unvented cylinder. Every now and again, the water pressure and flow rate at the taps drops right off. I read the trouble shooting in the user manual and followed instructions to clean the filter in the pressure reducing valve. Each time I remove pressure...

Hi everyone My immersion heater is tripping the RCD, but it doesn't trip straight away, it strips about 30-60 seconds after coming on and when it is on you can hear it making the normal noise associated with a working immersion. The heating engineer says that he thinks the immersion is fine as...

What could have caused that and what can be done?

Hi everyone I have a CenterStore unvented cylinder for hot water. Recently, whenever I turn on a tap (hot or cold), I get a hard to describe noise coming from the airing cupboard - it's a sort of noise like someone's blowing a trumpet that either lasts until the tap is turned off or 3-4...

Hi everyone A strange one happened today... Following using the iron, I went to switch the socket off before removing the plug. As I switched the socket off, there was a pop and a flash followed by a small puff of smoke. The RCD tripped at the same time. It seemed coincidental that it would...