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Just about to embark on a ground floor house remodelling where the upstairs is staying largely untouched. All new wiring will be installed for the ground floor, but the aerial dis amp is in the loft. Question is, do I route all new coax cabling from the ground floor TV's to the loft or to the...

Anyone had an experience of GMailify importing from AOL? I've successfully done this within my GMail account, but can't then get GMail to forward those imported emails on to another address. My wife and I share an AOL email address, but as we receive some to that address emails which are only...

I'm just testing a new ring final circuit prior to third party inspection and have 0.56 and 0.57 on r1 and rn but 1.18 on r2, when calculated it should be around 094. Am I looking too hard for a fault that's probably not there?

I'm about to fit a couple of new radiators which include H valves, but I've never fitted these before. The valves haven't come with instructions but consist of parts which consist of a long rubber washer, a brass washer, a split 15mm tapered olive and a compression nut as the attached photo...

My builder is delayed returning to site, and I want to get the floor down, but before I can do that he needs to brick in between the joists where they overlap on a dwarf wall under the floor. I feel I can undertake this task so I can crack on with the floor, but wondered what the normal way of...

We're just about to change energy supplier and as we have an original first-generation smart meter they're likely to want to change the meter again, as our last supplier has been constantly asking us to do, for which I've resisted. The question is, assuming we do this, what are the chances of...

We're about to start a single storey extension and have to submit a build-over application to our local water authority (Severn Trent) as we're crossing a 150mm shared sewer pipe. The form says the application has to include a 'scale sectional drawing showing the footing and sewer'. Our...

We're about to start on a single storey rear extension which will have a suspended timber floor. I've read that (despite the rest of the house not having this) we will need to have concrete poured on the ground under the floor to stop weed growth, but it doesn't mention a thickness or whether...

I've just had a Baxi 836 combi fitted and the call for heat for the boiler is from the grey and orange closing contacts from all the zone valves. Even though on a multimeter they are showing open circuit and short circuit when there isn't and is a call for heat respectively, the boiler...

I've just installed my first Pyronix Euro Mini (only becasue it was a big enough panel which used the correct EOL value for the existing devices) and can't see how to change the 'inputs' (or to me the zone types) from say 'intruder' to 'final exit' between different setting options - A B C D...

I have a customer who's tried to install a Simens industrial heating actuator unit to replace a faulty one, but the new unit seems to need switch voltage to open and close, rather than just to open, closing with a spring action like most domestic motorized valves. They're using it with a very...

Is it possible to use a keyfob with a Galaxy 2-12 or 2-20 panel to do a night or part set rather than just a full set? When I present a fob it automatically goes straight into a full set.

Just bought a new shed and even though it comes with a 10 yr guarantee the instructions state that the underside of the floor must be treated with a high-quality oil or solvent based wood preserver, presumably as a get out of their warranty. It's T&G softwood on approx 40x25mm bearers which...

I'm just programming a Galaxy 2-20 and have added a prox fob to an active user, but the prox won't set the system (sets with number). I seem to remember the last time I did this (a long time ago) there was an option that needed changing to allow the fob to set, as well as unset. Keypad...

I'm trying to add a RIO and an additional RKP to an existing Galaxy 2-12 installation. I've chopped into the data buss and wired the new RKP and RIO in, but the RIO isn't being registered when I exit engineer mode and the keypad is showing stars indicating data loss, but the existing RKP that's...

We've just had two bathrooms refitted, which has included new spotlights being fitted, an in-line fan with a new on/off switch on the landing and an electric shower wired onto an existing isolator switch in the airing cupboard. Should I expect any paperwork from the bathroom company who have...

Does anyone know whether MK manufacture a dimmer module that will fit into a grid that is suitable for LED downlighters? Total load will be 4 fittings @ 7w on each. So the max load presented to the dimmer will be 28w. MK's site say the K4500 & K4501 modules are suitable for wire wound and...

We're having a new bathroom fitted, and the company doing the work have automatically said that the existing 6mm cable will limit us to a 7.5kW shower, before they knew anything about cable length, bunching etc. They're just doing a 7500/230 calculation. My copy of the reg's is 16th edition...

We have a Baumatic B904.1SS-B double oven approx 7/8 years old. The base element in the top oven has gone (not the main fan oven). Looking at spares websites it appears that Baumatic have gone, and that this part is no longer available. I wondered if anyone knew if any alternative...

I've never used galv conduit before, and wondered if there is a trick to creating a complete square or rectangle using four angle boxes. Is there a way of getting the fourth corner joined up with a special reverse thread nipple or something, or is it just not possible? I was thinking of...