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Hi all We had 2 bits of underground supply pipe replaced recently as we could hear a constant running water sound in the cellar despite no evidence of leaks. Initially a chap from Homeserve came and replaced a stretch within the property boundary, but he reckoned there was a further leak out in...

Silly question but I'm just curious Do all non-combustible consumer units have a front flap that lifts upwards from the bottom? And is this so they can't be left open, thus reducing/containing combustion risk? I just wondered because the design makes them a bit of a pain when they're mounted...

Hi people! Can anyone tell me whether it's indicative of a problem if one of my RCDs trips when the power comes back on after a power cut? I had a brief power cut a week or so ago, as did the whole neighbourhood given the number of alarms going off, but whilst most of the alarms stopped when it...

Hi all I wonder if someone could indulge me in my curiosity as to why false alarms occur when they do. Backstory: I live round the corner from a housing development c 1998 and remember when the houses were first built and occupied there was a regular cocophony of false alarms left, right and...

I have just had my British Gas branded Worcester combi boiler repaired by a British Gas engineer after it was slowly leaking mains water from what turned out to be a split manifold. All was good for 2 days, now today the work surface underneath it and the floor under the washing machine below...

Hi all Simple query really as to whether this would be flagged up on an EICR and under what category. The 2-gang light switch on my first floor landing is connected to 2 lighting circuits, thus both of these would need to be turned off at the CU were it to be replaced. I know this is generally...

Hi all I put my washing machine (Indesit) on a 95C wash today to clean it out as is sometimes advised and afterwards I noticed a small amount of water has leaked out from underneath. My initial thoughts were maybe there is a seal somewhere e.g. on the pump that didn't like the hot water. Could...

Hi all First of all I know what Lamona can be like but I had no choice in the matter. My cooker hood, LAM2403, hasn't been working for a few months. The light does work which obviously proves the fused spur is fine, but the motor is silent and dead. Before anyone suggests a replacement cooker...

Hi All Can anyone recommend a brand of 10A bathroom light pull switches? Personally I'd prefer one where the terminals are in the part you affix to the ceiling and then the surface screws just screw on a cover, bit less fiddly but feel free to tell me if they tend to be less reliable! My...

Hi So my Wooshitter (as some of you call it) boiler is playing up again. Sat here earlier and heard a banging noise, went down to the cellar and noticed the boiler display said U9, which I know means it was kettling at 109C. We had an issue with this before where the heating and hot water...

Hi all I have a Mira Excel thermostatic mixer shower running from a Worcester 32cdi combi (I think). Problem is at this time of year the mains water is so cold that the boiler can't keep up with the flow rate, so the shower on full flow is barely warm. We have been running the shower with the...

Hi all I'd just like to know out of interest, in these days after harmonised core colours in cables e.g. where a 3 core & cpc cable changed from red/blue/yellow to brown/grey/black, how does the DNO identify the 3 phrases? I believe they were originally red/blue/yellow too, are they now known...

Hi All So the fluorescent light in my cellar probably needs a new starter. Started making banging noises and flashing orange as it started up a few days ago. Then tonight I turned it on and as I had been expected, was left with just a glow at either end. This light was installed by a...

Hi everyone, hope there's someone on here who knows the gearbox of a Yale composite door inside out! Mine were fitted 2 and a half years ago and for the past year or so, one of them has been a b****r to lock. Presumably due to misalignment the key would be very stiff to turn and sometimes...

Hi people Since I've been using a room in my house with exposed central heating pipes going up from floor to ceiling in one corner, I've noticed there is always a trickling noise within them whenever someone turns off the tap in the kitchen or when the toilet upstairs stops filling, as if water...

Hi Plumbers I have a Mira Excel thermostatic mixer shower; it was first installed in 2008, then removed last year for a new bathroom installation, then put back in. The issue is it was originally installed with a falling supply as British Gas decided the best idea would be to surface mount...

Hi peoples In February this year my house got rewired and as it was part of a Home Appreciation Loan programme of works, we had little to no choice in fittings. One of the fittings we are now less than happy with is the bathroom light, which takes a 4-pin 2D bulb - odd race car steering...

Hi Folks Can anyone recommend a brand that manufactures light switches, particularly dimmers, with large terminals? Not fussed if it's only white that's available. Basically the gang who rewired my house (Feb 2014) did the lighting primarily in single core & CPC cabling with the permanent...

Hi people We have a Worcester Combi installed by British Gas, which they have called a British Gas 532/i. It has always been under their own central heating care scheme (you'd think we were made of money!), however I am after some advice from independent sources. There are 2 problems with...