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Hi, since I moved into my house I have had a blackbox in the centre of a wall with a cover plate on which looks awful. I have removed the cover and tested the cable and it seems to be dead. I can't find a switch anywhere that might supply it so I'm assuming that it's been disconnected at the...

Hi, I have replaced the isolation switch for a dishwasher. Now whether the switch is on or off there is always power. I have wired up the same way the one I removed of the first picture, replacement second. Can I assume the switch is faulty or have I done something stupid?

Hi, I’m a novice at engines so trying to work my way around a small one. I bought a Tanaka TBC-2000 brushcutter that was advertised as not working. The guy I bought it from said it was working perfectly but fell over in the shed and wouldn’t start since. I went over to get it and he demonstrated...

Hi, I moved into a new house fairly recently that is fitted with a wireless Novar ED&S alarm. It has 2 PIR's, control panel and bell box. The previous tenant left s 2 key fobs but no code and I want to remove it and fit a new system. I removed the 2 PIRs which set the alarm off so I know the...

Hi, I moved into a new property about 4 months ago, soon afterwards i noticed a small brown mark in the corner of the ceiling but thought nothing of it, recently I noticed that the patch has grown considerably and is damp to the touch. It seems to have become more severe since we had our boiler...

Hi, I have just moved into a house with a toilet that has a dual flush valve, the type that is screwed into the cistern lid with a plunger on the bottom. It seems to sit too low on the cistern and when I push it it only half flushes the toilet. If I remove it and then push the top of the flush...

Hi all, I have just moved into a new house which has this shower mixer: When I turn it on water doesn't get much more than a dribble, I have removed the shower head to see if it is clogged but the flow remains the same. I have tried contacting the previous owner to ask if there is a pump...

I have a dual flush toilet with a constant dripping noise coming from the cistern. I have looked in the cistern and can't see any drip, the water in there is undisturbed and there is no drip into the bowl itself but the sound is constant about 2 drips every second. I have looked through previous...

Hi, I am attempting to create an island type chest of drawers in a bedroom. I've got 2 bog standard chest of drawers and fixed them back to back so that now I've got basically what I'm looking for but with a join line down the middle. I'm thinking about ordering some kitchen worktop or wall...

I have recently bought a house with a Castle Euro Mini alarm fitted. When I go to set the alarm I get a message flash up saying 'Set alarm with fault? Landing 06, kitchen 04'. I have looked through all of the manuals and websites but it seems as though there is not a single thing alluding to...

Hi, The previous owner to my house boarded out the loft and installed lights and electric sockets up there. He used the room as an office and had a computer up there so I know that the power worked up there. Since I bought the house I haven't used it (it's been about 6 years) but I've...

I have a ceiling light that can be switched on via 2 switches. When I switch it on either one the main breaker trips. Its quite simple wiring inside so I thought that there might be a problem with the transformer inside. I took down the light and replaced it with a known working identical model...